Author Topic: How to re-sticky a holster (Read 5147 times)

41magsnub · « **on:** May 19, 2011, 11:49:21 PM »

I have a desantis nemesis holster for my j frame for daily carry. The outside of it is textured and is very sticky with the idea of keeping the holster in my pocket and off the gun if I draw. It worked great but 2 years on it isn't sticky anymore. Figuring I did not have a lot to lose I cleaned the outside of it with dish soap to degrease it. It cleaned up nice but is no stickier.

Unless one of you has a better plan I'm going to clean it up good again and hit the outside with the silicon caulking in a very thin layer to make it sticky again. Any better ideas?

zxcvbob · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2011, 11:58:05 PM »

Rubber cement?

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2011, 11:58:52 PM »

Well, considering that you're carrying the gun to possibly save your life, and the holster can be found at places like this for about $15...

splurge.

PTK · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2011, 12:16:40 AM »

There's no easy way to add the tacky layer back on without causing further issues. As ML said, spend the ~$20. It's your life, and you're worth splurging. :)

HankB · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2011, 08:33:11 AM »

They make "non-skid" material that you can put under a throw rug to keep it from sliding around on a smooth floor - it's usually a mesh coated with some rubbery compound. Gluing this to the holser would probably work. It's sold at home stores, probably Wally Mart.

But for the price, why not get a new holster . . . (Which reminds me, my Uncle Mike's J-frame pocket holster has also lost some of its stickiness . I really ought to replace it myself.)

41magsnub · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:49:30 AM »

Bah! You guys are stifling my frugalness... stifling I say!

Fly320s · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:58:56 AM »

Stick-Em!

Skateboard tape.

Rubber cement.

dogmush · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2011, 01:43:27 PM »

A repositionable adhesive maybe?

Matthew Carberry · « **Reply #8 on:** May 20, 2011, 01:58:20 PM »

-giggity-

That is all.

Tallpine · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2011, 03:08:29 PM »

Get one of the mods to sticky it for you

lee n. field · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2011, 06:48:46 PM »

Duct tape, or the real fix.

PTK · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2011, 07:34:07 PM »

I just realized what you could use that would be PERFECT. Moleskin! It should be under $5 at most drugstores, more than enough, and it'll stick to the holster and give enough friction for a pocket holster. It's what I recall using, anyway. :)

230RN · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2011, 03:04:25 AM »

Hm.

Wiki:

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In moviemaking. A moleskin is also a flesh coloured piece of adhesive cloth used in filmmaking to cover up genitals in order to maintain propriety in non-explicit nude scenes (i. e. ones where nudity is suggested but not shown).[citation needed]

Couldn't resist. Couldn't resist. I'm weak as water.

Terry, 230RN

Matthew Carberry · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2011, 03:29:06 AM »

Quote from: 230RN on May 21, 2011, 03:04:25 AM

In moviemaking. A moleskin is also a flesh coloured piece of adhesive cloth used in filmmaking to cover up genitals in order to maintain propriety in non-explicit nude scenes (i. e. ones where nudity is suggested but not shown).[citation needed]

I say again: giggity.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2011, 09:03:04 AM »

So, PTK, you're advising making some mole pay the ultimate price just so 41magsnub can save $15 on a new holster (or so actors can cover their genitals)?

PTK · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2011, 10:07:44 AM »

Not just SOME mole, the rare 100% cotton mole, even.

Tallpine · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2011, 10:31:37 AM »

Hey, if you want some moles to skin, you can have all you can catch at our place.

RocketMan · « **Reply #17 on:** May 21, 2011, 11:45:20 AM »

Quote from: PTK on May 20, 2011, 12:16:40 AM

It's your life, and you're worth splurging. :)

Are you sure about that? It is 41magsnub, you know.

PTK · « **Reply #18 on:** May 21, 2011, 11:48:16 AM »

Quote from: Tallpine on May 21, 2011, 10:31:37 AM

Hey, if you want some moles to skin, you can have all you can catch at our place.

That reminds me - you have armadillos and prairie dogs on your land, yes?

I DO have interested folks who also have .22lrs, silenced or not. Perhaps sometime this summer if you'd like your Saiga converted we can make a trade.

Quote from: RocketMan on May 21, 2011, 11:45:20 AM

Are you sure about that? It is 41magsnub, you know.

I'd like to be serious, for a moment. 41magsnub treated me with unbelievable kindness at a point in my life where I was down in the dumps, broke, moody due to medical issues, and had no friends in Montana. He's one of the finest Montanans I know.

RocketMan · « **Reply #19 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:00:58 PM »

Quote from: PTK on May 21, 2011, 11:48:16 AM

I'd like to be serious, for a moment. 41magsnub treated me with unbelievable kindness at a point in my life where I was down in the dumps, broke, moody due to medical issues, and had no friends in Montana. He's one of the finest Montanans I know.

The good ones are hard to find, PTK. My comment was meant to be in jest, and hopefully was not offensive to you.

230RN · « **Reply #20 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:54:03 PM »

My favorite winter coat has huge pockets in which my J-frame kept flipping over so it presented itself butt-upward all the time. I made a temporary pocket liner out of cardboard and duct tape to hold it upright, with a slight flare on top so it would not interfere if I had to grab it. I made it just big enough so the liner would not come out of the pocket if I had to draw. (In fact, a "draw" in that coat would not be necessary. If need be, I could shoot right from the pocket. I don't know what the law says on shooting from the pocket without visibly presenting the firearm first.)

My intention was that if it worked, I would make a "real" one out of stiff leather. But it worked so well that I never bothered making one out of leather. The first one finally got a little too floppy, so I took five minutes and made another one.

And that's the way I carry my J-frame in that coat all the time now. (Colorado law does not require a holster for concealed carry, but this is a "holster" of sorts.)

And yes, I'm (A) a cheapskate and (B) not afraid to try new stuff.

Terry, 230RN

seeker_two · « **Reply #21 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:56:28 PM »

Quote from: 230RN on May 21, 2011, 03:04:25 AM

Wiki:
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In moviemaking. A moleskin is also a flesh coloured piece of adhesive cloth used in filmmaking to cover up genitals in order to maintain propriety in non-explicit nude scenes (i. e. ones where nudity is suggested but not shown).[citation needed]

Just where is 41magsnub carrying his gun?......

Matthew Carberry · « **Reply #22 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:00:29 PM »

Quote from: PTK

I'd like to be serious, for a moment. 41magsnub treated me with unbelievable kindness at a point in my life where I was down in the dumps, broke, moody due to medical issues, and had no friends in Montana. He's one of the finest Montanans I know.

Quote from: RocketMan on May 21, 2011, 12:00:58 PM

The good ones are hard to find, PTK. My comment was meant to be in jest, and hopefully was not offensive to you.

Get a room you three.

Matthew Carberry · « **Reply #23 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:03:27 PM »

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my J-frame kept flipping over so it presented itself butt-upward all the time.

aw, c'mon.... giggity

Quote from: 230RN

I don't know what the law says on shooting from the pocket without visibly presenting the firearm first.)

I would bet there's nothing in the law about it. I've looked at a lot of state SD laws and none so far have required visibly presenting the weapon. If it's a good shoot I doubt the law cares about the damage to your coat.

PTK · « **Reply #24 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:36:00 PM »

Quote from: RocketMan on May 21, 2011, 12:00:58 PM

The good ones are hard to find, PTK. My comment was meant to be in jest, and hopefully was not offensive to you.

Not at all, I'm overly sensitive to comments like that sometimes. No harm done, friend. :)

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Author Topic: How to re-sticky a holster (Read 5147 times)