What to do if there is a hole in the sole of your shoe?

Over time, even the highest quality and most expensive shoes become unusable. Most often the sole suffers. It wears off and cracks and holes appear. You can take your leaky boots to be repaired, or you can deal with the problem on your own using improvised means.

Preparation for the process

Before proceeding to work on sealing the hole in the sole, the shoes must be thoroughly washed and all dirt must be completely removed.. Let's move on to the degreasing procedure. To do this, apply acetone or gasoline to a cotton pad and wipe the sole. Afterwards the boots need to be dried.

Experts recommend drying boots naturally without heating devices. If the hole is through, carefully remove the insole. Once the shoes are cleaned and dried, you can begin repairing them.

Ways to repair a hole in the sole of a shoe

There are several methods that can be used to seal a hole. Most often, glue comes into play to combat the problem. It is recommended to use proven polyurethane mixtures as an adhesive.. They are reliable and durable. The sealant has good adhesive properties.

Rubber

If you know how to work with leather things, then you will like the method of sealing a hole in the sole with rubber. Cut a rectangular piece of rubber 2 mm larger than the size of the existing crack in the sole. Coat it with glue on all sides and use a screwdriver or awl to push it into the crack.

In this case, the rubber will act as a spacer, and the glue will hold it inside and prevent it from flying out. Leave the shoes for several hours to allow the glue to dry.

Glue

You will need glue in a tube with a long narrow spout. It must be cut so that the tip fits into the hole formed on the sole. We follow the instructions:

• remove the insole from the shoe;
• Press the hole on the inside with a piece of leather (where the insole was);
• Squeeze glue into the hole in such an amount that it is completely filled;
• hold the piece of leather with your hand for about 10 minutes until the glue hardens;
• leave the boot upside down and wait for the glue to completely harden;
• Using a knife, carefully cut off a piece of leather that is inside the shoe;
• insert the insole into place.

When working with glue, do not forget to wear gloves, a cotton-gauze bandage or a respirator.

Sealant

Similar actions can be done using sealant. The principle of sealing summer shoes is no different from that described above. Now we will tell you how to seal a hole in winter boots. Very often, winter shoes have soles that resemble honeycombs; voids form in them over time.

Therefore, filling the hole with glue, which will spill inside the sole, will not achieve the desired result. You will need foam rubber scraps. Carefully bend the insole, fill the void with scraps of rubber and fill it with sealant. We wait until the product hardens. We degrease the sole with acetone and again treat the hole with sealant. We wait for the sealant to completely harden.

other methods

You can seal the hole in the sole using nylon and a soldering iron. After you have removed the dirt from the shoes and degreased the surface, run a hot soldering iron inside the cracks. The material will begin to bubble and melt. After this, rub the nylon melted with a soldering iron onto the place where the crack appears and completely fill the hole with it.

The crack can be sealed with a piece of leather. Is it true, this method is short-lived. Clean the sole from dirt and treat with acetone. Sand the sole with sandpaper. Cut a patch the size of a hole out of leather and glue it onto the sole. Leave the boot for a few hours to allow the glue to dry. This method is quite simple and fast, but is only suitable for a while, since the skin will quickly wear off when walking.

What to do if there is a hole in the heel of your shoe?

In order to remove the hole in the heel of the sole you will need tape, epoxy glue, hardener:

• wash the shoes, remove any debris that has gotten into the crack in the heel, dry the shoe;
• mix epoxy glue with hardener;
• pour the mixture into the hole and seal it with tape;
• put the shoes in their normal condition and leave them for a day;
• After 24 hours, remove the tape and smooth the surface of the heel with sandpaper.

For this method it is better to use masking tape.