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Need help with shoes (New idea)

Lean L

Lean L

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So I have a pair of shoes that have a very weak sole. It has signs of wear just from one day of wear. Can I buy truck bedliner and then spray the soles? Is bed liner tough enough to withstand this?
 
Well I don't have the bed liner yet so I wanted to see if anyone had first hand experience with how tough it is before I drop money on it.
 
HO CHI MIN sandals were cut from worn out tires, otoh I'm sure they were nylon or polyester belted, not steel.
Probably easier to find a shoe repair shop.
Or use Shoe-Goo to glue on soles from a thrift store pair of something or clearance sale.
 
are they leather soles?

Leather needs to breath so you should just let it wear down naturally and have a cobbler resole them later on.

You should treat the leather from time to time though.
 
Lean, you can typically purchase a spray-on liner patch kit which should be enough to cover the sole. Shouldn't cost too much ...
 
dougp said:
Lean, you can typically purchase a spray-on liner patch kit which should be enough to cover the sole. Shouldn't cost too much ...
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Yeah they have it on amazon for around $15. Are there any better brands than others?
 
bobdole369 said:
Have you ever bought shoes? Every shoe is leather soled. Oh not sneakers though.
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What? I have like 15 pairs of shoes just outside my room door and they are either rubber or wood + metal + rubber. Unless leather soles look just like rubber I haven't really seen them.
 
Lean L said:
no they are rubber.
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Lean L said:
What? I have like 15 pairs of shoes just outside my room door and they are either rubber or wood + metal + rubber. Unless leather soles look just like rubber I haven't really seen them.
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How do you have 15 pairs of shoes and no leather soles? A vast majority of shoes are leather soled. Do you exclusively wear sneakers?

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There ya go.
 
Idk... I wear dress shoes mostly now but even they are not leather. But then I don't spend more than $70 on shoes.
 
Lean L said:
Idk... I wear dress shoes mostly now but even they are not leather. But then I don't spend more than $70 on shoes.
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You are doing it wrong. Real shoes have leather soles. Rubber ones are sneakers or very cheap. No wonder you need to truck bedliner your shoes.
 
bobdole369 said:
You are doing it wrong. Real shoes have leather soles. Rubber ones are sneakers or very cheap. No wonder you need to truck bedliner your shoes.
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Not necessarily. I wear Finn Comfort shoes...they don't have leather soles, they're NOT sneakers, and at about $300/pair, they're NOT cheap...but gawd-damn, they're sure comfortable. (for dressy shoes)
 
Lean L said:
I paid good money for them and can't return them now. I'd like it to last at least half a year before I toss them.
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Well that sucks but for the apparant cost of $15 to repair them you can get plenty of shoes which last between 2 days and 6 months.
 
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