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boot repair - sticking back the felt
boot repair - sticking back the felt
Hi,
What's the best product for re-attaching the felt to the bottom of my wading boots?
Cheers, James.
What's the best product for re-attaching the felt to the bottom of my wading boots?
Cheers, James.
- pyko
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I've not got it in the UK, brought it back from Canada though.
Waterproof
I've not got it in the UK, brought it back from Canada though.
Waterproof
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Yogi Berra
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Heard that guy Diver Dave does great jobs on waders and boots.
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- Viking Lars
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James, I've tried on a few occasions myself and failed spectacularly :-).
Since then, I always took my boots to a cobbler's. It never cost me more than 10 quid plus the soles, so if prices are similar in the UK, you can easily spend the same amount in glue before you're done.
Now I use boots with Vibram-soles - they are more durable, I stand as good as I do on felt (and even better on grass etc) and they don't carry Gyro and other masty stuff from river to river as easy. But that's another discussion :-)
Lars
Since then, I always took my boots to a cobbler's. It never cost me more than 10 quid plus the soles, so if prices are similar in the UK, you can easily spend the same amount in glue before you're done.
Now I use boots with Vibram-soles - they are more durable, I stand as good as I do on felt (and even better on grass etc) and they don't carry Gyro and other masty stuff from river to river as easy. But that's another discussion :-)
Lars
Great flycasters don't think straight - they track straight.....
If it moves - and shouldn't, use duct tape...
If it's stuck - and should move, use WD40...
If it moves - and shouldn't, use duct tape...
If it's stuck - and should move, use WD40...
- Viking Lars
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I use mine all the time, on river, in the sea and on rocks both places and I find them great...
I found that felt also got very slippery after 5-6 outings when it got walked "flat" so to speak. After a while I think felt is so compressed that it's useless.
Lars
I found that felt also got very slippery after 5-6 outings when it got walked "flat" so to speak. After a while I think felt is so compressed that it's useless.
Lars
Great flycasters don't think straight - they track straight.....
If it moves - and shouldn't, use duct tape...
If it's stuck - and should move, use WD40...
If it moves - and shouldn't, use duct tape...
If it's stuck - and should move, use WD40...
- pyko
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You got any studs in them Lars?
I put Vibram on an older pair of Guide boots & flopped all over the place in Canadian & Scottish rivers until I finally put studs in. That was on mixed river bottoms - shiny cobbles and mossy boulders.
Got the New Guide boots with "Sticky" Vibram & was a little better. Then put the cleats in and they're great.
My old G3's have the original felt and studs & work really well on Mossy boulders. Crap on just about everything else.
I put Vibram on an older pair of Guide boots & flopped all over the place in Canadian & Scottish rivers until I finally put studs in. That was on mixed river bottoms - shiny cobbles and mossy boulders.
Got the New Guide boots with "Sticky" Vibram & was a little better. Then put the cleats in and they're great.
My old G3's have the original felt and studs & work really well on Mossy boulders. Crap on just about everything else.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Yogi Berra
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