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Pros & Cons
Pros
Highly recommend the product and the satisfaction of do it yourself. It's diy and if you prepare ahead of time and do a careful job you can get great results. Well satisfied and as usual amazon is ghreat!
Work carefully with a razor knife, whether exacto or box cutter. Just need a very sharp blade, pen, 150 grit sandpaper and contact cement.
The sole cracked but the uppers are still pretty good. I'm a professional cobbler and we stock these all the time. Next time any of my soles wear out, i’m doing this again with no hesitation.
Do this in a well-ventilated area. Rub from the middle outward so that no air bubbles get trapped. Heat both surfaces with a blow dryer.
These are sole protectors, same ones professional cobblers install. The protectors are flat hard rubber so it will take a good amount of pressure to mold them smoothly to rounded soles. These are great additions for new or somewhat worn leather soled ... Read More
Cons
There is no adhesive backing and they do not flex or fit exactly to the heel of your shoe. Waste of money.
Highlights
Quality
You glue it to shoe using shoeglue making sure the whole sole is in contact with the shoe
Paired this vibram sole with the goodyear heel sole and boot glue all sold on amazon for an old pair of sperry ao topsiders
Ieutf8psc1a brush to apply glue i used a paint brush for thisif you want it to sit flush with the sole so there is a smooth tra... Read More
On top of the bad aesthetic outcome when i walked i felt that my forefoot was higher than normal relative to the heal i suppos... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Just need to use the right glue
I used the glue e6000 to fix it on my shoes it worked with a little set up to keep the rubber sole tight in place until glue dried
Competitiveness
I only use the vibram brand to protect theoriginal shoe soles
Overview
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 416 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 6 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I used to get long lasting use of my preferred shoes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But this is a goodyear product not vibram
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Great idea just not what i was looking for
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I also found myself not having the ample grip i wanted
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ieutf8psc1a brush to apply glue i used a paint brush for thisif you want it to sit flush with the sole so there is a smooth transition from sole to rubber in the middle of the shoe follow steps 14 otherwise skip to 51
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you dont care about the rubber having a lip start from here5
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If you dont have anything to put the shoe on to hammer down just press the rubber onto the outsole as hard as you can
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Make sure to push the razor in one smooth motion with minimal stopping or making any up and down motion as this will result in marks in the rubber
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