Love my winter boots but they've started to leak. Damp socks are the worst! Abe's winter boots are in a sad state, with the front sole flapping in the breeze. Do we throw these boots out, sending them to live in a landfill? Admit defeat and spend money for new ones? Or do we fix them? Yahoo, PROJECT! Level of Difficulty: 1/5 Cost/materials: Shoe Goo $9 Wool/Felt Insoles $10 Old paint brush (small) Clamp (I used a kitchen bag clamp thing) Time: 15 minutes plus 24 hours waiting Seemingly known to the world, but newly knownst to me: Shoe Goo. You can get this goopy stuff everywhere. For Abe's boots, the sole had come apart so much it needed to be clamped. For the rest, I applied the goo using the brush to the space where the sole meets leather. Wait 24 hours. Anywhere there is goo, it is a bit shiny. After wearing the boots outside a bit, the shine gets dulled with dirt which is just as well. Also I love the wool insoles, makes the boots extra warm. I tested my boots on Thursday with a 6km round trip walk for meetings - dry socks, warm feet! Success! Lessons Learned 1. Easy cheap fix. This was a no brainer. Saved hundreds in the cost of new boots. 2. I think the paintbrush helped with sealing the edges. I am not sure how you would apply the goo otherwise. Don't use a good brush as there is no gooing back........<symbol crash> 3. I am messy. The more I track my projects, the more evidence I have that I am messy. No worries, I won't let that get in my way of more projects!
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Author: Leah BartlettLover of projects, big and small! I try to not be intimidated by lack of experience/skill/know-how. Archives
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