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Shoe goo for patching holes in climbing shoes?
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Anybody know of any good shoe repair stuff for patching holes? I have a hole in the toe of my left shoe near the top of the shoe. Is it hopeless or will shoe goo or some other product work? |
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Shoe Goo will only cover a problem not solve it. Buy another pair of shoes and use them while you get your shoes resoled. After that rotate your shoes. |
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Waste of effort. Shoe goo patch will be off the toe in one day. I had tried it for a special-case situation. My right foot big toe is slightly bigger than the left. Not big enough difference to need a different shoe size, but just big enough that I always get more wear over the big toe knuckle of the right foot. It’s not a normal toe wear at the edge of the shoe, where the rand meets the sole. I get a hole in the thin part of the rand about 1-1.5 in away from the toe, where the knuckle pushes against the rubber. So I thought I could put some shoe goo over that area when it gets thin, and get a bit more life out of the shoes. Nope. Even if you follow instructions exactly, wipe the area with rubbing alcohol, apply the patch, and let it cure, it is off after just one day of climbing. It actually starts coming off even before I climb, just from the stretching when you put the shoe on. |
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If the hole is in the rand, try this: |
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Is the hole in the rubber, or in the leather/pleather? |
FrankPS wrote: Did you mean this for me? Or for the OP? I doubt it would work forms purpose, but it’s not too expensive to try, I suppose. |
Lena chita wrote: Aquaseal is a PU based filler/adhesive just like shoe goo. Generally easier to apply and goes on thinner, but no real difference once it’s cured. AFAIK, there’s no effective half measure short of cementing on fresh rubber. |
FrankPS wrote: It is in the Rand. On top of my tibial basically Has this worked for you before? |
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The only long term solution is to get the rand repaired, which means resoling the shoe |
James Corbett wrote: Aquaseal, formerly known as Freesole, will slow the wear on the rand at that spot. It will wear down after a few climbing days, but will delay the wear on the rand. You can reapply it when it wears off. Hopefully, it delays the wear on the rand until you need a resole. Is the hole in a spot on the shoe that contacts the rock when climbing? https://www.gearaid.com/products/aquaseal-repair-adhesive-shoe Edit: I've used Shoe Goo for other purposes on shoes and I believe Aquaseal is substantially harder. |
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Like others have said above, shoe goo won’t last more than a day or two. If the hole is on the upper part of the rand and not a surface you are climbing on, try some two part epoxy. I’ve had it stay for months of regular climbing. But it is hard and slippery so it’s not good for a friction part of the shoe. |
rock climbing wrote: So easy! how did I not think of this in the past 20 years? |
rock climbing wrote: I’m not near my shoes at the moment, but it’s always just a bit to the side of these clustered holes that are positioned over the toe knuckle. The shoe seems to fit great, I don’t have any discomfort in that area, no hot spot or anything. It just wears out before the toes on either shoe, and always on the right foot. The first time it happened I actually thought it was because of the route I was working on, that had a right heel-toe cam. But it now happened again on the second pair of shoes, in the exact same spot, and I don’t think I was toe-hooking/camming. No hole on La Sportiva Kubos that I’m alternating with Testarossas. But the knuckle definitely protrudes more on testarossas, bc the fit is different.  |
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Shoo goo is for delaminating soles, not holes. |
