I've got a pair of Grensons with a crepe sole. The crepe is in two layers at the front and they're starting to come apart right at the tip. They're not that old so I don't want to resole them yet. I figure I can do a basic running repair with glue. But I need to make it not show and actually stick. As you know crepe soles get dirty and stay dirty so the visibility is less of an issue (I just don't want great big white marks).
Can anyone recommend a glue to use? Standard rubber cement? Copydex (possibly not strong enough, just what I have in stock)?
Contact adhesive. You can buy the Bostik version that is basically shoe glue. Or go Timpsons/any cobbler, should cost you pennies for them to use the proper stuff.
I've got a pair of Grensons with a crepe sole. The crepe is in two layers at the front and they're starting to come apart right at the tip. They're not that old so I don't want to resole them yet. I figure I can do a basic running repair with glue. But I need to make it not show and actually stick. As you know crepe soles get dirty and stay dirty so the visibility is less of an issue (I just don't want great big white marks).
Can anyone recommend a glue to use? Standard rubber cement? Copydex (possibly not strong enough, just what I have in stock)?