Cycling shoes adhesive
10-17-23, 06:28 AM
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Barge is what the shoe repair guys seem to use.
Clean the separation well, pulling off any flakes of old adhesive. Let the cleaned area dry well. Apply a coat of Barge to both sides, ensuring that they don't touch. Let the adhesive dry for the time interval in the instructions. Squash the separated area together and clamp for a bit. Should be as strong or stronger than new.
Clean the separation well, pulling off any flakes of old adhesive. Let the cleaned area dry well. Apply a coat of Barge to both sides, ensuring that they don't touch. Let the adhesive dry for the time interval in the instructions. Squash the separated area together and clamp for a bit. Should be as strong or stronger than new.
10-17-23, 08:13 AM
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I've dabbled in some bike shoe repairs myself. For me, proper prep is key. I clean and dry the area thoroughly, and then I've had success with Shoe Goo. It's worked for minor separations like yours. However, it's easier to buy new Nike shoes. Anyway, let's keep this thread going and share our tips for a successful fix!
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10-17-23, 09:34 AM
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I found shoe goo didn't last at all. Found a great adhesive in a plumbing supply shop that worked well and permanently on a couple pair of shoes. But now I can't find the tube or remember the name of the product. It was the first glue I ever found that really worked on shoes. Hope I'll be able to find it again if I return to the store.
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I had good results using regular Gorilla Glue on a low-end pair of Giro touring shoe soles that starting coming off after many years. About 1/3 of the soles were coming off, I cleaned the crevice out as well as I could. This glue uses a bit of water to activate it, and it foams up a little, expanding and filling voids nicely. It is very tenacious and sticky, waterproof and slightly flexible, and dries to a stiff foamy bond. I'd use disposable gloves and wipes for the excess, along with a prearranged clamping system, like a weighted tube inside the shoe plus some external clamps and/or sandbags or the like. I can't remember just how I clamped mine.
Perhaps it will work on soles as well, provided one can get clamping pressure across the entre shoe.
