My 212s have a small split on one of the seams. What glue do people use for patching them up?
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My 212s have a small split on one of the seams. What glue do people use for patching them up?
UHU Power. You can get it from the pound shop. It's, er, well, a pound...! Shoes need to be dry and clean but works as well as Seam Grip which is MUCH more expensive.
Cobblers. You spend a hundred quid on a pair of trainers and (assuming the sole hasn't fallen off already) you have to glue them back together again after a few dozen miles of running
To be fair, I paid 50 quid for them new, have put 250 miles on them, and they are still in decent shape other than this little split that I'm going to bond with Stumpy's glue recommendation!
The other option is tried & tested Shoe Goo ( been around for at least 40 years).
A (big-ish) tube is around £10 from Pete Blands, but a tube lasts me for maybe 4 or 5 full-on repairs (re-attaching soles etc).
Whatever you use needs to be flexible once it has dried. Anything that dries solid will just crack-up once you start to use the shoes.
I've got a pair of well worn MudClaw 300s. I only use them for fell races with quite a bit of road in and orienteering now as they are more like glorified Roclites with how worn away the studs are.
The sole is coming away at the toe. I am going to have a bash at using puncture repair kit glue to put them back together once they've properly dried out from their last run.
I have had good results using freesole. It's a touch more expensive than ordinary glues but I have found that it sticks well to anything and seems flexible enough for most shoe issues.
Helix - puncture repair kit glue won't work. It bonds by causing a chemical reaction with the patch and the inner tube and relies on the chemistry of both to interact and bond. The mixed fabrics on shoes won't do this.
WD - UHU power dries flexibly. It does go white and will come off eventually, especially when wet, but at a quid a tube - which lasts a fair amount of time - that's not a problem.
I eked out my last 280s for over another 150 miles of wet running from the first spilt before the holes became just too big and that used less than half a tube....
Shoe Goo is great for this type of repairQuote:
Originally Posted by helix
Thanks for the heads up!Quote:
Originally Posted by stumpy
I find puncture repair kit glue hopeless even for glueing puncture repair patches, never mind sticking a sole back on a shoe!Quote:
Originally Posted by helix
Had a word with the tight angel sat on my shoulder and instead of using what I had lying round the house or mixing some flour and water together I have ordered some Shoe Goo.
Well, I bought a tiny tube of Shoe Goo. Glued my old MudClaws, clamped the area shut and went away for the bank holiday weekend. The repair looks really good, strong bond. I'm orienteering on Bryn Alyn tonight (small fell in North Wales); so I'll see how they hold up.
The repair held up really well in dry conditions. I was really impressed with ease of use and strength of bond. I have tried allsorts of adhesives I've had laying around the house in the past without much success. I wish I'd bought this Shoe Goo stuff from the get go.
Me too. Just used a whole tube fixing two pairs of knackered shoes.(with Shoe Goo)
6.5m of pissing wet rain and mud/rock around Mow Cop last night and the only flaw was a little unsticking where I hadn't bothered to scrape off the old glue - and that was the fail, not the Shoe Goo.
seemingly the yoof use it for their skateboard shoes, which take a hammering. I'll be using it again, much better than my hot glue gun in any variety and a LOT easy to use than Araldite Epoxy resin