Shoe GOO Shoe Repair Adhesive, Shoe GOO Clear

Call me Imelda. I have well over 100 pairs of shoes (and boots), and some go back as far as 1978. I live in FL, and even though my shoes are kept neatly in air-conditioned closets in an air-conditioned house, somehow, they just...fall apart after a while. The soles or platforms separate from the shoe. I am not joking if I tell you I support my local shoe repair shop (I've been living in this area for over 20 years), and I am literally in there at least once a month (I told him recently that we probably have fixed almost all of my shoes, so soon we'll be starting over). He charges me $20 (plus tax), to glue the shoes back together (and we never do ONE shoe; we always do both. If one falls apart, the other will soon follow, could even be by 15 minutes. One time both fell apart as I was walking, within seconds of each other. Not sure how I didn't break both my ankles as I fell off the platforms. I'm sure that looked quite graceful). Anyway. One day this happened, one of my shoes began to fall apart as I walked through a parking lot, and I happened to have the Shoe Goo in the glove compartment. It was a new product I had recently purchased but not yet used, so I read the instructions. Unfortunately, it is not "instantaneous"; it tells you the glue has to set for like 4 hours. Well, I glued it as I sat in the car, put on a spare pair of shoes I always keep there for occasions like this, and went about my business. By the time I returned to my car 3 hours later, the shoe seemed to be holding together nicely. I wore them later that evening, and a few times since, and they have held up perfectly. By which I mean, as well as my shoe repair shop would have done. For a lot less money, no trip to the shop, no waiting a week for him to get them back to me. I'm still a little nervous about wearing them (like what if they don't hold up?) but at the very least, having something like this can buy you time and save the day, even if you do end up at some point having to buy new shoes.

Good stuff drys durable size is ok could be bigger but doesn't take much. Compatible with every kinda shoe rubber and leather I've came across. so versatile It's like rubber cement until it dries then becomes very tough and dense. Let it dry 24 hours and your golden. Been gluing my 25 year old sandals together for a few years now lol Just to see how long i can make them last. lol

Got his GOO based on reviews and the popularity of the product with shoe cobblers. I used it on a pair of work shoes with a complete rubber sole and upper. The sole on these boots ( Xpeti) actually cover the front and sides of the boot rather than just the bottoms like most shoes, but yet from 2 years of wear and tear , at the flex points the sole did begin to separate from the boot. The GOO bonded the sole right back as good as new. I have been wearing them now in the muck for 3 days and the GOO seems to be holding. We then used the GOO on a pair of boots where the sole acutally came almost all the way off , we applied the GOO and clamped the shoes . She has been wearing them now for a couple of days and the sole is staying intact. We are very happy so far with how well this glue has worked. We give this a thumbs up . I'll monitor the boots and update if anything changes.

Not the strongest shoe repair glue but Im not sure I need the strongest. This has always worked for what I want to do. I did repair some shoes a week ago and they still smell like the chemicals from the glue. Also, the tube broke at the back after the second use and I got glue all over my hands. It is hard to wash off. I probably wasted 25% of the tube. Wear gloves when using this stuff just in case the poorly sealed tubes are a common problem.

Best I've used, holding up really well. Used on one boot, lots glue left.

I used the shoe goo to glue some slippers together that were a favorite of mine. It worked very well.

If your go-to shoes are trail hikers and approach shoes as mine are, then you are likely buying brands like Keen, Merrill, Scarpa, Teva, and The North Face... many of these brands have a glued-on grid on the sole for traction. This grid has a fair level of potential for delaminating from the sole, particularly for Keen shoes (which I like so much). Many Keen models wrap this grid up onto the side of the shoe which (I think) makes it more susceptible to delamination. That said, when the bottom falls out, don't throw away what might be your favorite pair of shoes! Get yourself some Shoe GOO and fix the problem. Buy the clear colored product, clean all the surfaces to be glued well, and add an adequate level of GOO to both surfaces to be welded. Don't overdo it. After the GOO is applied, thumb press all surfaces together to assure good contact, then wrap the sole firmly to the shoe with blue painter's tape and set them aside for 2-3 days in an area that is around a constant 70 Deg. to get a good cure. I have had a very good success rate in salvaging my shoes by using this product and method. Good Luck Jim

Works great