DIY Shoe Repair

[Licorice Noose]

Hey Guys,

I found my old wore out pair of Indy boots in the closet the day. They were in need of a good resole, and not being happy with the factory ones, I figured i'd give it a shot. I'm gonna put leather soles on them with a stacked leather heel and vibram half soles. Should be pretty beefy when finished.

Before:

First step was removing the heels. I pretty much just praised them off with a flat head screw driver.

After that, I slid a razor blade between the neoprene sole and the welt. I cut the stitching all around the shoe and pulled off the sole. (there was also about 10 nails in the heel of each sole)

Here's a look at the leather between the welt and the sole. Shaped nicely to my foot:

I then pulled the welt stitching out of the welt and conditioned the welt with Montana Pitch Blend.

Just waiting for the soles to arrive. Will update when they do.

[hectic]

Nice. Look forward to the update.

I once changed my laces.

[Seul]

Hahah same here hectic… L_N you crazy malaka, I can't wait for the updates here!..

[Finn666]

this should be fun to watch…great idea and I'm looking forward to the updates!

[elclintor]

LN sure knows how to wear his shit.

Master of brutality.

Looking forward to see how this progresses.

[seawolf]

Looking forward to updates!

[Anesthetist]

Can't wait to see this! Great post.

[Licorice Noose]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Soles came in today.

Traced to shape:

Heel nailed, drilling holes:

Goofy looking hand stitching:

Looks good from the top:

The vibram nailed on:

Hope heels come soon!

Will grind everything flush and clean them up.

[Finn666]

you just mailed on the soles or did you use glue as well?… these gonna look brilliant in the end. well done so far mate!

[Licorice Noose]

Thanks finn. They're glued too.

[Finn666]

@Licorice:

Thanks finn. They're glued too.

awesome!…

[Licorice Noose]

No heels today. Got the left boot going and cleaned them up a little

[Giles]

Fantastic LN.

[elclintor]

Thanks for sharing this duder! So cool.

[Licorice Noose]

All my heel stuff arrived today. I bought some old WWII NOS heel segments and used some recycled tire flooring for part of the heel. Softer than shoe rubber, very comfy. Not really any progress photos, Glued everything together and nailed them to the shoe:

All in all, It was an awesome experience. I'm happy with how the boots turned out and am glad I was able to give them life again. Thanks again for the encouragement!

[vurbul]

Awesome LN. That turns out really well.

[tatmantall]

HOLY BEAT AND BUSTED BOOTS BATMAN! that vibram sole looks great on there LN. Job well done!

[Finn666]

fecking brilliant lad! everything looks the way it should (and better!) imo…