No matter how much your favorite umbrella is, problems will occur due to deterioration over time and unexpected strong winds. It would be great if I could repair it myself instead of giving up and throwing it away as "it's a consumable item ...".

The "umbrella repair set" found at the 100-yen shop "Can Do" may meet such needs. It seems that there are multiple repair parts for umbrellas, but I tried to find out what kind of failure can be dealt with.

Corresponds to 3 defects

The set consists of multiple parts and a repair manual, and the following three types can be repaired.


1. 1. Replacing the tip of the umbrella (stone tip)


The tip of the umbrella (stone tip) that comes into contact with the ground is a part that is easily chipped or pulled out. The set contains one polypropylene ridge that corresponds to a core rod with a diameter of about 8 mm. The color is only black, so if you match your umbrella, you'll be lucky. There are some stone tips that are hard and difficult to remove, so check in advance if you can remove them.


2. Reinforcement of bent skeleton


If the bone bends or the connection part comes off, use two types of bone joint parts. If the connection between the bones comes off, fix it with the bone joint parts and wire. Bent bones are reinforced with bone joint parts at the stretched part. Both are mainly compatible with "U-shaped steel frames", and a separate tool such as needle-nose pliers is required for work.





3. 3. Replacing parts at the dew


The last is the dew tip attached to the tip of the umbrella bone. There are 4 types in case it is easy to pull out or it is cut and lost (2 each, inner diameter is about 2.8 to 3 mm). Repair is complete if you sew firmly on the back of the umbrella fabric using your own needle and thread. I wonder if it is better to refer to other dew tips for sewing.




Impression that all of them will be very useful if the conditions such as the location of failure and size are met. There are shops that accept these repairs, but if you are confident in your hands, why don't you try the treatment easily with 100%?