[tomtom]

(nothing to do with surgical procedures to get feet in rock shoes...)

I'm working a problem where I need a really good toe hook/scum with my left boot - the shoe needs to be stiff to hold the scum/hook and the contact point is right across my big and middle toe knuckles... My Anasazi velcro's are perfect for this (stiffness etc..) except theres loads of 5:10 Cowdura (tm) where the contact should be instead of nice grippy (resilient) rubber. Stubbs has modded his velcro's to have a stuck on bit of rubber - and we've discussed what I could do there - but I wanted to ask if anyone had any views on:

1. How I can best get a bit of rubber off an old rock shoe (to make the additional toe patch) - The rubber strap around the achiles part of an old Anasazi velcro would be perfect, but how do I loosen off the glue? Hot water? Solvents? Both? Neither? Hairdryer?

2. Having got the patch, what glue is best to stick it to the shoe? Stubbs used epoxy, but I think that might be a bit too rigid and wondered what the best glue is? (hopefully not some 5:10 super expensive special goop..)

Thanks in advance,
TT

[benpritch]

Shoe Goo

just paint a few layers on. works fine. also does a good job of glueing rubber on if you feel you need to but i have found a couple of layers of it works fine, good friction and good protection of your toes.

[tomtom]

Shoe Goo

just paint a few layers on. works fine. also does a good job of glueing rubber on if you feel you need to but i have found a couple of layers of it works fine, good friction and good protection of your toes.

Excellent - thanks Ben. Think I'll try sticking a strip on first, as the toe has to catch a 2cm deep ledge with a sharp edge...

[mrjonathanr]

Stick 'em in the oven, they'll come apart then. gas mark 10 2 or 3 should do the trick.

[tomtom]

Stick 'em in the oven, they'll come apart then. gas mark 10 2 or 3 should do the trick.

excellent. I may wait until MrsTT is away for the night weekend before trying!

[mrjonathanr]

I tried to soften an over-tight pair of new boots that way a few years ago. Hadn't bargained on the glue being heat-sensitive.

[tomtom]

I tried to soften an over-tight pair of new boots that way a few years ago. Hadn't bargained on the glue being heat-sensitive.

Oh no! did they fall apart like a clowns car?

[mrjonathanr]

No I pulled them out after 10 minutes to see if the rubber was more malleable and discovered a) it was, but not much  and b) the heel was busily detaching. So I abandoned that strategy.

[Drew]

I'm sure I remember Dylan posting something about gluing a patch of rubber on the toe area of some Dragons (?) on here. Worth a search.

[SEDur]

I picked up some of that 5.10 stealth paint stuff last year, for exactly the same thing with a pair of Scapra Vapour Vs.

Still haven't used up half the rubber, and have been repairing shoes with it ever since.
The biggest problem is getting the right rubber cement to go with the rubber particles.

They supply Barge Cement with the box, but its a small tube and you cannot buy it in this country (as far as i have seen).


Either way; it is great for this toe box style nonsense.
I applied to the toes on both my pairs of vapours, and took them DWS a few days later.

Worked like a charm, and the patches are still there to this day.