Gluing down the loose leatherette on the LH side of the case...
This rear edge was loose and was glued down.
These loose threads were also glued down.
After applying glue...
this little spot on the front lid was also loose & was glued down.
Another small spot of loose leatherette towards the front right corner of the case was glued down.
At this point, the "refurbishment/cleaning" is getting near finished.
There's a few more things that can be done:
(1) Treat the leatherette with some sort of protector with color in it (black) to even out the appearance and darken some of damaged spots to make it less noticeable.
(2) Wrap the handle with some leather (the current condition is such that every time you touch the handle, little bits of material falls off...
(3) Fix the lock & find a key that works so that when the lid is closed, it can be made to stay closed (if I'm not able to make this work, the case will still be functional; it's only an issue when transporting the case)
(4) Clean the corner protector and handle hardware (I'm not sure that I'm going to do this; I may just leave them pretty much the way they are. If the hardware gets too "shiny" it will clash with the condition of the rest of the case... I may just lightly "clean" the rust with a scotchbrite pad to get any loose bits off then just put the hardware back on...)
