O/T Patching Rubber Boots

Fergienewbee · Jan 21, 2011

I have a pair of green rubber "barn" boots that have a two-inch split about even with the ball of your foot and about 1.5" above the sole. Any ideas/experience with patch kits? How about "Slime" kits?

I hate to throuw them away, but they get snow/water in them.

Larry

Zachary Hoyt · Jan 21, 2011

I tried once with a tire patch but it didn't hold well. Maybe I didn't prepare the surface well enough.
Zach

NW Ohio Tim · Jan 21, 2011

If it's a cut, I've had luck using a regular tire patch kit. Use a wire wheel to clean and roughen up the area first.

If it's a crack form age, you might be able to fix it but there'll be another one somewhere else very shortly.

This is what I've found, your milage may vary.

I just bought a pair of Servus rubber boots last month, the darn things are so thin they won't even stand up by themselves. I told the guy at the hardware store I'd just put bread bags over my shoes when I'm ready for my next pair.

Good luck,

Tim

hd6gtom · Jan 21, 2011

We tryd to use tire patching on a lot of different kinds of boots. With the new plastic ones we had to use a swimming pool repair patch. I think a water bed patch is the same thing.

PJH · Jan 21, 2011

When I worked in the local gas station, I patched a couple boots every Saturday during the winter months. We used to use hot patches, but now I use regular roll on cold patches. They hold good if you prepare the area first. I carefully use my little weld grinder to buff an area a little bigger than the patch diameter. Blow off the residue, then coat the buffed area with tire patch cement. Let it dry, then carefully place the patch, rolling it on good with a kneading tool. Try to not touch the sticking surfaces with anything but the patch.

For big wounds, you can overlap patches.

Never tried patching a wound on the soul.

I just counted the patches on my old LaCross chore boots. There's nine on the right boot, and ten on the left.

I have a brand new pair in the closet, but these ain't dead yet. By the way - the new ones are made in China. It was a tough decision - but I've worn LaCross boots for 30 years.

Skinflint Paul

PJH · Jan 21, 2011

"Never tried patching a wound on the soul."

Sorry - should have spelled it "sole".

I do know someone who CAN patch a wounded soul. . .

Paul

LarryT · Jan 21, 2011

Get a tube of Shoe Goo and a peace of old inner tube. Worked for me when I was in Alaska.

pete 23 · Jan 21, 2011

E-6000 glue.

Paul from MN · Jan 21, 2011

If it is split on the sole, particularly the ball of your foot, the patch will be very temporary.

Time for a new pair of boots

Gary from Muleshoe · Jan 21, 2011

When I worked on the farm we would take them to the local tire shop and they would patch it up for us. Good as fixing a flat tire.

JDseller · Jan 22, 2011

They have already told you about just using a regular tire patch. What I have found that makes patching work better is to heat the boot/tube up before and after you put the glue on it. The new glue will not burn like the old. So I just use my heat gun and dry the glue. Then after I install the patch I apply a little heat to it too. I have had much better luck getting the patches to stick this way.

E R · Jan 22, 2011

I had A pair of rubber boots split on top side, too good to discard. I try tire patch two times, it did not hold.
I put duck tape all way around toe & sole, it too was about 1 1/2" long. It did okay until you ware it out on sole.
What next, do the same thing over again.
I am stil have them

Hammer Man from Tx.

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