Shoe Goo or Seam Sealer for climbing shoes

Hello, I have a buddy who likes to use shoe goo around the rubber to leather seams on his climbing shoes to prevent them from separating to increase longevity of the shoe. I thought this was a really good idea, however I was just curious if anyone else does this or knows of people who do this. Also if anyone could figure out any cons to this please post also, I just got a new pair of shoes I'm thinking of doing this to.

I don't think I found am thread on preventative measures but from what I gathered, the goo does better inside which makes sense. I used it all the time when I skated a bunch.

Sounds like a decent idea but feel like it would just be mushy.

Freesole is better than either of those other 2.

I just used shoe goo to get my 510 guide
Approach shoes repaired. I had some
De lamination forming where the very bottom
Tread meet up with the rand( where your pinky
Toe is). The shoe goo filled the gap and fully
Bonded the parts of stealth rubber that were
Separating. It's strong, flexible, and might even
Give you some extra sticky grip in cracks.
Never used the seam sealer, but I can say
That shoe goo works

Shoe Goo works great, but I wouldn't put it on as a "preventative." Not until I had some problems would I use it.

I seam grip the hell out of all my approach shoes. Keeps them from blowing out at the seam as well as adding some abrasion resistance

Thanks for all the replies. I ended up using the seam sealer, which i believe is the same as shoe goo, to cover the seams on my new shoes. Theres three feet of snow where I am so i haven't climbed in them outside except for once on an unusually warm day. I have climbed a decent bit insides though. But they seem to be holding up and if any of you are interested ill update this thread later on to see how it holds up. I might add a second layer around the toe box but well see.

Eric Krause wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I ended up using the seam sealer, which i believe is the same as shoe goo, to cover the seams on my new shoes. Theres three feet of snow where I am so i haven't climbed in them outside except for once on an unusually warm day. I have climbed a decent bit insides though. But they seem to be holding up and if any of you are interested ill update this thread later on to see how it holds up. I might add a second layer around the toe box but well see.

How are the shoes holding up

Eric Krause wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I ended up using the seam sealer, which i believe is the same as shoe goo, to cover the seams on my new shoes. Theres three feet of snow where I am so i haven't climbed in them outside except for once on an unusually warm day. I have climbed a decent bit insides though. But they seem to be holding up and if any of you are interested ill update this thread later on to see how it holds up. I might add a second layer around the toe box but well see.

Seam Sealer is quite a different product. Even assuming you used the good version and not the water-based emulsion stuff, it is much thinner and AFAIK you can't build up a protexctive layer of it as one typically does with Seam Grip and Aquaseal.

I realize this is an old thread, but I've experimented with shoo goo, seam sealer, aquaseal, freesole, barge cement, etc quite a bit on my approach shoes and mountaineering boots. Aquaseal seems to work the best for minor repairs, bonding, and abrasion resistance. Mixing it with rubber shavings works really well.
Shoo goo was the old staple, but I always thought it messy, difficult to work with, and likely to fall off in clumps rather than gradually.