I managed to track down two of the repair kit tins; I got two mainly because I wanted to use one and keep the other. I’m not sure why Barbour stopped producing these as they’re a nice little product. Presumably it’s because they make more money out of official repairs and new replacement jackets. Shame.
The tin on the left (with three royal warrants) I won on eBay and the older kit (with two royal warrants), to the right, I found on Gumtree. The seller of the latter was based in Whitstable, so I thought it would be a good idea to jump on a train and head to the seaside for the afternoon.
Fortunately it was a lovely sunny day – something that’s been slow to occur this Spring – so I had a wander along the sea front and got some fish and chips. I also decided that I’d quite like a little beach hut that I could head to every now and again and be a hermit for a while.
As a quick trial of the Stormsure glue that I intend to use on some of the Barbour repairs, I decided to re-glue the insoles of my Quoddy Maliseet Oxford shoes. This would allow me to check the constancy of the glue, gauge the drying time and test the dried/cured strength.
- Question: Does the glue stick well?
- Hypothesis: The glue should stick well.
- Method: Put glue on the insoles.
- Result: The insoles stuck well
- Conclusion: The glue sticks well. It is good glue.