Cobbler replacing vibram soles on visvim Virgil boots

[@yyy5569]

V nice. Have a pair of diemme boots with similar vibram sole, and i love them. Nice to see that they will be able to restore some day

[@public.archive]

nice vid. btw when he applied the black shoe polish, he simply rub it around so did the white stitching got stained black?

[@vincentli3944]

hello there good guy! No he didn’t (: the white stitching is still white (:

[@public.archive]

Vincent Li well... damn he’s got skilled hands!

[@wonjaehwang7670]

How does the show feel with the resole? Thanks for uploading this. Where did you acquire the sole are they hard to come by ?

[@vincentli3944]

You can try to find your local authorized vibram cobblers. They usually have the soles in stock. It feels sturdy!

[@wonjaehwang7670]

@@vincentli3944 Awesome. How much did he charge you? Also what was the process like for removing the sole? Did he take a heat gun and heat up the sole to melt the glue? Or? Insight would be appreciated!

[@sonomute]

It's a pity there's no actual replacement process shown. How did he do it, did he cut off the old soles and then just glued new ones on?

[@vincentli3944]

Sorry I didn’t start recording until the soles were already off ):

[@sonomute]

@@vincentli3944 still interesting to watch! Have a pair of boots which need new soles, pity I'm a bit far from NY, works be cool to go too this place, the man even speaks Russian, could have a chat with him :)

[@Lefty521]

Where was this done at? Did you purchase the outsoles with the cobbler?~Lefty

[@vincentli3944]

Podge Thin hi there. This was done at “Erik’s shoe repair” in Manhattan, New York. He has vibram soles in stock, just paid for the service and sole for 60 dollars.

[@vincentli3944]

Podge Thin hi there. This was done at “Erik’s shoe repair” in Manhattan, New York. He has vibram soles in stock, just paid for the service and sole for 60 dollars.

[@Lefty521]

Vincent Li i see he used a redwing like outsole, does he carry the heel like outsoles like the Virgil’s usually have? Mine are too Cooked on the bottom and i od slip on wet surfaces now :( ~Leftt

[@vincentli3944]

Podge Thin visvim uses special visvim branded vibram soles for their boots. He only had these soles in the shop so I thought I would give red wing soles a shot. You can check the vibram website for soles that are similar to the original, but I don’t think you can get the exact original from anywhere

[@vincentli3944]

Podge Thin I guess visvim is trying to protect their brand by doing this. I would recommend emailing vibram directly and ask for soles that are similar to Virgil soles. Provide pictures in your email so they get the idea.

[@KJ-tq3sm]

that sharp blade next to $1400 visvims makes me nervous........i'm bringing mine to someone with proper tools.

[@CephBacon]

Just looking at this guy's shop, he's probably been a cobbler most of his life. I'd say he's qualified

[@3rdwarddove]

sick