Rubber boot repair

troutfisher13111

troutfisher13111

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Does anyone know how I can repair a hole in my Rubber boots? Everything I try does not seem to be flexible and waterproof enough to last.
 
there is some stuff called shoe goo. have you tried it yet? its supposed to remain flexible.
 
buy new, and by neoprene. Rubber eventually gets old and cracked. Neoprene stays flexible and is fairly easy to patch. My waders came with a patch kit. Can't tell you what's in it as I've never need to use it.
 
Shoe Goo is good stuff, and for lots of purposes, too. There are several similar products from the same maker I believe. Seems like I saw something like Plumbers Goo and 2 or 3 others hanging from pegboard hooks in our Lowes (home improvements and building supplies) store about a year ago. They come in small tubes in a blister pack. It may all be the same product with different names on the packages. Google it up and take a look online.
 
Shoe Goo or Goop like others have suggested. It does work if you prep the area, clean it up to remove all grease and dirt, rough it up with sandpaper and apply the Goop. I have had repairs last several years with this stuff.
 
I used some Gorilla Glue on mine and they are still going strong after about a year and still waterproof!
 
Your local auto parts supply store should have glue to patch inner tubes and it works well. Cut a piece of an inner tube and use the glue to attach it to the boot.

Shoe Goo works. I rebuilt a heel with it, though it smells horrid and takes a long time to dry (don't use it indoors).
 
One tip for patching with Shoe Goo, if you make a series of small holes around the main "wound" -- maybe 1/8-1/4" back, and force the goo into these holes when covering the wound, the patch will hold longer. When the goo hardens in these holes, they act like stitches. I patched a pair of insulated shoepaks this way in 1995, have used them lots, and the patch is still in place.
 
IUKE12 said:
Shoe Goo or Goop like others have suggested. It does work if you prep the area, clean it up to remove all grease and dirt, rough it up with sandpaper and apply the Goop. I have had repairs last several years with this stuff.
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I think you're right! It was probably several types of the Goop product I saw in our Lowes store.
 
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