Results 1 to 18 of 18
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Elmore, VT
    Posts
    1,209

    Best glue for complete sole separation?

    Got a pair of leather tele boots with complete sole separation and want to bring em back to life. Got em cheap from someone who didn't want to bother fixing the soles.


  2. #2
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Mexitana
    Posts
    2,474
    Prolly ask vibram? Its more about surface prep, clean and appropriately abraded, than the perfect glue. An RTV like shoe goo might do it. Call a cobbler eh?

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Missoula, MT
    Posts
    22,448
    Shoe Goo.
    Possibly also some nails or staples.
    No longer stuck.

    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Wenatchee
    Posts
    14,543
    Have a cobbler do it. They have really strong contact type adhesive. Probably not worth it to source yourself for the small amount you would need.

    Is that a Merrel XCD? Nice boot for meadow skipping.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Posts
    15,768
    If you're determined to do it yourself, use Barge Cement. Clamping the shit out of it will be the crucial (and probably difficult) move.
    http://www.bargeadhesive.com/products.html

    Unless you can provide positive full-length and -width clamping, you may face failure.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    betwixt the Silvers and Saint Johns
    Posts
    538
    tried to delete

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    betwixt the Silvers and Saint Johns
    Posts
    538
    Quote Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper View Post
    If you're determined to do it yourself, use Barge Cement. Clamping the shit out of it will be the crucial (and probably difficult) move.
    http://www.bargeadhesive.com/products.html

    Unless you can provide positive full-length and -width clamping, you may face failure.
    yeah another thread somewhere talk about barge cement being better than shoe goo for actual adhesion rather that space filling- and see http://www.thistothat.com/cgi-bin/gl...r&that=Leather

    for clamping- maybe do half at a time and put the boot under a car tire?

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Eburg
    Posts
    13,243
    ETA: I see Meadow Skipper beat me too it. +1 to what he said.

    Quote Originally Posted by AaronWright View Post
    Have a cobbler do it.
    This. I had a similar failure years ago. My cobbler used Barge Cement (in the yellow can), lots of prep (sanding) and clamped overnight with an cobber's iron shoe.
    Last edited by Big Steve; 12-05-2016 at 01:18 PM.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Elmore, VT
    Posts
    1,209
    I think there is one cobbler left in the area in Winooski so I'll give home a try.

    And yes--nice boots for the Catamount trail. Still love getting on the leathers and shwackin' through the VT woods in search of moose gladed powder turns...

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Teton Village
    Posts
    2,674
    Some C Peds and those building custom shoes have a sole press. Cement alone, no mater the type will likely fix it. A sole press uses intense pressure w/ adhesives to do the trick.
    Ski Shop - Basement of the Hostel



    Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.

    Mark Twain

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    South Lake Tahoe
    Posts
    3,612
    You can also ship to a cobbler if you want. There are a number that resole climbing shoes and hiking boots like Rocky Mountain Resole and The Rubber Room who would have a sole press that you would need to do a good job.

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    northern BC
    Posts
    30,810
    there is best and then there is cheap and best enough ... a tube of aqua seal is 10$

    a can of solvent based contact cement would probably also work
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Ventura Highway in the Sunshine
    Posts
    22,429
    Had a similar problem recently, $20 to have my local cobbler fix it. Well worth it.

    I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...
    iscariot

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    208 State
    Posts
    2,571
    Send it back to FlyLow and ask them why they won't warranty it.

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    northern BC
    Posts
    30,810
    Quote Originally Posted by hutash View Post
    local cobbler .
    I would think that is an oxymoron nowadays?
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  16. #16
    Join Date
    Aug 2016
    Location
    关你屁事
    Posts
    9,504
    Quote Originally Posted by Big Steve;4873154[FONT=arial
    ][/FONT]This. I had a similar failure years ago. My cobbler used Barge Cement (in the yellow can), lots of prep (sanding) and clamped overnight with an cobber's iron shoe.
    Prepwork, Barge Cement + clamping, and maybe sewing (if it's applicable) is what a cobbler would do. I wouldn't use aquaseal.

  17. #17
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Wenatchee
    Posts
    14,543
    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    I would think that is an oxymoron nowadays?
    There are two cobblers in my town. Three if you count the guy who makes custom shoes and no longer does repair/resole.

  18. #18
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Seattle
    Posts
    33,538
    Quote Originally Posted by mtnjam View Post
    Send it back to FlyLow and ask them why they won't warranty it.
    POTD
    Quote Originally Posted by Downbound Train View Post
    And there will come a day when our ancestors look back...........

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •