Metal heel tip covers

heelma · 16th December 2009, 01:59

I recently found these metal heel tip covers on ebay, see picture. There is no description whatsoever how these should work. Does anybody know? Do I need to squeeze these on top of plastic heel tips and hope they stay on there?

**Alsheels** · 19th December 2009, 19:37

Looks similar to jacket studs, of which the tangs or teeth are normally punched though the material then folded in.

Presumably in the case of heels just hammer them into the heel tip- smaller "stud" than tip. obviously they are thin and will need replacing possible quite often.

Al

shoerepairer · 4th January 2010, 09:37

Avoid! you hammer them onto the existing heel, but often this makes the original heel brake its moulding around its attaching pin & you lose both of them.

heelma · 5th February 2010, 21:08

Yes, thanks! I figured that that's exactly what would have happened if I really tried to attach them. That stuff is just b...sh..

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoerepairer

Avoid! you hammer them onto the existing heel, but often this makes the original heel brake its moulding around its attaching pin & you lose both of them.

Puffer · 7th February 2010, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alsheels

Looks similar to jacket studs, of which the tangs or teeth are normally punched though the material then folded in.

Presumably in the case of heels just hammer them into the heel tip- smaller "stud" than tip. obviously they are thin and will need replacing possible quite often.

Al

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoerepairer

Avoid! you hammer them onto the existing heel, but often this makes the original heel brake its moulding around its attaching pin & you lose both of them.

I'm not so sure these 'caps' are intended to be hammered in - the claws are right on the periphery so they look as though they should be crimped around an existing heel tip of the same o/d as the cap's i/d. In which case, there is surely nothing much to lose by trying them on a worn tip, assuming that they do not encroach on and damage the heel proper. If I am totally wrong, no doubt shoerepairer will tell us.

(Let us know if you do succeed - but don't even think of sueing me if it all goes pear-shaped!)

heelma · 7th February 2010, 23:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puffer

I'm not so sure these 'caps' are intended to be hammered in - the claws are right on the periphery so they look as though they should be crimped around an existing heel tip

no, the claws are not long enough

Dr. Shoe · 8th February 2010, 07:44

Superglue?

Just a thought...

bss · 15th February 2010, 13:24

See attached picture. I have seen some high end designer shoes with those on the bottom shoes of the pointed toes. It saves the soles at the tip of the shoes. I think someone is trying to use them at metal heel tip covers.

Puffer · 15th February 2010, 22:03

You may be right, bss, but the 'sole tips' shown are not round (as heelma was initially describing).

But those boots in your pic look great - where are they from?

bss · 17th February 2010, 03:58

Puffer,

The picture that I posted are Gianmarco Lorenzi boots. I had a pair of boots or shoes with the round metal tab that looked just like the picture heelma posted. I can't remember the brand, and I can't find any pictures of the round type.

bss

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Puffer I'm a Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 512 Thanks: 49 Thanked 55 Times in 38 Posts I am Male Rep Power: 12	Re: Metal heel tip covers You may be right, bss, but the 'sole tips' shown are not round (as heelma was initially describing). But those boots in your pic look great - where are they from?

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bss I'm a Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post I am Male Rep Power: 4	Re: Metal heel tip covers Puffer, The picture that I posted are Gianmarco Lorenzi boots. I had a pair of boots or shoes with the round metal tab that looked just like the picture heelma posted. I can't remember the brand, and I can't find any pictures of the round type. bss

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