Shoe glue better than goop?

Love goop for summer repairs,  but it only gives me 4 to 6 weeks repairs in the rainy season.

I finally ran out,  and before I get some more, I wanted to ask if there is anything better for waterproof reattaching soles parts?

I'm a fan of shoe goo but it's got its limitations. I tend to use it on my work boots, especially where the uppers always start to separate from the steel caps long before the rest of the boot goes south. If I really work it into the layers it will hold for a couple of months, but inevitably fails again and by this time there's some dirt that's worked its way in there. The second patch usually lasts about half as long as the first one, no matter how clean I get the wound, and after that it's just a losing battle with entropy.

I've never had much success reattaching soles without stitching, and that is hard to do well. If the uppers are good, consider going to an actual shoe repair person. You might get more life out of the second set of soles than the first.

Phil Stevens wrote:I'm a fan of shoe goo but it's got its limitations. ..... consider going to an actual shoe repair person. You might get more life out of the second set of soles than the first.

+1 for both of these. when i used to run long distances I used to use shoe goo a LOT. it can save you from having to buy a new pair of trainers, but maybe not great for sticking a whole fallen sole back on. for that, i'd go to a professional, and whenever i've paid to have shoes done they've been amazing. like i don't know what magic they have but it's been totally worth it.

Trying to explain better, the sole isn't coming off the upper,  it's coming off itself.   Glue usually works for a month or more, but which glue?

There aren't any cobblers near by anymore,  or I would take it in.  They can usually make an old pair last another year.

Rubber or leather boots? I've had good luck with Aleene's leather and suede glue.

Big fan of the  Goop II

If it's layers of the sole delaminating, I'd try good old contact cement. That stuff is wicked.

I would highly recommend looking into Barge contact cement.  It is one of the more common glues used in leatherworking, and I'm fairly certain it is also used by cobblers.

I believe Weldwood is one of the other names I saw thrown around whenever I was looking into which glues to pick up for my leatherworking projects (as well as family shoe repairs and potentially some eventual shoemaking ambitions), but I've never used it.

I repaired some muck boots with a Permatex product called The Right Stuff. Not as viscous as shoe goo, goop or e-6000. Very flexible and tenacious.

Phil and John, I didn't realize that contact/barge cement would hold up to flexing. That's where most glues fail.

Back in my backpacking days I glued a new Vibram sole on a boot with epoxy, but I can’t remember what brand.   I suspect, with the flexing, the brand would be critical.

Doug, most contact cement that I've used was good on leather, rubber, and other flexible things. I think for a delaminated sole it would be the best of the readily available choices.

when the soles came off my favorite danner boots I got a product called "shoe bond glue" from amazon. I pulled the soles away as far as possible and cleaned with soft cloth drenched in alcohol. when alcohol dried I applied liberal amount of this glue and it has worked very well ands its a water proof bond. I got 2 packages but only needed 1.
next boots will be LOWA's