Sole separating

HotBootGuy · 27th March 2008, 12:05

Ok the boots that are in my avatar are fairly new, only a few months old. I have a slight problem, the sole on the left boot is separating from the boot where the leather and sole meet in a couple places. Any one know of some good adhesive i can buy online to remedy this? These are my favorite boots and steve madden only offers them during the winter months.

thanks

Dr. Shoe · 27th March 2008, 18:23

Evostick from any DIY outlet... you know the proper contact adhesive.

Spread a thin layer on both surfaces and allow it to thoroughly dry. Then another thin coat and wait for it to go tacky and then press together.

Guy N. Heels · 27th March 2008, 18:24

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Originally Posted by HotBootGuy

Ok the boots that are in my avatar are fairly new, only a few months old. I have a slight problem, the sole on the left boot is separating from the boot where the leather and sole meet in a couple places. Any one know of some good adhesive i can buy online to remedy this? These are my favorite boots and steve madden only offers them during the winter months.

thanks

I would think that any good quality contact cement ought to do the trick. Most DuPont products are pretty good.

HotBootGuy · 27th March 2008, 18:29

Cool, i'll have to pick some up today.

shoerepairer · 21st May 2008, 11:58

Evostick is OK provided the sole is rubber, if its plastic(which a lot are!) then Evostick will not last long.

For DIY bonding a no more nails type product is OK.

What ever you do don’t use super glue! as this dries rock hard & isn’t flexible enough for the constant bending of a shoe. It fails very quickly.

But this is another one ( I would say this!

) where a repairers your best option, I use 4 different glues on a daily basis each for different rubber/plastic/PVC types & combinations, this will probably cost you less than a tube of glue & you won’t get your hands messy!

Lee