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Flex Seal to replace cracking rubber show soles

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It says do not use on soles because it might be slippery, but i have arthritis in my ankle and I need soft support shoes for in my house.
The sole is a ruberized coating which is cracking and disintegrating, leaving the fammy bottom exposed.

I dont want to use a glue as it might easily destroy the foam, but why not Flex seal tape? comes in a 5 foot roll and 4 inches wide.
I need it where the ball of my foot hits the shoe...These are Clarks shoes and very soft ( more like deck shoes but a soft bottom(
 
Maybe try some lifts like DeSantis.
 
dseag2 said:
Maybe try some lifts like DeSantis.
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my Russian neighbor is 6'4".. the other day he came over and had on motorcycle boots. he had to duck in the doorway to get in the house
 
Two words...

Nike Air
 
I bought a pair of Clark work shoes, many years ago. I unboxed them and stored them at the bottom of a dark closet. At least ten years later, I went to put the shoes into the rotation. To my surprise, the heels and soles ad cracked and easily crumbled into small chunks. I called customer service and they said, “oh, that’s quite normal, can we get you a discount on your next pair?”

I never put the shoes on my feet after the fitting art the store……..you know what you can do with that coupon…


EDIT: Unless the surface is flat and non porous, Flex-Tape is worthless, imo.
 
Over the years, I've tried various attempts at this. They use to have this stuff called 'shoe goo' which did the same thing. Problem was my wife would wear out only the heel part of her running shoe and I tried to rebuild only that part. It's never worked. The goo repair would very quickly wear out. It's not strong enough. Something like JB weld might work but you will have zero cushion.
 
I seriously doubt how long Flex seal - anything - would last in that application.

Take your shoes to a good cobbler and have them afix the right sole for you. It'll both work and last - and I daresay not cost more than about $50.
 
Actually, I've had success with Barge Cement on soles; it's an incredibly strong rubber cement. Used it for sandals, and repairing leather (and rubber) soles of other shoes. I'm sure too if the OP can find the right softness of material he needs, it'd work for that too.
 
EdwinWillers said:
I seriously doubt how long Flex seal - anything - would last in that application.

Take your shoes to a good cobbler and have them afix the right sole for you. It'll both work and last - and I daresay not cost more than about $50.
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Have you had shoes resoled in the last 20 years? And there are cobblers located nearly everywhere…./s

I had a favorite pair of dock shoes. They had been pretty expensive at the time. The soles wore and I found the only cobbler within the area code. I brought him the shoes for an estimate. He quoted $75, which I thought was high, but my options were limited. A few weeks later, I picked them up, (I had prepaid,) and he proceeded to give me a raft of shit as to how much trouble the shoes gave him. I told him, hell, I brought you the shoes beforehand…….

US Grant don’t go as far as he used to!
 
Yes - I've been to a cobbler in the past 20 years. Cost depends on the type of work being done. $50 was just a quick guesstimate based on a simple over-tread. Nothing more.
 
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