Malt 379 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I always found contact adhesive the most useful for repairing shoes, always seemed to last longer with that than anything else.. This is the stuff, you can get it in a small tube.. http://www.bostik.co.uk/diy/product/evo-stik/Impact/6 Thin coat on both surfaces, let it go tacky then whack them together and apply a bit of pressure for a few minutes. Only thing to remember is don't fecking smoke around the stuff when it's going tacky, the fumes it gives off are very flammable! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,268 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Buy another pair of boots ffs....£30 quid! You'd think you'd just ruined a pair of Mendls.... Lol hang on,you been after free plumbing/legal advice and even fox control on here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I always found contact adhesive the most useful for repairing shoes ..... Yeah, but; These are rubber boots. Not leather shoes. (I take it any shoes you'd be seen dead in are leather?! ) Spoke to my mate last night. Reckons he's tried hot glue on leather upper come away from rubber sole jobs? No good That's a f**king shame too. Because, despite Lab's assumptions, I have a brand new pair of british military issue 'mountain fukking about in' boots here. " Scarpa " ? Nice boots. Far from the best I've wrecked. But, these lasted me barely four months before the sole popped off the toe cap of one! They're gathering dust here as I try to figure out what to do with them. Just look at the attitudes being shown here: ' Thirty quid shit? Sling 'em and buy some Quality!' What, like Scarpa's? Yeah? Listen; My grandparents getting some - Any - foot ware cost a man his life! Think I'll ever just disregard that sort of shit? It's just this, " Naah. Doesn't suit Me. Sling it! " attitude that so many, today, extend to, eg. dogs Me? I'll expend the effort. Try to break the buggers in and see where we take each other, along the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I always found contact adhesive the most useful for repairing shoes ..... Yeah, but; These are rubber boots. Not leather shoes. (I take it any shoes you'd be seen dead in are leather?! ) Spoke to my mate last night. Reckons he's tried hot glue on leather upper come away from rubber sole jobs? No good That's a f**king shame too. Because, despite Lab's assumptions, I have a brand new pair of british military issue 'mountain fukking about in' boots here. " Scarpa " ? Nice boots. Far from the best I've wrecked. But, these lasted me barely four months before the sole popped off the toe cap of one! They're gathering dust here as I try to figure out what to do with them. Just look at the attitudes being shown here: ' Thirty quid shit? Sling 'em and buy some Quality!' What, like Scarpa's? Yeah? Listen; My grandparents getting some - Any - foot ware cost a man his life! Think I'll ever just disregard that sort of shit? It's just this, " Naah. Doesn't suit Me. Sling it! " attitude that so many, today, extend to, eg. dogs Me? I'll expend the effort. Try to break the buggers in and see where we take each other, along the road. FFS whats this thread got to do with dog peddlers???? your brought cheap so you will buy twice............get over it............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 FFS whats this thread got to do with dog peddlers???? your brought cheap so you will buy twice............get over it............ Please read what I've said ~ try to digest it ~ before spewing some generic, defensive response " ". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I always found contact adhesive the most useful for repairing shoes ..... Yeah, but; These are rubber boots. Not leather shoes. (I take it any shoes you'd be seen dead in are leather?! ) Ok Outlaw pedant Pete, shoes, boots, rubber, leather, whatever mate! That contact shit is rubber once it goes off, it remains flexible, is water tight and sticks like shit to a blanket, what more do you want? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 That contact shit is rubber once it goes off, it remains flexible, is water tight and sticks like shit to a blanket ..... Oh! Sorry! I'm obviously just stuck in a time warp then. My own, only, memories of Bostick are of the tubes of clear, stringy stuff. Excellent on ceramics and such. But, probably because it set like f**king resin. Ah, yes. Then there was that 'two part epoxy resin' stuff. " Araldite " ? Again, probably sick wall bricks together. But rigid. I didn't know there was anything new out, since Blue Peter Looking back; I can see hot glue acting the same way But, silicone? Stretchy. Bouncy. Sticks so f**king hard it can hold massive fish tanks together ....? Got to be The One? If it will just stick to rubber Must have half a dozen tubes of the shit in the shed? Just too damn busy now to mess about finding out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert64 1,882 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I always found contact adhesive the most useful for repairing shoes ..... Yeah, but; These are rubber boots. Not leather shoes. (I take it any shoes you'd be seen dead in are leather?! ) Ok Outlaw pedant Pete, shoes, boots, rubber, leather, whatever mate! That contact shit is rubber once it goes off, it remains flexible, is water tight and sticks like shit to a blanket, what more do you want? a new pair of boots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 That contact shit is rubber once it goes off, it remains flexible, is water tight and sticks like shit to a blanket ..... Oh! Sorry! I'm obviously just stuck in a time warp then. My own, only, memories of Bostick are of the tubes of clear, stringy stuff. Excellent on ceramics and such. But, probably because it set like f**king resin. Ah, yes. Then there was that 'two part epoxy resin' stuff. " Araldite " ? Again, probably sick wall bricks together. But rigid. I didn't know there was anything new out, since Blue Peter Looking back; I can see hot glue acting the same way But, silicone? Stretchy. Bouncy. Sticks so f**king hard it can hold massive fish tanks together ....? Got to be The One? If it will just stick to rubber Must have half a dozen tubes of the shit in the shed? Just too damn busy now to mess about finding out Must be different stuff you're thinking about mate. That impact stuff works on Wood, Ceramics, Rubber, Paper, Metals, Decorative Laminates, Card , Cork, Stone, Leather, Fabrics, Rigid PVC, according to the website. I've used it on all sorts from boots to sticking my rear view mirror on in the car. I've also used it countless times on my kids trainers when they kick the arse out of them within weeks of being bought. It can stand up to climbing trees, scrabbling over walls, booting footballs about and general kid wear and tear no bother.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick1212 389 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Think hell spend more try a fix them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I had holes in a boot for years. I used to put my foot in a carrier bag and they put my wellies on. It works Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Cheers, Malt. I've book marked that page. That's certainly not the stuff I last remember seeing from that name. I'll see if anyone local has a drop of it left about There. That last should have some of these f**kers choking on their own mouth foam, eh? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I had holes in a boot for years. I used to put my foot in a carrier bag and they put my wellies on. It works Toe nails against carrier bags, backed up by steelies? Doesn't work. Not when the boot's punctured and it's all pissing in I use news paper, rather than socks. Excellent results! Just Don't add water! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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