first turbine stage 4 seal cloth 90 is preferably formed from a cobalt based alloy such as but not limited to l 605 or l 606 and is flexible so as to enable movement between transition piece 2 and first turbine stage 4 while at the same time preventing hot gases from escaping however over time and through a number of combustion intervals seal cloth 90 will abrade first sidewall 50 creating wear which if left unchecked may result in leakage of hot gas from transition piece 2 towards that end the seal land 40 must be repaired in order to minimize wear and eliminate potential leak paths reference will now be made to fig3 through 5 in describing an exemplary method of repairing seal land 40 initially transition piece 2 is removed from the gas turbine exposing seal land 40 at this point first surface 51 is blended to an even thickness so as to have a width of approximately 0 190 inches after establishing a uniform thickness for slot 70 a wear strip 100 is bonded to first surface 51 of first side wall 50 wear strip 100 is preferably made from the same material as transition piece 2 e g a nickel based alloy such as but not limited to nimonic u00ae 263 and is welded to first surface 51 wear strip 100 when properly positioned within slot 70 creates a thickness of between approximately 0 160 inches 4 064 mm and 0 190 inches 4 826 mm after attaching wear strip 100 a slot protector 104 is installed slot protector 104 is bonded to wear strip 100 so as to restore.