Repairing Peeling Soles On Climbing shoes
The rubber on a pair of climbing shoes that I purchased (Red Chilli Durango VCR) started to delaminate after about two months of use. After a bit of googling around I managed to find some recommendations for glues to try however I couldn’t find as much information on how to actually fixate the peeling parts of the shoes soles while the glue sets. The following is the method I have used twice and has given me great results. Materials used: SikaBond TechGrip High strength multipurpose polyurethane adhesive, newspaper/junk-mail, disposable rubber gloves, lots of rubber bands, half round second cut file and duck-tape (if your repairing the heel of a shoe). Method: Clean the surface of the shoe that requires gluing (I just used water + old toothbrush and a clear rag to remove chalk dust) Packed the shoe full of paper (junk-mail flyers and newspaper) to increase the rigidity of the shoes. ...