Re: Which adhesive to re-attach sole of shoe?
George
"Zakko" <not...@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
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> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
> http://s3.tinypic.com/f5czt0.jpg
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces. Big
> mistake!
>
> What type of adhesive would a shoe repairer use to fix this?
>
> Thanks to my discount store I have lots of contact adhesive, UHU clear
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of thing.
>
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
Heat gun glue.
George
Rod
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
> http://s3.tinypic.com/f5czt0.jpg
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces. Big
> mistake!
>
> What type of adhesive would a shoe repairer use to fix this?
>
> Thanks to my discount store I have lots of contact adhesive, UHU clear
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of thing.
>
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
I'd guess some sort of rubber cement. Have a look at this:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_cement>
and
<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Penguin-Shoe-Goo/dp/B000RA5UNU>
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Lobster
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
> http://s3.tinypic.com/f5czt0.jpg
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces. Big
> mistake!
>
> What type of adhesive would a shoe repairer use to fix this?
>
> Thanks to my discount store I have lots of contact adhesive, UHU clear
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of thing.
>
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
Evostik contact adhesive. (Glue gun might well be OK too; never used one).
David
gpsman
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
I've heard this crap works.
http://www.eclecticproducts.com/shoegoo.htm
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- gpsman
Steve Firth
> What type of adhesive would a shoe repairer use to fix this?
Polyurethane.
Zakko
Is this flexible when set?
Jeff Wisnia
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces. Big
> mistake!
>
>
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of thing.
>
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
Use Barge Cement. It's what the shoe repair shops use.
Trust me, it's absolutely the best for shoe applications.
Sometimes available in tubes at shoe repair shops, but if not, try one
of these online shops:
Jeff
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Clark...
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
> http://s3.tinypic.com/f5czt0.jpg
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces.
> Big mistake!
>
> What type of adhesive would a shoe repairer use to fix this?
>
> Thanks to my discount store I have lots of contact adhesive, UHU clear
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of
> thing.
>
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
Why use glue when you could use 1" galvanized sheet rock screws?
just screw it from the inside of the shoe into the sole, I would use at
least three!!
;-)
Clark...
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DGDevin
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
I've used the Shoe Goo brand successfully for many years, it's so tough that
the remainder of the shoe eventually falls apart around the repair. As
always prep is the key, clean the area to be repaired and roughen it up if
possible, moderate clamping is a good idea. Buy the small tube, the second
half of a big tube is usually gummy and stiff before it's needed.
Dave Plowman (News)
Zakko <not...@nomail.invalid> wrote:
> Which adhesive is the most suitable to re-attach this sole?
Evostick Serious Glue. Takes 24 hours to reach full strength but sticks
most things together. Think it's a polyurethane type.
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Jim Yanik
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Shoe Goo is just a silicone RTV glue.
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Steve Firth
Yes, it's a paste often supplied in tubes and it can be used to repair
holes or cracks in soles as well as re-attaching heels and soles to
uppers. The make I used to see being used was "Bison" and IIRC it was
sold as "Bison shoe repair paste". I can find a materials data sheet for
it:
http://www.bison.net/upload/af993e0fc2c7dd2dc07cbe.pdf
But I can't see anyone in the UK selling the stuff (not online at
least). Woolworths used to stock it, but Woolies have changed a lot of
their line up recently - most of them don't seem to sell the range of
glue, shoe soles and repair materials that they used to.
Ah, hang on it looks like it has been re-born as "liquid rubber"
http://www.bison.net/US/en/index.do
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bison-Liquid-Rubber-50ml/dp/B0016UUGUW
http://www.aldcroftadhesives.com/productdetails.php?ProductID=202
I'm sure there are other/cheaper sellers if you have good look around.
Frank
Gorilla glue is a polyurethane. It is somewhat flexible. I patched a
rip in a nylon hunting boot with it.
Also two part epoxy resins are designed to bond certain materials.
HeyBub
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
> http://s3.tinypic.com/f5czt0.jpg
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces.
> Big mistake!
>
>
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of
> thing.
>
Man is clearing out the apartment of his recently deceased grandfather in
lower Manhattan. Amongst the stuff, he finds a ticket for shoe repair dated
1937! The shoe repair shop is still in business, so the guy thinks he'll
have some fun.
He walks into the shoe repair shop and places the ticket on the counter.
The cobbler glances at the ticket and says: "They'll be ready Thursday."
<Sorry. Couldn't resist.>
DGDevin
> Shoe Goo is just a silicone RTV glue.
It might be made from weasel spit for all I know, but it works and my local
hardware store sells it for about $2.50.
S. Barker
adhesive. The BLACK not the yellow. Put a sufficient quanity of it in
there to spread all around, then press the two halves together. NOW pull it
back apart and hold it open until the adhesive dries to the touch. THEN and
only then, put the shoe on and walk on it. You'll never see it open again.
(unless you walk around in acetone, that is)
s
"Zakko" <not...@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
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Rudy
George
have to understand is some of your products over the pond do not reach the
shores here and cannot? be bought.
unless the OP is willing to import it which could cost more than a new pair
of shoes.
Just my tuppence worth.
RobertL
I agree, I have used evostik on walking boots in the past and not had
problems. make sure yo ufollowt he instructions properly - and get
things exactly lined up as you press the sole on!
Robert
Rod
Agreed. Though sometimes the same/similar product just has a different name.
And the price of Shoo Goo here is around GBP 8 - rather than, say, USD
3.88. A huge difference.
And I have not found Barge Cement available here at all.
George
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> On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:39:04 GMT, "George" <20X...@blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:
important.
> He posted his query to alt.home.repair, which is almost exclusively
inhabited by
> North Americans.
>
>
I agee. :-)
S. Barker
here)............... He did not mention WHERE he was in the original post.
AND it was crossposted (i didn't notice that before now) to a predominatly
US group.
s
"George" <20X...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Mike Barnes
>And the price of Shoo Goo here is around GBP 8 - rather than, say, USD
>3.88. A huge difference.
>
>And I have not found Barge Cement available here at all.
For comparison I recently had a hiking boot repaired by a local cobbler.
The sole was peeling off just like the OP's. Cost of repair, four quid.
Yes, I know it's not DIY, but the cobbler spoke convincingly about the
materials used in the construction of my boot and the likelihood that
the evident disintegration would continue and would probably limit the
lifetime of the boot. So I got some useful knowledge as well as a nicely
repaired (and cleaned!) boot. He even cleaned the other boot as well.
--
Mike Barnes
Owain
> What type of adhesive would a shoe repairer use to fix this?
AUIU they use a hot glue combined with a press.
Owain
Lobster
S. Barker wrote:
> "George" <20X...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:YwTWj.3809$DZ6....@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> There's a few guys in the US posting replies to the OP's
>> question,what you have to understand is some of your products over
>> the pond do not reach the shores here and cannot? be bought.
>> unless the OP is willing to import it which could cost more than a
>> new pair of shoes.
> That's a very good point. BUT................. (very long pause
> here)............... He did not mention WHERE he was in the
> original post. AND it was crossposted (i didn't notice that before
> now) to a predominatly US group.
"Discount store" is a Merkin-ism, albeit imported to the UK these days
too; and he's posting via a US newsfeed, too.
David
Lobster
>
> "George" <20X...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:YwTWj.3809$DZ6....@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> There's a few guys in the US posting replies to the OP's
>> question,what you have to understand is some of your products over
>> the pond do not reach the shores here and cannot? be bought. unless
>> the OP is willing to import it which could cost more than a new
>> pair of shoes.
>>
> Self important anal retentive asshole's correction corrected:
>
> That's a very good point. BUT................. (very long pause
> here)............... He did not mention WHERE he was in the
> original post. AND it was crossposted (i didn't notice that before
> now) to a predominatly US group.
It's spelled "arsehole".
hth
David
Heathcliff
I second this. Have successfully used Shoe Goo to effect repairs of
separated shoe components. Repairs last indefinitely. -- H
geoff
<davidlobs...@hotmail.com> writes
>> Self important anal retentive asshole's correction corrected:
>> That's a very good point. BUT................. (very long pause
>>here)............... He did not mention WHERE he was in the
>> original post. AND it was crossposted (i didn't notice that before
>> now) to a predominatly US group.
>
>It's spelled "arsehole".
>
--
geoff
Joe
> The sole of this shoe has come apart. It's a man's outdoor shoe.
>
> http://s3.tinypic.com/f5czt0.jpg
>
> The rear part of the sole became unstuck after months and months of
> prising the shoe off using the heel rather than undoing the laces. Big
> mistake!
>
>
> glue (like Bostik), white PVA, runny superglue, and that sort of thing.
>
Any shoe repair shop will fix it for less than you think and their
product will work for sure. Don't waste time experimenting when the
pros have a sure thing. HTH
Joe
Greg
tore a hole in them, I put the flap back on with some shoegoo, I wore those
jeans out, patch was still there and still flexible after whatever it was,
couple years and and a lot of trips throught the washer/dryer, not much
better then shoe goo.
"DGDevin" <dgd...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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Zakko
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:39:04 GMT, "George"
> <20X...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Well, he should have mentioned that limitation if he thought it
> was important. He posted his query to alt.home.repair, which is
> almost exclusively inhabited by North Americans.
>
Sorry mate.
I'm the OP and I assumed <alt.home.repair> had a reasonsably large
proportion of Brits.
Zakko
There was no proce list. The shoe repair guy said it would cost 8
UK POUNDS to re-glue it. Approx 15 US DOLLARS.
Seemed to me I was being overcharged for what looks like
straightforward cleaning and re-gluing.
Or maybe it is worth it?
geoff
<not...@nomail.invalid> writes
most septics can no longer afford shoes
no point in asking them
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geoff