Not one but two pairs of my sneakers, my Converse lo-tops and my running Nikes, were falling apart. This was making me pretty angry because they both looked like they had lots of life in them. The soles on all four sneaker were getting detached from the tops. I couldn't wear the Converses when it rains because my socks would get wet! And the other day when I took my FitBit walk around the village my Nikes were practically flapping in the wind. Not good.
I went to the hardware store to see if I could find some sort of epoxy that would work on rubber. Lo and behold I found a product called "Shoe Goo", made exactly for this purpose. It's an extremely strong clear glue that adheres very strongly.
When I applied it liberally to the soles of the Nikes I thought it would be a good idea to clamp them shut with some carpenter clamps and duct tape to hold them together as the Shoe Goo dried.
That worked out well. There was a little bump inside the toe on each foot from where the clamp was holding. You can feel it a little bit when you walk. At first I thought it would be very annoying or give me a blister, but it's fine. I can live with it. It's better than spending another $50 or $60 on a new pair.
The Converses are perfect. You'd never know how bad they were. I highly recommend this product and will definitely use it again in the future...and it was only about 4 bucks! Can't beat that!
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