ShoegooShoe Goo

About a month ago, the sole of my favorite boots came off. I used this glue. I've been walking for a month now and despite difficult weather conditions (snow, rain, mud) the boots are still like new 👍🏼

Of the hundreds of shoes my wife has, a small percentage of them have been damaged from normal wear and tear. I told her I could fix them, so she put me to the task. The only reason I knew about Shoe Goo is because I distinctly remember the product back 20 years ago when I was a teenager and my brother was a waiter at a local restaurant. You see, I knew he had to use it often to repair his shoes. I'm assuming grease or something from the restaurant frequently made the soles separate from the shoe. However, I remember it just because I thought it was cool that a "gel substance" was able to turn into rubber after drying. So as a kid, i would steal his Shoe Goo and play with it.I haven't seen this product in a while and after looking at Walmart & Target with no luck, I decided to find it on Amazon. I'm a Prime subscriber, so obviously I choose Amazon Prime flagged products before any others, but my ritual of reading reviews from Amazon made me aware that for this product, not everything is as it seems. You see, Amazon sells two different sizes of Shoe Goo both via them and other sellers. Had I not noticed some of the reviews for the other Shoe Goo products Amazon sells, you would never know there was another size. Take this one for instance Shoe Goo. Be sure to select "Clear" and not "Black". "Ships and Sold by Amazon.com" for $6.40 and Amazon Prime Eligible. Notice anything? THAT PRODUCT IS A 1 OUNCE TUBE. Nowhere in the description does it say the size. The ONLY indicator is the packaging picture, which at the bottom lists it at 1 FL OZ. Thanks to the other reviewers on Amazon, I am glad I did not pull the trigger to purchase that.So looking around a bit more with my new-found knowledge, I did comparison shopping on the "Shoe Goo" query and found that Amazon also sells another Shoe Goo but in the 3.7 FL OZ size. The difference is that it's not Amazon Prime eligible and it's actually one of the few times that Amazon Prime did not help me.As for the product, I know/heard you can use it for other applications but I used it simply to repair my wife's shoes. Most of her shoes had the sole separating from the shoe and after a few dabs/smears of this product and cleaning up the excess, everything was back to normal. Even on heels (where the bottom layer breaks off), i was able to reattach the layer on the back heel without any problems. Just be sure to let the goo dry/cure for a few days to maximize the repair (otherwise it will be a bit flexible and you might have to do the repair again).Finally, I purchased my 3.7 Oz Shoe Goo Clear from the seller named "Deerso". I'm a big advocate of listing who I bought from (if not Amazon) so that others can be aware of good sellers in my reviews. From Deerso, I got this 3.7 Oz Shoe Goo for $4.00 + $1.92 shipping/handling with no issues with my order. So for $5.92, I got 2.7 ounces MORE and CHEAPER than the Amazon Prime listing of $6.40.

I've never had this glue fail to do the job. It's very important to align the pieces together exactly how you want them to stay and be sure they are held in place for 24 hours during the drying process. Also, be sure all of the glue surfaces are clean, dry, and loose material (dirt and debris) is removed. Do these things and you'll be happy with the outcome.

If you've been living in a cave, you may not have noticed that many shoes these days with molded soles aren't meant to be repaired, but simply thrown out when the sole is compromised, even if the uppers are just fine. A shoe repairman, if you can even find one these days, will laugh at you should you bring them such a shoe with a worn through or cracked rubber or synthetic sole. So do you junk your faithful shoes that you love that otherwise have no issues?Enter Shoe Goo. If you clean your shoe sole, apply generous amounts of Shoe Goo, perhaps clamp your repair tightly, and allow time for it to cure, you may be rewarded with a fix that will allow you additional time with your beloved footwear, and delay sending them to the trash. Your results may vary, but it's worth a shot! I've coaxed quite a few months of added service from some costly Born shoes by this method...

1-this tube has enough in it to do 2 full soles2-as soon as I opened it I put a pretty thick layer of Vaseline on the inside cap and outside tube3-I used a plastic knife from a take out bag to apply4-I squeezed a nickel/quarter sized lump on each time and every 3 or 4 times I wiped off the knife with a paper towel5-for the loose sole I scraped lumps of glue all around the edges and then smoothed it out; then squeezed a bunch in the middle areas and spread it around; then pushed it together and wrapped rubber bands around it.. I didn’t use enough rubber bands. Use lots. Also I didn’t get the toe pushed in exactly tight enough. Maybe find a brick or board to push and brace.6-where there were cracks on the sides I smeared a thick layer of glue over them.7-scrape off the excess that is squeezing out of the edges of the sole8-I didn’t care that the glue dries clear and shiny. If you do care get a can of acetone and gently wipe off the excess— obviously that won’t work on the cracked sides9-I’ll update later on with how well the sole stayed on10-I put down a big plastic bag, had paper towels, a plastic knife, rubber bands, and acetone

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It does the job but overtime it becomes a waste because the cap got stuck. The next thing you know you have to poke hole and squeeze the rest of it to put in to use

Just what I needed. Would buy again