Button Holing PC Coat

[Pleater]

Two countries divided by a single language.

Even the nail varnish might be different. I find it lasts well enough - I coated a metal ring in clear pink about 40 years ago, and it was still OK when I found it a few years ago. Well it was still pink, but undamaged pink.

[The Wizard of BC]

Two languages.....how true.

I often put down on applications that I am bi-lingual. I know English and Amurican.

And as for your English nail lacquer I'm sorry to have jumped on you about it. You see my knowledge of your product is very limited. In fact I can't remember the last time I wore English nail polish.

[billmcc]

Cavscout,

Your mention of using the botton-hole method to make buttons removeable came at a good time for me. I am in the process of converting my USAF mess dress jacket into a formal kilt jacket.

I am replacing the USAF buttons with the celtic buttons I bought from the British Shop:
http://britishshop.com/index.php?cPa...bdbc86b364f32b

The buttons on my mess dress jacket are sewn on in the usual manner. I will have a seamtress make small buttonholes so the new buttons can be attached as you described.

Thank you for sharing this information!

[cavscout]

Thanks for the insight guys.

After a bit of reading about pewter and confirming the buttons are solid pewter I opted to just sew the buttons on. Also after removing the satin buttons there were shiney spots and depresions in the fabric which I din't think would disappear after dry-cleaning. Before I knew it the buttons were on. I need to do the sleave buttons but all in all it turned out pretty good. I used Snipes photo as a guide and several others online.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...69831397OHSmfY

Once I track down a decent vest we'll be good to go...and if I can sneak a 8 yard wool kilt past the wife

Bill, your mess jacket should look great, good lluck with that. Someone who knows what they're doing should do a bang up job!

[Pleater]

Two languages.....how true.

I often put down on applications that I am bi-lingual. I know English and Amurican.

And as for your English nail lacquer I'm sorry to have jumped on you about it. You see my knowledge of your product is very limited. In fact I can't remember the last time I wore English nail polish.

Hey - neither can I - I use it as a handy filler for grooves in plastics, as a glue and fray check - but can't see the logic in coating my nails in the stuff.

[Jerry]

I would say that the galvanic reactivity between Tin and steel is fairly low. Afterall, tin cans are really steel cans coated with tin (at least the older ones anyhow)