Rubber Boot Patch

DOlthaus · #1 01/28/13, 08:47 AM

Not sure where to put this question but anyone here got a good patch idea for rubber boots? I have a pair less than three years old and one has a small hole where the toes bend. I hate to throw them away. I have tried duct tape, bicycle patch, silicone chaulk and epoxy. No luck for any amount of time.

Anyone got any other suggestions that have worked for them?

stanb999 · #2 01/28/13, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DOlthaus

Not sure where to put this question but anyone here got a good patch idea for rubber boots? I have a pair less than three years old and one has a small hole where the toes bend. I hate to throw them away. I have tried duct tape, bicycle patch, silicone chaulk and epoxy. No luck for any amount of time.

Anyone got any other suggestions that have worked for them?

I cut open my rubber boots on a piece of tin roof. I repaired it with super glue. This was several years ago and it's still holding strong. It was a fresh clean cut not "worn" so it may not work for you tho.

ninny · #3 01/28/13, 09:01 AM

If you have something like a Cabela's or Bass Pro Shop around, go there and get a repair kit for rubber waders or a repair kit for a rubber raft, should work on your boots.

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Marshloft · #4 01/28/13, 09:29 AM

You could also use gasket sealer.
My boy wears a hole in his toe every year from pitching, I layed a thin coat of gasket sealer and a rubber patch, went around the edges to seal it, it worked, saved me from having to by new cleats in the fall season.
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sandfly · #5 01/28/13, 09:32 AM

Tire patches work great too..

7thswan · #6 01/28/13, 10:13 AM

Shoe goo.

GoldenCityMuse · #7 01/28/13, 11:51 AM

Silicone is actually pretty poor for those type of uses. Works better for sealing rigid non-permeable items. [like metal to glass]

suitcase_sally · #8 01/28/13, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 7thswan

Shoe goo.

Yep! That was what I was going to say. Meijer's has it in the area that has silicone (or silicon, whichever) sealant and such.

DOlthaus · #9 01/28/13, 02:30 PM

Thanks, everyone! I'll try the shoe goo first. Never thought about gasket sealer but sounds like a good idea if the shoe goo doesn't work. I tried super glue. Didn't work for me and it was a new hole when I tried it. I tried bike tire patch. Anyway, thanks again! Just trying to save a few dollars.

Bret4207 · #10 01/28/13, 03:05 PM

If you can get the boot clean enough, contact cement and a patch will work pretty good. Depends on the boot material and cement.

beaglebiz · #11 01/28/13, 06:15 PM

Id do shoe goo and a patch made from a bicycle tire tube