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billw
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Shoe Adhesive

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Looking for a skillful quality adhesive to repair footwear. Soles seperating and if repaired could get several years of use out of footwear.

Any suggestions/recommendations appreciated.

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billw wrote:Looking for a skillful quality agglutinative to repair footwear. Soles seperating and if repaired could get several years of use out of footwear.

Whatever suggestions/recommendations appreciated.

Bill

Contact cement.

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Accept used a diversity of "contact cement's", gorilla glue, superglue, ....with poor results.

What do shoe repair shops use?

Nib W.

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Steve,

Thanks for the information. Will check Shoe Goo production at Cabelas.

Checked at Amazon and product $6.fifty with complimentary aircraft.

Volition give this product a endeavor.

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I tried construction adhesive on a pair of work boots once. I let it dry out for a mean solar day simply the sole seperated again well-nigh immediately later on I put the boot on.

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Pliobond is a commercial grade contact cement. Information technology remains flexible, is waterproof, and makes a stiff bond. In that location are a number of suppliers. Google "pliobond" to find vendors. Exist sure to follow the directions for best results.

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billw wrote:Have used a variety of "contact cement's", gorilla glue, superglue, ....with poor results.

What do shoe repair shops utilise?

Nib W.

Superglue is super at gluing fingers together and not much else.
Anything for which superglue might exist used for, I apply epoxy instead.

True contact cement is what was used to agree down formica countertops for years.

Information technology is harder to work with. You should be in a ventilated space, cover each surface with
a sparse coat, and so let dry. Once dry out, contact cement only sticks to contact cement. Then
you press the two surfaces together tightly. Go it exactly right. Once the surfaces impact,
you aren't getting them back apart without damaging them. A common mistake is getting
to sides of a counter attached while the center is notwithstanding higher up the surface. If that happens
y'all have a permanent "hump" in the countertop, which makes it useless.

Here is what a can of contact cement looks like:
http://world wide web.homedepot.com/purchase/paint/adhe ... 54249.html

About 2:thirty into the post-obit video, this youtube video shows the use of contact cement for a countertop
http://www.youtube.com/scout?v=Hb8rKz1GMcQ

Here are text instructions (safety cement is another proper name for contact cement)
http://world wide web.ehow.com/how_7566198_repair- ... ement.html

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SteveB3005 wrote:Shoe Goo, about 6 bucks at Cabela's.Image

Agreed. I recall everyone else is trying to make this too hard. Shoo Goo works great and final a long time. Comes in different colors too.

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Recieved Shoe Goo ordered from Amazon this A.1000., $6.50 1oz tube with gratis shipping.
Cabela'southward 3.5oz $5.95 plus shipping.
Will be on the look out for a Cabela's store when I'1000 on my side by side trip.

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It's available in many stores. I think I take seen it at Wal-Mart. The make a whole line of xxxxx-Goo products for different applications.

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My Shoe Goo was purchased at WalMart. At the WM website, y'all can usually search for a item number, then search for a WM store that carries information technology.

It is just silicone that dries to a certain consistentcy. You could dilute some 100% silicone caulking with some solvent (mineral spirits?) to make your own glue. Safe cement is another form of slicone gum, but less viscid when stale.

The solvent in Shoe Goo smells like information technology might be slightly flammable so it may be expensive to send. That is why it might not be cheap if information technology is sold by mail order.

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SteveB3005 wrote:Shoe Goo, near 6 bucks at Cabela'south.Image

I remember Shoe Goo from patching sneakers years ago. worked then, should work now

Don't information technology always seem to get * That you don't know what yous've got * Till it'due south gone

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OK, now I have to ask: Anyone know how to pull soles off shoes without destroying them (the soles)?

I use jazz sneakers with leather soles. They don't come with leather soles, and the cost is now $thirty a pair to put them on. The shoes need replacing long before the soles wearable out and so re-using seems feasible. If I tin piece of work out how to do it myself with Shoe Goo and a couple of clamps - hey, that'due south enough to be worth trying.

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Next time I'm at Walmart or Lowe'due south will take to buy a lagre tube of Silicone in the paint/hardware dept. If that works it will be worth the coin and beat a shoe repair store.

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billw wrote:Recieved Shoe Goo ordered from Amazon this A.M., $six.fifty 1oz tube with free aircraft.
Cabela's 3.5oz $5.95 plus shipping.
Volition be on the look out for a Cabela'southward store when I'chiliad on my next trip.

How did y'all get free shipping from Amazon without spending $25 :?:

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Re; Gratuitous aircraft.

I just signed in to Amazon and selected 5-viii days standard aircraft otherwise would have been charged shipping fee.