How to Patch a Rubber Boot
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 เม.ย. 2022
- Leaking boot? Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to prepare the surface and which patch kit I use to make a repair that will last for years. Save money and keep those feet dry!
Even the best boots can crack or spilt over time. Dry feet are key to staying warm while working outdoors. After I filmed this video, I was cleaning trails with my dirt bike buddies after a soaking rain. This repair held tight!
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Thanks for the info! Was just looking at banjo lessons on youtube when I decided I should fix my boots, funny how that worked out lol
If you lived closer, I could give you lessons! I wrote the instrumental banjo piece on my intro.
Thank you so much Deering Dave for the very informative and helpful tutorial! I learnt a lot and I'm going to fix my friend's boot tomorrow! Have a wonderful holiday time! God bless and good luck!
Glad to help!
Good to know! I have a pair of boots I love and don't want to get rid off. Now I know how to fix them. Thank you! 👍🏽👏🏽
Thanks, I tried everything on my rubber boots, same spot like yours, nothing works, pilled off some time later. Finally I sewed the cracks with HD and glue thread and glues from inside and outside, lasted more than a year now.
Thank you for this video!
I've got a crack in exactly same place in my Italian made rubber safety boots.
Thank you!
Thank you 😊
thanks david
nice job
Thanh You. From Serbia in Europe
Nothing worse than wet feet.
Well the boot lives to walk another day!
I did this exact same repair on some green LaCrosse knee boots that were splitting in the exact same place and my patch failed on my first use. I even let the patch set for almost a week before using.
Did u clean it REALLY well?
@@DeeringDave I did but I'm going to try it again just in case it was something on my end that caused it to fail. I'm thinking I didn't rough up the rubber enough with the metal scratch plate because some of it stuck really well while one side did not.
@disillusioned070 The quality of some of this new La Crosse product is degrading.
I missed the bit where you showed exactly how much dirt was on the wipe--hopefully you saved it. I just need need to know because I've lost my mind.
Round off the corners of the patch and it will last longer
Came here to say that.👍
Same haha
A lil bit of heat gun, maybe?
i thought there was some fire 🔥 involved
Burnso-matic , baby!
Have you ever used that E6000 Adhesive to patch up, repair, or plug work cheap boots like Herman Survivors Work Boots?
In this case a corner of the heel has separated and a chunk of the outside corner is missing. The Shoo Goi failed as a plug which I applied in layers. I have some E6000 that I used with reinforcing tape to patch a cracked Sterilite crate lid. I have some craft sticks and some small disposable applicator brushes to get between the layers, then once it dries i ciuld layer up a plus on the outside to fill the hole. I'm wondering how strong an adhesive the E6000 is and whether it will flex with the boot without cracking.
It looks like part of the soles is some type of foam and whatever the rest is. I can use the boots for walking along the creeks.
Secondly, you buy a cheap pair of boots. What should you normally do to them out of the box before putting them on to make them last longer?
2, how can you reinforce and seal all the seams, stitching, welds, etc so they are not pulling apart or fraying? Then on the inside, how do you reinforce that cloth liner so it doesn't fray and shred your socks cuz that's the first thing that goes? Gorilla Tape doesn't work.
Also I thought of slathering some kind of rubber compound on the bottom of the soles and then vulcanize it with a heat gun to extend their life. Or maybe there's something better.
Had some esix thousañd but it dried in the tube, didn't seem to last after initial opening. But I'll keep it in mind.
If sixtyfiveford was on wgbh it would be this video
rule number one, never clean rubber with alcohol, rubber will harden faster
I did this repair quite awhile ago, and it is still holding and the rubber is still supple.