How to glue a sole

Before beginning repairs, find out what made sole. Usually it is rubber or polyurethane. If the rubber sole, clean it of dirt and thoroughly degrease using pure gasoline. Then apply glue 88Н and wait until it dries. It usually takes 10-15 minutes. Stuff the shoes with newspaper or any thick paper. Place it under the press for 8-10 hours.

If the sole is made of polyurethane, clean the place of adhesion of dirt and degrease with clean gasoline. Take a flat needle file and gently scratch the painted layer of the skin. Degrease again the repaired surface. Using a heated soldering iron, you can spread small pieces of butter (cut from the soles of old) on the skin in a place that is in need of repair. Squeeze the sole and the upper part of the Shoe in a place of bonding and swipe between them with the soldering iron. Keep in mind that repairing this type of soles take a bit of practice. Accurately maintain the pressure between the sole and the upper part of the Shoe and watch the temperature of the soldering iron. The device should be warmed up much.

If the sole has peeled off of the setting on the shoes edge, it can be repaired another way. Clean the damaged area from contamination and degrease with clean gasoline. Apply on the soles and on the upper skin in place repair glue 88Н. After 10-15 minutes of struggling to press the sole to the top. Take dratwa (durable twisted linen thread), grated shoemaker's pitch. With the awl and a special Shoe hook sew the soles to the uppers. Remember that the seam should be at a distance of 4-5mm from the top edge of the sole.

If sole there was a small crack, and she began to come off, you will need glue 88Н and forward (prevention). Clean the damaged area and degrease it with a clean gasoline. Apply glue to the sole and on prevention. After 15 minutes, stick a reel on the soles and put under the press for 8-10 hours.