Re: Strong Glue
From a shoe repair forum (yea, I didn't know there were any either):<br /><br />If the sole is leather or rubber, and the shoe is leather, <br />you should be able to glue it yourself...You need an all purpose contact cement. See if there is a shoe shop close by and maybe they sell it. If you can't find a shoe shop, try a hardware or home improvement store and they may have it. Barge Cement seems to be everywhere, see if they have it. Rubber cement may be labeled as Contact cement, but don't use that because it isn't durable enough. <br /><br />When you use contact cement, you need to make sure both surfaces ( the sole and the shoe leather) are clean...If you have a piece of sandpaper, use it to clean the surfaces, and even rough it up somewhat... apply the glue evenly to both surfaces..You need to plan some open time to let the two sides dry or cure.<br /><br />When the glue is dry, make sure that you line the edges up correctly, then press the two sides back together. If you have some kind of clamp, you might use it to keep some pressure on the glue while it dries more. (to keep from damaging the shoe you could use a piece of heavy paper like a grocery bag or some cloth between the clamps and the shoes.) clamping it or letting it dry for at least a couple of hours will help. <br /><br />A more advanced tecnique would be to let the contact cement dry and reactivate the glue with heat from a hair dryer or heat gun. warm it up, don't burn it! and then press the two parts together. (Heat makes the glue more tackier.) When the shoe and sole is warm, don't clamp the sole hard, because it may cause it to squish if it is rubber ...wait for a couple of minutes, then clamp it.
<br /><br />Ken
