Walking boots - re-sticking Vibram sole

[larkim]

Hi

The Vibram sole on my Asolo walking boots is coming away from the mid-sole. I've tried some "no more nails" with no success - any hints / tips as to the right way to go about putting a DIY solution into repairing? I don't want new soles, the existing ones are fine in terms of wear etc, and the boots themselves are mighty comfy!

Matt

[dochol...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:14:04 AM UTC, larkim wrote:
> Hi
>
> The Vibram sole on my Asolo walking boots is coming away from the mid-sole. I've tried some "no more nails" with no success - any hints / tips as to the right way to go about putting a DIY solution into repairing? I don't want new soles, the existing ones are fine in terms of wear etc, and the boots themselves are mighty comfy!
>

I would tend to look at a contact adhesive like the original evo-stik (I think it's branded as their impact adhesive) - the type where you put it on both surfaces, wait until it's nearly dry then press together. I've used something similar on my boots with some success, though I haven't walked very many miles in them since so they've not really been tested thoroughly!

[Muddymike]

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I re fixed the heel section of a walking boot sole for STWNFI using silicon
sealant. It was intended as temporary until we could find her some new ones,
that was over a year ago. She walks the dogs in them most days!

Mike

[Broadback]

I would try contacting the manufacturers, that should not happen, they
may fix it for you FOC.

--
Remember the early bird may catch the worm but the second mouse gets the
cheese.

[larkim]

They are 13+ years old, so I doubt I'll have much mileage down that route. Perhaps worth a cost-free email though!!

Matt

[Mike Barnes]

larkim <matthew...@gmail.com>:

I had a similar problem with a Meindl boot. I took it to a proper
cobbler, who said that a repair wouldn't last because the problem was
with the crumbling mid-sole rather than the adhesive. He did his best
for £2.50, but as predicted it didn't last.

--
Mike Barnes

[Brian Gaff]

I think this is a common problem due to the curvature of the surface and the
flexing, no matter what is used it will come unglued. I've often wondered
why they don't mould the lot as one lump.

Brian

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"larkim" <matthew...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[Rod Speed]

larkim <matthew...@gmail.com> wrote
> Broadback wrote
>> Muddymike wrote
>>> larkim wrote

>>>> The Vibram sole on my Asolo walking boots is coming away from the
>>>> mid-sole. I've tried some "no more nails" with no success - any hints
>>>> / tips as to the right way to go about putting a DIY solution into
>>>> repairing? I don't want new soles, the existing ones are fine in
>>>> terms of wear etc, and the boots themselves are mighty comfy!

>>> I re fixed the heel section of a walking boot sole for STWNFI using
>>> silicon sealant. It was intended as temporary until we could find
>>> her some new ones, that was over a year ago. She walks the dogs
>>> in them most days!

>> I would try contacting the manufacturers, that
>> should not happen, they may fix it for you FOC.

> They are 13+ years old, so I doubt I'll have much mileage down that route.

I did get a very decent result with boots even older than that myself.

I did have to monster the GM personally on the phone tho,
they did initially tell me to fuck off because they were too old.

They were stupid enough to proclaim on their web site that
they stand behind their boots quality wise and were stupid
enough to name the GM on their web site so I rang him up
for free using my voip and told him that some other boots
which I had used when building the house were much older
than his and had lasted fine for much longer than his had.

> Perhaps worth a cost-free email though!!

I think you do have to do it by phone with something like
that and you do have to ring someone who matters too,
not just the average phone answering droid who doesn't
even have the capacity to do what you want.

[Jules Richardson]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:22:55 +0000, Muddymike wrote:

> She walks the dogs in them most days!

Are they bloody huge, or are the dogs just very small?

[The Night Tripper]

[OT-ish comment]
I have little more to add to the various replies, except to pontificate that
in common with most people in the UK I reckon, I used to think that Vibram
was pronounced 'V-eye-bram', and was some sort of made up name relating to
Vibration, or lack of it, or something, a quality of the soles.

In fact it's pronpunced 'V-ee-bram', and is simply created from the name of
the (Italian) founder of the company, Vitale Bramani. A bit like Adi Dassler
& Adidas.

pip pip
J^n

[PeterC]

They're the same make as those that can house a lot of children.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:28:34 +0000, PeterC
<giraffe...@homecall.co.uk> wrote:

>>> She walks the dogs in them most days!
>>
>> Are they bloody huge, or are the dogs just very small?
>
>They're the same make as those that can house a lot of children.

Usually contain an old woman, too.

[polygonum]

... who is/was contraceptively-challenged.

There are times Wiki comes up with the goods. Compare and contract the
following two versions:

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth without any bread;
Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

[Marjorie Ainsworth Decker published a Christian version of the rhyme in
her The Christian Mother Goose Book published in 1978:]

There was an old woman
Who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children,
And loved them all, too.
She said, "Thank you Lord Jesus,
For sending them bread."
Then kissed them all gladly
and sent them to bed.

Redacted the child-abusive punishment and added the sickly sentimental
lines...

--
Rod

[larkim]

That actually sounds like a fair description of the actual problem.

On another forum I was pointed towards http://www.lancashiresportsrepairs.co.uk/walking_boot_repairs.htm which might be an option for a non-DIY repair.

I suppose things were easier when boots were nailed together!

Matt

[Roger Mills]

Check out Shoe Goo.

I used it to stick the soles back on a pair of sandals after they had
parted company.
--
Cheers,
Roger
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[Grimly Curmudgeon]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:18:16 +0000, polygonum <rmoud...@vrod.co.uk>
wrote:

>[Marjorie Ainsworth Decker published a Christian version of the rhyme in
>her The Christian Mother Goose Book published in 1978:]
>
> There was an old woman
> Who lived in a shoe,
> She had so many children,
> And loved them all, too.
> She said, "Thank you Lord Jesus,
> For sending them bread."
> Then kissed them all gladly
> and sent them to bed.
>
>Redacted the child-abusive punishment and added the sickly sentimental
>lines...

Time stands still; until I saw 1978 I would have assumed such dreary
sweet sickliness was part of the Victorian era.

[Rick Hughes]

On 13/02/2013 09:49, larkim wrote:
> On Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:17:05 UTC, Mike Barnes wrote:
>> larkim <matthew...@gmail.com>:
>>
>>> The Vibram sole on my Asolo walking boots is coming away from the mid-
>>

>

> That actually sounds like a fair description of the actual problem.
>
> On another forum I was pointed towards http://www.lancashiresportsrepairs.co.uk/walking_boot_repairs.htm which might be an option for a non-DIY repair.
>
> I suppose things were easier when boots were nailed together!
>
> Matt
>

I sent my walking boots there to have new Vibram soles, replace some
broken speed lacing loops ..... they are a very good company