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Toiletry bag

“Transparent toiletry bag with typical accessories.” - via Wikimedia Commons (original description translated from Swedish using Google Translate)

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Complete Care with a Car Wash Kit

A car wash kit is a must-have for anyone who loves keeping their vehicle spotless and shining. It typically includes essential tools like brushes, microfiber towels, cleaning shampoos, and detailing accessories to provide a full cleaning solution. With the right kit, you can handle exterior, interior, and tire cleaning all in one go. Brilliatech Co. Ltd supplies durable, professional-grade kits that simplify at-home car care. Using a car wash kit ensures your vehicle remains protected, polished, and road-ready, making car detailing a hassle-free and enjoyable experience.

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What Makes a Car Wash Kit the Perfect Choice for Easy Auto Care?

Keeping a car clean is more than just about looks—it’s also about protecting the paint, maintaining value, and ensuring your vehicle stays in great condition for years. While many people still rely on professional services, the trend of at-home cleaning has grown rapidly. One essential tool that has made this process much easier is a car wash kit. It provides everything you need in one package, saving both time and money.

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What Makes a Car Wash Kit the Best Investment for At-Home Car Care?

Keeping your vehicle clean and well-maintained doesn't always require a trip to the car wash. With the right car wash kit, you can achieve a professional-grade clean from the comfort of your driveway. These all-in-one kits offer convenience, cost savings, and high-quality results—perfect for car enthusiasts or anyone looking to extend the life and appearance of their vehicle. In this article, we’ll break down what makes a car wash kit effective, what to look for when buying one, and how it benefits your car care routine.

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no’2 Dopp kit bag build along pics.

As promised, here are the build along pics for those people who..like myself, Geek out on seeing things being made and put together. Fill ya boots guys.

Pic 1 : First, if you fancy trying to make one of these yourself you’ll need to pay a visit to ‘Dieselpunkro’ and purchase the PDF pattern from them. Print the pattern out and then cut and stick the appropriate pieces together as you can see I did here, pretty straight forward so far. I use the decorators tape as you can still see the hole marks through it for punching.

Pic 2 : you can see some here that I’ve already stuck some pieces together to make the full pattern of certain sections.

Pic 3 : Placing the patterns on my chosen piece of leather to find the best ‘use’ of the leather to avoid too much waste. Some of the off cuts can be used for straps etc.

Pic 4 : Here you see the top section / gusset cut out and all the holes have been punched a 1.5mm punch seems big enough, not too small that you couldn’t pass two needles across each other through them and not too big that they won’t close up nicely once tapped gently with a hammer by the end of the project. For anyone just looking for the first time and not sure what I mean by that, Once you have stitched a section, it’s a good idea to then go around the stitching with a hammer and gently tap the stitching flat, this helps to close up the holes a bit..making it tighter around your stitch and to also lower the profile of the thread to help avoid snagging or tearing of it down the line. Hope that explains it.

Pic 5 : this is the main body section, I’ve cut the pattern and stuck it to the leather ready to cut the required piece to size and shape, the hole punching has just been done, In the picture is my 1.5mm ‘Single’ hole punch, you can use a stitch iron or a ‘several’ pronged punch just make sure the hole distance is the same as the pattern or it won’t align properly when you stitch it. I put an elastic band around it to make it thicker for grip.

Pic 6 : The ‘Skirt’ section that joins the other two pieces together.

Pic 7 : The ‘pipes’ Basically the same procedure for all the pieces.

Pic 8 :After all the dying is done the pipes are the first to be stitched on before the main build.

Pic 9 : All leather pieces ready for dye.

Pic 10 : I chose a Walnut  ‘Pro Dye’  although you see a dauber here it proved to be taking too long so I swapped it for a sponge which covered the area much quicker.

Pic 11 : I chose Black for the ‘Pipe’ patterns. Don’t buff the leather too quickly, allow to dry naturally in a warm room, the buffing will be easier for it.

Pic 12 : I glued the zipper into position and then went again around the holes with the punch to also cut through the zipper tape.

Pic 13 : Once dried it’s ready for stitching , all stitching on this kit bag is saddle stitch to give it more strength.

Pic 13A. you really have to enjoy stitching to do this kind of work...’coz there are looooooooaaaads of them.

Pic 14 : Stitching done.

Pic 15 : I used a couple of clamps to hold the ‘skirt’ in position, this was a bit fiddly but if the holes are aligned correctly the bag will come together well. However...as those of you who saw my ‘Black Dopp kit bag’ will remember...it’s easy to get the wrong hole(s) and that will leave the bag twisted. ‘IF’ this happens I can only suggest you do what I did...take a deep breath...laugh it off, cut all the stitching...double check the pattern and instruction and find the ‘correct’ hole...and start again. there’s nothing else for it. so check the pattern carefully when at that stage and mark the required holes properly...don’t lose site of them when dying the leather. I used my ‘awl’ and made a tiny stab mark either side of the required holes. Before beginning any of the stitching would be a good time to remember the old saying..’Check twice, cut ( or do )..once.

Pic 16 : There’s no way to rush this if you want the hand stitched look, you need a lot of patience and tough fingers.

Pic 17 : The ‘skirt’ is attached, ready to attach to the main body. Again, we’re stitching here so I had to pay careful attention to the pattern marks to find the correct start point. I’m using the clamps again here , they’re great for holding things in position whilst you get the stitching going.

Pic 18 : Almost a full side and end now connected, with every stitch the bag took more shape. I used a White waxed thread which I personally think goes well with the other colors but if doing one for yourself..it’s your choice, give it a go it’s a great feeling seeing it coming together by your own hands.

Pic 19 : And apart from stitching the pipes on, which really you just do before the build, that’s about it. You just need to smooth off the edges with some kind of sand paper, then wet it and burnish it to make it nice and smooth. If you don’t understand burnishing you can google it and find videos showing you. It’s a simple thing to do.

Pic 20 : The final actual ‘build’ thing is to ...if you choose to, make a small leather pull tab to go on the zipper pull. Then finally I coated the whole thing in Effax Leather Balm which darkens the leather a bit as you can see in this final picture and it also softens the leather and helps to ‘fix’ the dye to the leather. If you don’t want to use the Leather balm you could use Resolene or leather sheene, and will buff to a nice shine, again..just allow to dry at room temperature..

Pic 21 : finished.

Pic 22 : other view.

And voila, one fantastic, heavy duty large Wash kit or Tabacco and pipe kit...or whatever kit, or for whatever you desire.. bag. I had fun making this one, I hope it gives someone out there the idea to have ago yourself. I just have to put this on the Etsy shop now @handmadecp​ and it’s on to another project. Hope you geeked out as much as I did, take care, stay safe out there, see you on the next one. Till then, stay Crafty.

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Dopp Kit Bag: Finished...finally.

Hi guys, as promised here’s the other little project I was doing recently, unfortunately I had to wait quite some time for delivery of some items to finish it, all covid related problems with the couriers, but we got there at last..with a funny ( if slightly annoying ) lesson learned. So..lets get on.

I wanted some high quality leather so purchased a half shoulder from ‘BuyLeatheronline’ (Tuscany, Italy.).I got a small piece for now because of Cost, and Brexit negotiations...or lack of at the moment. I mention it only incase anyone in the UK is thinking of buying their first piece from abroad and you are not aware that the value of something you buy from abroad needs to be no more than a certain amount or else you will incurr customs charges. check it out first. I bought a lovely factory dyed ‘Black’ veg tanned shoulder 1.5 - 2mm thick which I find is a nice thickness for bags and book covers etc. Then I purchased the pattern from ‘Dieselpunkro (Spain) who make great patterns at reasonable prices and you can buy them on PDF download.

Pic 1 : Taping.

Pic 1 and Pic 1A : After printing off the Pattern you’ll need to tape some of the pieces together to make the ‘whole’ of certain pieces as I’m seen doing here. I use Decoraters Tape as it doesn’t mark the leather when peeled off, the only down side it that sometimes it doesn’t stick very well and can ‘slip’ when attached to the leather that you want to cut out and it’s a C*w to line up again so a little easy tip..once it’s all stuck..take a small piece of tape and wrap it over the edges here and there to help it stay in position.

Pic 2 : Here you seehow the patterns should be looking when done correctly.

Pic 3 : Then it’s time to cut the pattern pieces out

Pic 4 : Be careful to cut along the black lines rather than outside of or inside of.

Pic 5 :make sure you have good lighting..I turned my bench light on just after this pic was taken, I have a light behind me and one in front , that helps to cancel ‘some’ of the shadows created helping you to see the lines better...especially if you wear glasses when ‘staring’ can make your eyes ‘wobble’ just when you are cutting an important bit. ( Yeah...I said ‘eye wobble’...it’s a real thing.....it is hahahaha )

Pic 6 : So just keep cutting until all the patterns are cut out and have all of the required holes punched. I used a round punch 1-1.5mm I find it makes a hole big enough to pass two needles across each other but small enough to close with a hammer tap when done to make a neat finish.

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Pic 8 :

Pic 9 : You see here how I’ve taped it down to the leather to transfer the patter to it, at this point the tape was holding so I just ‘cracked on’ with it but if you think it’s going to come loose...put small pieces over the edges to hold it in position. Here I’m punching holes with my stitch awl as I was waiting on the delivery that had my smaller round punch in it, this did the job but was a lot slower.

Pic 10 : Lay the patterns on the leather as seen here.

Pic 11 : stick it down. another good thing about decorators tape it that you can see the hole marks through it.

Pic 12 : If you don’t have any patience..pick another hobby, there are hundreds of holes to punch and it takes time and you should line the punch up with each hole mark carefully, the better you do here the straighter yours titching will be later, ( however..you are going to ‘wobble’ from time to time..it is Handmade after all, but try not to at least. You can use a stitch punch as long as the teeth gaps are the same measurements as the holes on the patterns or else it won’t line up.

Pic 13 :  Then carefull cut out the middle  hole for the Zipper, I do find that the zips only barely sit on the edge when glued so unless you can find really wide zippers try to cut the hole a bit narrower than the pattern, I found it helped.

Pic 14 : Cutting out the zipper hole.

Pic 15 : Using the stitch awl to make the holes a bit wider. ( This issue was resolved once my new punch arrived as it made the hole in one shot. )

Pic 16 :same process to transfer the smaller sections, be careful if there are two of something that you don’t cut two ‘right or left pieces’ ( yup, done that too )

Pic 17 : We now have all the pieces cut from leather and all the holes punched, time to build it.

Pic 18 : The zippers finally arrived, I decided on a double zip for this one but it’s your project so your choice, they fit as easily as any other zips.

Pic 19 : I layed a line of 528 contact cement to fix the zipper in place ready for stitching. The 528 is really good..so good that if you use it as instructed..once it touches it is a sure bet it’s not coming apart, so until you are confident I’d choose a glue with a longer setting time incase you need to adjust position.

Pic 20 : Next I used a saddle stitch to attach it more permanently.

Pic 21 : I usually use a Stitch horse but this thing flopped around too much so had to do this ‘Old School’. So many projects on the go all at the same time.

Pic 22: Nearly there, takes a while so you need a lot of patience.

Pic 23 : Done.

Pic 24 : I bent the zipper section back on itself as shown and used a clip to hold in place whilst I stitched it

Pic 25 : other view.

Pic 26 : attaching the outer ‘skirt’ that the actual side piece will later be attached to, here I’m just aligning the holes to mark them where I need them. The actual mis-alignement came later.

Pic 26A : a closer look at a ‘skirt’ being attached.

Pic 27 : close up. You can also see here the strap section which has been riveted to the side piece ..at one end using silver double cap rivets. I always use double cap unless the back will be hidden from view, It’s a personal thing I just think it looks better ir when you look inside the rivets look as good as on the outside. Again..if you are making one yourself, it’s your choice.

Pic 28 Here’s a view of the side section that I’m about to attach.

Pic 29 : You can see I am using the stitch awl as well as the clip to keep the holes lined up...or so I thought.

Pic 30 : Saddle stitched all the way round.

Pic 31 :  First side on now side two, a repeat of the same.

Pic 32 : almost there, if you are thinking of trying some leather craft for the first time, be warned, the thread can cut right into your hand after a few hours, at the very least your fingers will be sore, you never see it on my pics but I ususally have plasters everywhere just to prevent it, after almost six years I have grown more used to it but it can still get sore after a few hundred stitches.

Pic 33 :  Oops. it looks like I took my eye off the ball and mis-aligned a couple of holes at the beginning causing a twist in the body as seen here, nothing else for it but to carefully pick the stitches and re do it being a bit more precise. As I said earlier..an annoying Lesson but a good reminder to check twice before stitching. But..these things happen and even after a few hours of stitching it can go wrong. If you can take it as a lesson and just move ahead...go for it, because it’s going to happen at some point.

Pic 34 : It’s all feeling a bit ‘De ja vous’ at this point as I begin to correct the mistake.

Pic 34A : After unpicking the whole side and skirt, I first did the skirt again and then I realigned the side using half tooth picks to go around the edge and kept doing this until it aligned perfectly and ‘sat’ nice and flat. Then I started the stitching all over again. Lesson learned.

Pic 35 : from another angle.

Pic 36: continuing the stitch but being careful that each hole I marked after aligning meets up exactly as before.

Pic 37 : using the clip until it’s got enough stitch to hold it in place the rest of the way.

Pic 38  Anotherangle as I proceeded to adjust.:

Pic 39 : Almost there. ( Thank god hahahaha )

Pic 40 : And Voila..all straightened out, no more twist and looking the complete business. A beautiful Handmade Dopp kit bag. But I guess it can be used for many things. I’ll sell this on to someone that will appreciate the hard work that went into it and who also appreciates real 100% Leather goods. This can be found on my Etsy shop as from tomorrow. ( Please understand if any of my projects are not on Etsy when you look, it may be that they have been sold already and that this post has aged a bit.) Well guys I hope this has inspired some of you to give it a go yourself, this particular project is a little more advanced, I wouldn’t recommend a beginner to try this as this Leather is expensive and shouldn’t really be used to ‘learn’ on. But if you bought a cheaper quality leather to practice on then I guess you could make this..if you take it slow and follow Dieselpunkro’s instructional video which can be found on their website by the same name. Thanks for following my little projects I appreciate it, please tell your friends. There will be more projects to come this year, so as always, Watch this space ‘Stay Crafty’ and Stay safe everyone.

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