MAKE SKATE SHOES LAST LONGER | How to Use Shoe Goo Properly

[@seanvolk4202]

Use an ice cube if you don’t like licking, same results

[@SkateSage]

Good advice

[@charleshutson4276]

Or a cup of water

[@marsbase3729]

I also use these techniques when I fix stuff with hot glue. I prefer a small cup or little condiment bowl with water, but use the finger lick in a pinch if forget or don't have the water. I just use a different finger for each time I need to smooth the glue

[@cherio70]

Shoe Goo and most heavy duty glues including E6000 are carcinogenic because they contain benzine. Never breath in the fumes (work outside) and never let it touch your skin. One good way to smear it on is with a small rubber spatula (the kind you use to get cake batter out of the bowl). You can wet the rubber spatula and get a really nice and smooth smear. Thanks for the tip on shoe wear life.

[@PedroPascoaPedro]

ro, if you really want to use it properly you have to apply a thin coat of it while your shoes are still new and keep adding a little every time you finish a session and it runs through it. My shoes went from lasting a month to lasting over a year and I can actually wear them for both skating and day to day because they dont look like bum shoes at all times. If your shoes look like this when you first apply shoegoo, you're already doing it wrong

[@marsbase3729]

Great tips dude. I pretty much do what you do but have a little bowl of water next to me and also use a bit of rubbing alcohol to clean area to be glued for max adhesion. I also try to skate new shoes just enough to see where the wear points are and add a bit of shoe goo or if I don't have any, a bit of hot glue can work too, though I prefer shoe goo. This way, I'm have vulnerable areas reinforced before they get out of control. Just remembered, I also use a bit of hot glue to reinforce the fabric around the inside of the heel area that wears out. Just a bit where I see it starting to get a hole and smooth it out with water and finger. for this application, hot glue seems to work better because it's not as grippy on your socks as Shoe Goo, lol Keep rolling dude! 🛹👍😎👍

[@TheVeganeater]

In the mid 90s we'd get a brand new pair of shoes and shoe goo a later starting at the stitches on rubber up about an inch. We'd smooth it covering the area that typically wears . My mom couldn't believe she bought me $150 Kostons and I put a layer of goo on them. But it took the the damage and we were wearing out the bottom of our shoes vs sidewalls

[@loislows1970]

tks. l save a lot money my kids have new shoes gracias

[@matthewwyjad]

I'm just learning to ollie this week, and i have absolutely destroyed the front edge of my shoe. Thanks for the tip. Also, i cut a thin slice off a tire tread and gooed it over the hole where my ollie practice wears through. We'll see how long tire rubber holds up.

[@erniecarrasco9107]

How long did it last glued on?

[@matthewwyjad]

@@erniecarrasco9107 longer than the shoe. The soles fell right off about two weeks ago and the rest of the tops are shredded, but the patch of tire tread i glued on is still there are solid. I took an exacto knife and sliced a piece of tire fread off, but i think 1/8 inch or less.

[@erniecarrasco9107]

@@matthewwyjad good to know. I will fix my soccer shoes this way. Maybe use ping pong paddle padding too.

[@marsbase3729]

dude, great idea. you can also use a bit of dry wall tape cut to a shape a little bigger than the hole. the it's like a a mesh so it can also give extra strength like the fibers in rubber hoses. But for a shoe application, what you used is probably the better option. I use to cut bits of old bike inner tubes as a patch like you did with the tire tread. worked great. now that I don't skate that often. a bit of hot glue smoothed out over the areas that start wearing is enough, and ready to skate after about a minute. but for heavy wear, Shoe Goo better option. ✌️😎👍

[@pomnichowski]

Hey Thanks 🖐️

[@samhowl1152]

Could you answer the question as to why you shouldn't shoe goo brand new shoes?

[@SkateSage]

Just because it’s a new shoe and shoe goo looks gross. It’s fine to show goo a new shoe if you don’t care about that

[@super-bi5xv]

@@SkateSage hi ik its really late but when i used shoe goo on my shoe w 2 holes in it and waited a day or two for it to dry it kinda fcked my grip tape for a little while. rn what i did is put two layers of patches from my jeans that dont fit me anymore and as of now i am waiting for it to dry. will this increase or decrease the durability of my shoe? just curious

[@erniecarrasco9107]

@@super-bi5xv learn how to stitch with a awl and you will be in business. Glue always fails and will never last as long as sewing the patches on. Do a little bit of both.

[@Timosha__]

If it works for skate shoes it would definitely help with my regular Blazers.

[@siconine]

Can I use shoe goo for sole sep?

[@marsbase3729]

yes, just clean area with rubbing alcohol and try to spread the glue a few centimeters beyond edge of damaged area and smooth edges with wet finger from a cup of water or something so edge is really flat with surrounding surface. helps keep the layer of glue from peeling away over time. if you need thicker layer, just add other layer about 4 or 5 hours later and smooth down edges again.

[@sageezy1330]

Dope video bro I subbed ima watch some more vids of yours now

[@crmesson22k]

So I use dkl grip tap which doesn't mess up your shoes. It's non abrasive grip tape.

[@SkateSage]

I’d like to try it

[@crmesson22k]

@@SkateSage dklskateboarding.com/ just needs some sanding after each season at first, could kind of peel. But grippy and good.

[@bengunnett3432]

What's the shoe goo taste like?

[@SkateSage]

A1

[@bengunnett3432]

@@SkateSage lol

[@heroinrock]

make sure to lick yr fingers real well

[@equilskateboarding7676]

Thanks for this video, I knew people used shoe goo but I didn't see any other tutorials

[@TheVeganeater]

Out of the box we'd take our shoes and create a toe rand and layer up the goo. My mom thought it was crazy until she witnessed the life of Kostons last longer than previous shoes.

[@oldladyfalling7844]

Ice cubes man. Use ice cubes...makes it so much easier ...

[@benracicot707]

What you can also do is put a patch from old skate shoes on the big holes

[@stelioszervos829]

So you mean you can cut a part of your old skate shoes and put glue on that part and then patch it on a hole at your new skate shoes??? Pls answer

[@claveecl1564]

@@stelioszervos829 fax huh or is he telling us to shoe goo it together

[@stelioszervos829]

@@claveecl1564 haha I know, I just got a little bit confused because I had never seen this technique( now I have) and he didn't explain it well for me at least

[@benracicot707]

@@stelioszervos829 yes you cut off an area of your old skate shoes and shoe goo it over a hole itll make your shoes last until you blow through the soles essentially

[@stelioszervos829]

@@benracicot707 ok thanks

[@knotingspecific]

What vans model is that? thanks

[@SkateSage]

Elijah Berles!

[@wowomanta]

For any non glue eaters out there, a toothpick works good too

[@newwavenewwave1035]

This product doesn’t seem so safe for health and environment, at least depending on how it’s used... Is there any place on the internet where we can find informations on these questions?

[@alstonian78]

It’s $14 dollars now :)

[@wewindvd]

Dip your fingers, don't lick them!

[@bobjunior1118]

Why can’t you show goo the bottom though

[@SkateSage]

Technically you can, but it’s very stiff and slippery on griptape. And it tends to flake up on the edges and fall off or wear through almost right away

[@bobjunior1118]

@@SkateSage oh ok thanks

[@oldandeerie]

i tried it and it wears away with in a few hours, its a waste of the goo

[@oldandeerie]

@@SkateSage truth