Fixing My Hole

professor · Post by **professor** » 29 Aug 2005 15:59

I've searched the forums and haven't found a really good description of how to fix a hole in your Lavers, or any other shoe for that matter. I have a hole in the bottom of my Laver right under where my big toe is. I bought shoe goo and I was wondering where do I go from here. How do I fix the hole so that it will last a decent amount of time.

Help would be very appreciated.

Here's my hole:

mitko · Post by **mitko** » 29 Aug 2005 16:03

this shoes have seen quite a few days...you need a new sole.

shreddaily · Post by **shreddaily** » 29 Aug 2005 17:04

unfortunatly those shoes MAY be too far along to repair. Shoe goo needs a surface to stick too. Thus you should use it when you have a thin layer of material left. To fix that hole your going to have to be real patient and apply a layer ata time, checking to make sure it doesn't run, until you can build up from the outside in to cover the whole. Maybe you coulod use a small piece of fabric like 1 cm bigger than the whole than just shoe goo over the whole thing to make a strong layer....yeah that would probably work!

ericksonj · Post by **ericksonj** » 29 Aug 2005 17:17

yeah I would totally glue a large amount of denim to the inside of the sole. Then, on the bottom lay a big layer of goo on the sole so that it is flat and normal. The goo will harden even a little harder then the rubber. Watch it while it drys so that it doesn't run. But yeah I have fixed lavers like that before, I never really shredded in them afterwards because I hate lavers, but they fixed up pretty well. It doesn't last very long though, I remember nate fixed up is ct 300s or something that way and they wore through in a couple weeks. Repeat as necessary I guess.

Good luck!

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 29 Aug 2005 18:15

You can put some duct tape on the insole on the inside and then just fill in the hole.

To build up the toe again you have to make a rim around the front edge of the shoe and then just sorta goop it out and smooth it out right to the edges. then when it dries you take away the rim you made.. you can make it out of tape or something.. i dont know.

do that

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 29 Aug 2005 18:28

I like the title of this thread

mosher said:

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quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 29 Aug 2005 20:29

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professor · Post by **professor** » 29 Aug 2005 21:22

Thanks everyone!

ShredOnLawn · Post by **ShredOnLawn** » 29 Aug 2005 21:25

Use a large patch of Moleskin on the inside of the shoe. Then use black electrical tape on the sole. Then apply Plumbers "GOOP" or Household"GOOP) or just shoe Goo over the Electrical tape let it dry in the hot sun so that is melts into a nice smooth sole surface.

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 30 Aug 2005 09:52

I would throw those shoes in the trash. Even if you patch the hole, everytime you push off the ground or land on the ground, your joints are being exposed to high levels of shock. There is no midsole left, and playing in those is a recipe for inury.

But, since you are young, and invincible. Might as well just put a few layers of duct tape over the hole and pile on the shoe goo.

dyalander · Post by **dyalander** » 27 Nov 2006 18:04

Thread revival! The thread search works!
The sole's of my lavers are starting to wear down and being in Australia its a pain in the arse to get new shred shoes (expensive too - no-one stocks lavers or Climas so with postage they are expensive, and G-units are $100+ in stores), so sole repair is big issue. Ian (King Monkey) took his lavers to a shoe repair place and got them re-soled. I think it cost him $30AU which is way cheaper than getting a new pair, and so far its lasted him at least 6mnths (i think). The dude sanded down the front half of the sole (under the toes and the balls of your feet) and stuck on a new rubber sole.
I am a cheap-skate. $30 is alot of money for me. I am also one of those people who doesn't throw things away. So I have an old BMX tyre that had worn through siting in my room. Rather than spend $30 I cut out a piece of the tyre that wasn't too badly worn down and super glued it to my sole covering all the wear. At first it was really lumpy and uncomfortable due to all the rubber modules from the tyre grip, and because I didn't sand down the sole, and just stuck the tyre onto the already uneven sole. So I got a stanley knife and cut down some of the grip lumps till it felt better.
It lasted about 5 sessions before the glue peeled off, but I'm sure I can get better glue and make it work longer (being cheap, I'll just use up all the remaining glue I have first

).
Weight wise, It is probably about the same as if I had of shoe-gooed them, maybe a bit lighter depending on how much shoe-goo you use. I think it would be comparable to the weight of a new pair of lavers, though I could feel the difference when the tyre eventually peeled off.
The other downside is that my shoes are no longer non-marking, although I only notice the tyre marks on certain surfaces - new concrete. I'm sure you could experiment with different rubber to keep them non-marking
I will post a pic if I get a chance.