I got two pairs of these fricking Belleville boots and I guess they were cheap because the sole are coming unglued on all 4 fricking boots in BOTH layers (where the hard bottom tread is glued to soft thick layer, and where the soft layer is glued to the hard upper layer next to the rest of the boot which is maybe called the "last"?).
These boots are nice and comfy, which is why I bought another pair, and treads have low miles so I'd rather not blow lot of cash on new soles and I can't even find anything like the dual layer, much less in 13xw.
They are coming unglued by haven't all the way so I'm sorta afraid I'll tear the soft middle layer if I try to force it. I got DMSO and Tulane solvents I'll try if no one knows WTF I'm supposed to use.
Any tips?
What glue and how do I keep it clamped in the slightly curved toe section? Do need to keep it clamped?
PS-every "shoe repair" including guys that are old time "master" been in biz forever are frickheads who frick me it the ass. Bring Redwings in for new soles and UNLIKE ALL FACTORY BOOTS he has ground down the heels sloping inward like its some ladies shoes. DO I LOOK LIKE A b***h TO YOU?
Another guy I want some heel caps because that is only worn part. Have to leave them for a week. Its all weird and wrong. "Can I buy those caps?"
"I don't sell my materials!" like he got top secret hazmat or some shit.
from this guy
didn't come unglued until past the 30days because I wasn't wearing them hardly
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Afaik the repairable ones are sewn on. Resole costs like $200 on those.
Belleville boot representative huh?
I had pretty good luck with shoe goo. Gave it a thorough coating then clamped it in the vice between two pieces of plywood to cover the whole thing
I had the same problem.
I cleaned with alcohol and roughed up the surfaces using an 80 grit scuff pad. Cleaned again.
I then glued them together with 5200 Marine adhesive and clamped them.
I wiped up the excess that squeezed out periodically with mineral spirits because it is white in color.
Acetone. Thoroughly clean the parted surfaces. Keep flipping the rag over and keep it damp with the acetone. You want them clean.
Once the acetone has evaporated, use a good contact cement. Weldwood, or similar.
Prop open the loose areas, and brush both sides of the part with the contact cement.
Let them dry. Completely. If the glue is still tacky, leave it alone.
Go find a good sized hammer. Set it where you can reach it.
Once the glue is absolutely dry on both surfaces, remove whatever you used as a prop, and beat on the loose sole to force it down. It should stik just about right away, but give it some good swats to make sure.
Repeat this on all loose areas.
When I apprenticed briefly under an old 2nd generation old-fashioned cobbler, we used a kind of contact cement called... Duall, I think?
We didn't like gluing boots like the ones you have, OP, because it was bullshit work and they'd just have to come back in a month to have them glued again. The proper solution to your problem is to throw those boots away and buy real boots with proper welting on them. They'll probably cost more than 50 USD.
Otherwise, do what anonymous says here:
Jumping in since I’m also in need of advice from a cobbler. I need to resole my boots and don’t know what to use for the midsole or which adhesive to choose. There are articles detailing common boot sole materials but I would prefer to hear from someone that knows. I can get a vibram outer and cut it to fit if necessary and am pretty handy so will give it a go to save buying new ones.
Any help would be greatly appreciated I need to fix these in a weekend and without frick ups ideally.
>"I don't sell my materials!" like he got top secret hazmat or some shit.
if he did then he wouldnt make the sale on cobbling
anyway if theyre not sewn down just use sillicone or rubber cement. if they are sewn then you have to take them to the shoe repair shop and pay out the ass
when i had cheap shitty combat boots and glue didnt work any more, i drove finishing nails around where it was coming away until it was secure. it worked for another few months until there was an outright hole in the shank
see
a cheap glue gun worked for me for my shoes. its lasted 2 months now. even with jogging in the woods using them every day.
i buy these cause i live in a military town and i can get them used. I've had the same issue with every pair. they dont last more than 6month of light use
IDK how cheap you get them but go ahead and spring for some Matterhorns. They cost but they are soooooo worth it. Comfy af and can take a beating for years
I've had the same pair(s) for 7 years now and wore through the soles entirely well before the glue came undone. Wtf?