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  • #1300700
    P S
    Member

    @petesull

    I thought one of you MYOG guys might know what glue I should use to glue down the liner of my shoe. I tried Krazy Glue but it was immediately absorbed by the fabric liner.

    unglued shoe liner

    #1967951
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    Barge cement?

    –B.G.–

    #1967956
    Madeline T
    Member

    @madscot13

    seam sealer? I use it on fabrics. it might take more than you think though just because it does get absorbed. it is flexible when it dries.

    #1967967
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    You mean McNett Seam Grip?

    or Shoo Goo is pretty much the same stuff

    #1968021
    Michael Pappas
    Member

    @mpap89

    Locale: bay area

    Use master's cement. I dabble in shoe making and that's what 90% of shoe makers use.

    #1968047
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    I like Shoo Goo.

    Cheers

    #1968048
    Madeline T
    Member

    @madscot13

    is shoe goo a lot like seam sealer? I have a tube that i have never cracked opem

    #1968056
    Hoot Filsinger
    BPL Member

    @filsinger

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Both Barge and Shoo Goo will work fine. The new formula (blue and black tube) Barge does not have the holding power of the older yellow and red tubes. Shoo Goo is forgiving but avoid putting on too thick.

    Bill

    #1968130
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    "seam sealer" is a non specific term – there's McNett Seam Grip for polyurethane coatings, various silicone sealers for silnylon,…

    McNett Seam Grip and Shoo Goo are both polyurethane. I think they're pretty interchangeable. Maybe Shoo Goo is thicker? It's intended application is like fixing the sole of a shoe. McNett Seam Grip intended application is sealing seams and patching holes.

    McNett and Shoo Goo have a short shelf life, especially after you open them. I had some Shoo Goo that was partially dried out so I added some Toluene or whatever the solvent is. It identifies it on the outside of the package. That stuff is very unhealthful, so maybe you should let it dry outside or in garage.

    Another thing about the polyurethanes is they don't dry good. Even after days, if you have two surfaces that were coated, and they touch each other, they will stick and you can't get them apart. It will peel the polyurethane off one of the two surfaces. You have to rub some powder on the surfaces to make them non tacky. Like talc, or dried clay from soil, or scrape wall board compound,…

    #1968150
    David Hunter
    Member

    @mdhunter

    "Freesole" works great for anything on shoes and boots.

    #3492975
    David Gutz
    BPL Member

    @davegutz1957

    Two thumbs up on the “Freesole.”   Amazon carries it:  Gear Aid Freesole Urethane Formula Shoe Repair 1oz.

    #3493078
    Drop Bear
    BPL Member

    @dropbear

    I keep a tube Freesole in the freezer.

    #3493162
    John M
    BPL Member

    @litetrek

    Shoe Goo is widely avaible.  I believe you can get it at Home Depot.  It is very thick, very sticky stuff so don’t put it on too thick or you’ll have a mess of squeeze out when you assemble the parts.  Its also good for repairing other things.

     

    #3494437
    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    I’ve use Shoo Goo for years to reinforce wear areas on my uppers and soles and had very good results. It also works great on wear areas on packs and sewn up holes in tent floors.

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