Resole

The rear Half of the sole/ padding on my 5.10s is coming loose (adhesive breaking down?) but the actual soles are in fine shape just tearing away from shoe. Since the damage is in the rear half of the shoe will I have to get a full resolve to have this fixed? Or should I just apply a liberal dose of gorilla glue and climb on?

In case I need a resole, where do you all recommend? What rubber should I use?
Thanks!

Daniel

Ps: if someone could explain how to post pics directly from iPhone I would put a picture of the damage.

glue it.

Are they the 5.10's with that weird padded tread design on the back 1/2 of the shoe?

They have the "dotted" tread design glued onto a heel pad..? Both the white foam heel pad and the rear tread is coming loose... all the way through.

Yep...those are the ones. I just had a pair like that do the same thing. I sent them into Yosemite Bum for a 1/2 resole. They did a great job.

JB

@ kovac: Even with half resole they fixed the rear heel pad and sole? What kind of rubber did you get?

@ Locker: even though the adhesive has come completely loose the entire way across the shoe? You think barge would do the trick?

While we are on the subject of resoling does anybody have any experience resoling an old pair of EBs with new sticky rubber? I know there are better shoes out there, but I have this thing with bringing vintage gear back to life and having fun with it. So has anyone done it recently was it worth the resole?

Thanks

They didn't fix the heel pad...I had them remove all the padding and just put a rubber on it. They did a great job. You would never know that it had the old sole and pad on it.

As for resoling. I have had them work over a pair of my 20+ year old shoes and they did an awesome job. The shoes were about 3/4 size too small for me so I asked them to stretch them when they had the rubber off. They fit great now. Perfect size for me. I also had them replace the tongues on each shoe that some mice had chewed on. Would never know they were not the original tongues.

I wish I had taken pictures of some of the shoes I have sent in to them for repair. You would be amazed.

You can get resole kits:
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If the rubber is still in great condition then use gentle heat (heat gun, hair dryer etc) to loosen the glue and remove the sole. Once off use a CLEAN wire brush to scuff up the rubber surface and gently do the same to the base of the shoe. Clean both surfaces with isopropol alcohol (available very cheap in the first aid dept.) until pristine and oil free. In an ideal world you want the old glue off and the surface to be spotless, in the real world this is not really possible. Add a thin smear of barge glue to each surface (I use popsicle sticks) and let it dry for about an hour depending on humidity and temperature, it should look less glossy - then stick the sole to the shoe. Get it right and take your time as taking it back apart is a bad idea and will weaken the bond. Finally put pressure evenly across both surfaces and let the bond cure for 24hours. It may sound complex but its not.

Finally Dont use shoegoo, use barge glue or another impact adhesive.

Sorry forgot to add, for the EVA the foam to the leather, hold the two apart with and clean inside with alcohol, thin smear of Barge, hold the surfaces apart with matchstics cut to hold them apart until the surfacees are dry then slap the surfaces togather hard - I slam it on a desk. Heat will not easily penitrate the faom making a tear more likely in the foam. Your shoes should last a long time.

I resole my daughters street shoes with sticky rubber all the time - its easier and cheeper than buying kids rock boots and much more cozy. You should try to do this, its a very useful skill.