Jens Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 After a while, all of our rock shoe rubber seems to becme roughed up, gauged out in places and oxidized? if you climb on plastic you get a whole bunch of wear bumps in one spot on the bottom of the sole. Boreal addresses this issue with a new shoe rubber prep "paddle". I've tried wire brushes, copper brushes, files, and sandpaper and they all seem to just make my rubber slick on the high spots and completely miss the low spots. It seems like resolers run the bottom of a newly resoled pair of shoes over a grinding wheel or something? (ever see a resole kit what a slab of stealth rubber looks like -super slick) Could I walk in and have them spend a couple of minutes and run the bottom over the wheel for a couple of bucks? Anybody have any better luck with any technique? Should I try coarser sandpaper glued to a flat board? Quote
Szyjakowski Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 sandpaper on wheels it what resolers use. take them in; shouldn't take more than two minutes and I would think no charge to fix your problem... course I think its better to just climb some granite slabs.. seems to keep that rubber nice and rough. Quote
RuMR Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Hey jens... Â Take a 1" diameter wood dowel...glue very coarse sand paper on it...this works wonders...it gives you some leverage to really hit certain spots as opposed to a sanding block... Â also, rubbing alcohol is the shit for cleaning rubber... Â on a side note, any of you clowns ever do the an old smith rock trick to new shoes? Where you rebevel w/ a taper and then slightly round the edge of sole...its the shiznet for small tuff edges... Quote
sketchfest Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 also, rubbing alcohol is the shit for cleaning rubber... Â I'm no pro, but I believe companies like Mountain Soles warn not to use alcohol to clean the rubber, but I'm no pro Quote
Dru Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 To get them really sticky light the alcohol after you clean with it, this warms the sole like F1 drivers burning rubber before the race. Quote
Jens Posted August 31, 2004 Author Posted August 31, 2004 Thanks I'll try the dowell. ------ I do the edge bevel on my edging slippers and also sometimes have had relsolers do it for me. Old Lasportiva Kendos with edge bevel- best smith shoe I've ever used. __ I've used rubbing alchohol on soles at least once a month for 17 years. Works like a charm. I wonder if mt. soles is worried about glue delaminating? _ If you want to see some entertainment, spill some REI jungle juice (100% deet?) on your rock shoes! Quote
RuMR Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 kendos rocked! As did the futuras for smith! I wish they didn't stop making those...cool concept with that front plate that you just pulled off and replaced when it was time for a resole... Quote
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