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02-24-06

Shoe Goo

Originally marketed to repair old tennis shoes (which it does very well), this industrial strength rubber cement has many, many purposes.

I had a problem with the trim falling off of my second Mazda Rx-7, so I went around the car and pulled off all the trim and re-glued it with Shoe Goo. I never had the problem again. Through all kinds of weather and at very irresponsible speeds, the trim was still on the car after the vehicle was used up, wrung out, stripped of parts for my third Rx-7 and sold to a salvage yard for scrap metal.

Goop makes several other varieties that are supposedly specialized for different applications, but after trying them I keep going back to the original.

-- Justin Belshe

[Note: Apparently "Shoe Goo" is not a trademark. Several products from differing manufacturers use the same name, in very similar packaging. The link below is to the source which Justin Belshe used. Beware of imitations!]

Shoe Goo
$7
George's Shoes

 


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#1 | Wed, 11-05-08 12:48
Gerald

one of my legs is 1 inch shorter than the other from a car accident. I have a lift on my left shoe. Will shoe goo fit the lift on the bottom of a regular shoe sole?

 
#2 | Sat, 12-20-08 08:16
Id say yes it will

I have used it for 20 years and it has never failed me. Give it a try and good luck to you.

 
#3 | Wed, 01-21-09 12:48
Steve

Is shoe goo a vulcanizing rubber cement that can be used to apply bicycle patches to inner tubes?

 
#4 | Sun, 03-01-09 10:23
Mike

I have an old pair of basketball shoes, there is a hole in the corner of the sole and a little bit on the bottom. I was wondering if there is any way I could repair that.

 
#5 | Wed, 04-29-09 01:02
connie

I have some super cute espadrills and part of the shoe has a gap. Can I use shoe goo on that kind of shoe? Is the goo clear or colored?
thanks
connie

 

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