The Shoe Goo Review!

[+Criminal]

Drat. I looked down during the last hike and noticed my boot had gotten a hole. Now, I really like these boots and we’ve had some good times together, so I don’t want to dump them. I decided to try to repair them so I picked up a tube of Shoe-goo.

 

Here’s the hole. It’s more of a separation of the leather from the rubber toe cap. The waterproof membrane is intact, so my feet are staying dry, but it won’t take long with it exposed.

 

A closer look:

 

Here’s the stuff I figured I’d need. I also used, not shown, a toothpick to shove the goo deep into the hole.

 

After forcing the goo into the hole, I taped the boot to hold it all together. I also checked inside with my hand to make sure it wasn’t making a bubble that would hurt my foot.

 

Then, while I was waiting for the goo to cure, I decided to take a little ride on the glue train. This step is not recommended.

[+Criminal]

When I came to, the boot had dried. The tape left a little residue but I figure it will wear off after a few miles or so. Aside from a headache and forgetting where I live, it looks like a complete success.

 

[+LEGO]

Nice. The last pic looks like you grew a second head. Awesome.

[+TotemLake]

Geez Crim! You sniffed just a little too deeply there a coupla times!

[bogleman]

Used this stuff for many applications (never satisfied) don't get your hopes up

[+TotemLake]

I have used it for seam sealing on my previous tents when they weren't tape sealed. Worked like a charm for one season, then needed reapplying. It's meant as a temporary fix and it works well for that.

 

A trick to applying it is to use a wet finger tip to press it down.

[+StarDoc]

Wow, those look just like my Vasque boots, and mine split exactly like that the first trip to Glacier (after about 40 miles). They were brand new, except for the break-in walks I took all summer.

 

If Shoe Goo is a temporary fix, what does the collected wisdom here recommend to fix them?

[CacheNCarryMA]

Crim,

 

I look forward to the next months' reviews of dried banana peels and whip cream cannisters.

[+Renegade Knight]

...A trick to applying it is to use a wet finger tip to press it down.

 

I've used it to fix a barbed wire hole in a Waterproof Jacket. Worked great. 10 years and going. The jacket isn't waterproof anymore but that ugly repair is. My repair would have been less ugly if I would have known about the wet finger trick.

[+Silenius]

upate after your next trip, how it went^^

[+briansnat]

I've used Shoe Goo to repair hiking boots in the past. It holds for a few months, perhaps longer depending on where your boot failed.

 

My current boots are LL Bean Cresta Hikers. After 2 1/2 half years and hundreds of miles they started having a problem similar to Criminal's. I thought about getting some Shoe Goo to fix them, but called LL Bean instead. Within 3 days I had a brand new pair and I only had to pay $5 to ship the old ones back.