Old 12-02-08 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by JoeyBike
^^THIS!^^

Do not heat them. Any glue used in footwear is heat activated. I have Dom 5s and Dragons. Not sure if there is much glue, but why chance it? Same with hiking boots. Not even extended stays in the hot trunk of a car if you can help it.

Pull the insoles out, then dry as mentioned above with several changes of crumpled newspaper. Blowing a fan at them (room temp) is OK. NO HEAT!
This is exactly what I do. Heat == bad. I once propped up my feet too close to a campfire and had my Teva sandals start to become undone from the heat!
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