r/Visiblemending • u/NotAround13 • Dec 05 '19
Ugly fix but no more flakes! (The knitted part looks better than this angle shows)
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u/cyclika Dec 05 '19
You'll have to let us know how the stitching holds up! Maybe for round two I would think knitting cups to fit over the whole headphone would be easier, something like this? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/headset-ear-covers
Very clever solution!
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u/daphosta Dec 05 '19
..is.. is that a hot dog?
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u/NotAround13 Dec 05 '19
I was staring at the picture confused for a while. The padding on the head part is red and yeah kinda looks like a hotdog. But rest assured, I am not using meat as padding. It's the original fabric.
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u/dreamisle Dec 06 '19
Quick, post to /r/forbiddensnacks for extra karma!
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u/NotAround13 Dec 07 '19
I'm already getting anxiety seeing so many people looking at something I posted. I hope the person I got the idea from isn't mad. I wasn't trying to imply this was an original thing.
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u/aridax Dec 06 '19
I actually just fixed this problem on my headphones, and I have a suggestion for anyone experiencing flaking pleather!
Leather paint!
I sanded off all the remaining pleather coating, and then started painting on layers of the leather paint. The result doesn't have as smooth of a texture as the original pleather texture (the leather paint bottle suggests a leather paint primer), but it is still comfortable to the touch, and has no more annoying flaking.
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u/NotAround13 Dec 06 '19
That's cool. I had no idea that existed.
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u/aridax Dec 06 '19
Me neither until I randomly googled for solutions! It's also pretty cheap, and a little goes a long way. Also, the one I got came with a brush in the cap, so no worries if you don't have brushes.
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u/kuTTTer Dec 05 '19
Foot.
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u/NotAround13 Dec 05 '19
?
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u/StripesOverSolids Dec 05 '19
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u/NotAround13 Dec 05 '19
I'm glad I made someone happy I guess. Enjoy, foot fetish people.
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u/battraman Dec 05 '19
You say ugly I say colorful.
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u/hockiw Dec 06 '19
Knitted earcup cozies is Just. Freaking. BRILLIANT! You, sir or madam, are a genius.
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u/NotAround13 Dec 06 '19
Before people get too busy praising me, I got the idea from someone else on r/knitting
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u/bigtimbs_52 Dec 06 '19
Wow that's a really creative solution, probably pretty cozy too !
I really like the idea of this though, I think it would be really cool to see headsets with some sort of knitted ear pads. I don't know if you were the first to do this, but you might be onto something !
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u/sail_fast123 Dec 06 '19
I bought new covers for my Bose headphones (I’ve had them for 7 years) but this looks so cozy and comfortable! Kind of wish I had some knit covers now
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u/tjeulink Dec 05 '19
nice! i just hyperflaked my headphones untill it couldn't flake anymore haha. my earcups are replacable but i don't mind since the fabric is still soft.