Anti-Slip Rubber Replacement Shoe Bottom Repair Material, Black, 12.8 x 5.11 inch

The side that's glued to the shoe was smooth near the toe end, almost shiny, and looked like it might have trouble with the glue sticking to it, but the rest of the surface was roughed up, it appeared for the purpose of making it stick better. I don't know why the whole surface wasn't roughed up like that. I thought about trying to rough up the smooth part and tried a bit but it wasn't easy, it's very dense, hard rubber. I didn't like the variability in the "shoe glue" produces, so I decided to use E6000 premium, a strong glue and it works great so far. Even the smooth part is sticking very well after a couple of months. Applying the glue: I didn't try to do it all at once. I got 4 strong clamps, applied glue in the middle, applied the clamps, let it cure. Then 4 more applications gradually working toward the front and back, clamping each time. I think this worked much better than I could have done trying to glue the whole sole at the same time (I didn't have enough clamps for that). They are heavy, but that's a good thing, the rubber is dense and therefore they should be durable.

After a few years my go to Birkenstock Zermatt shearling slippers were showing their age. While the uppers and cork foot bed were still in good shape the coated felt soles and shearling lining were quite worn with the coated felt soles wearing through to the cork foot bed. The shearling mats and wears quickly but is does not effect the use or comfort while the soles were a real problem. These are strictly for indoor use with outside use limited to stepping out a doorway to retrieve mail or a package. The Zermatt's are now also offered as outdoor shoes with canvas or suede uppers and a real Birkenstock sole. These soles appeared thin enough for resolving the worn sole issue without adding too much weight with the added advantage of extending their outdoor range and waterproofing the bottoms. After trimming to size with heavy scissors and adding Shoe Foo adhesive, the soles were clamped to the slippers. Super glue was used in s few spots where the adhesive didn't spread to the edge and the slippers were left to bond a a couple of days. On close examination they would not pass as a professional job but in use look just fine and will add years to these slippers saving a $100 and adding utility.

They did not come with the wooden file or contact cement. I figure, no worries. I have files and contact cement already. Filed down the shoes a bit to scuff the soles for better adhesion. Used contact cement. Still did not adhere. Ruined my pair of shoes and wasted money and time on these. Do not work.

I live in the Philippines, a nation where flip-flops are called slippers, shoes, and flip-flops. If you are searching for bedroom slippers you will be shown flip-flops. Not a shoe store or department store has bedroom slippers. Several years ago I ordered some from Amazon. But over the years the sole wore off on one and the other had smoothed down. Almost all residential floors in the Philippines are tile. Wall-to-wall skating rinks if wet or foot apparel with smooth soles are worn. I did not want to buy another pair of slippers so I figured for $10 I'd resolve mine. First of all, when these soles came I found them not as huge as some have described or shown in pics. This makes them a little more manageable to size & cut. They are thick enough that a razor knife might be best to cut them. We didn't have that so luckily we have medium duty scissors which worked, but with effort. Now, my slippers have soft soles which partially wrap up the sides so it was difficult trying to determine how close to or over the curve I wanted the new soles to go. Then it was difficult to determine where to apply the contact cement as we had nothing to outline the new soles on the old. Once glued on and allowed to cure I tried them out. They grab the floor like new tires grab pavement. I am disabled and amble along so I'm thankful my walker has kept me from falling from the soles grabbing the tiles. But I'd rather have that then slippery soles. The reason I gave 4 stars is because it would be nice if the new soles had like a pre-applied adhesive. You'd pull off the protective paper, align and lightly stick new sole to old, then stand up to get a firm attachment. Since feet splay a little this would allow the new sole to stick to the old wherever it touched with full weight on it Then the excess could be sliced off with a razor knife. If not this, then there should be some recommendation as to which adhesive is best for attaching to different (old) soles. I was unsure if I should use contact cement, epoxy, or Shoe-Goo. I actually think the new soles will outlast the rest of the slipper. Edit: I forgot to mention that the new soles are thick and, therefore, heavy. My slippers are slip-on and the right one is a tad loose so there are times, when I pick up my right foot, the weight of the sole causes the slipper to fall off. Not sure what I'm going to do but I'd rather have the slipper fall off momentarily than to slide on a slippery (no pun intended) floor.

Good product, easy to work with. I used shoe goo as the binder. I needed to insulate my garden sandals from acacia and mesquite thorns.

Could have been thicker. Adhesikn was good. Difficult to trim to make fir properly.

I am happy with the product, however I’d like to share my experience with the “installation”. The instructions say to cut the sole before gluing. I recommend not cutting until after glueing because it’s VERY hard to get the sole to stay perfectly aligned with glue and pressure. They slide around. I’d also recommend using a thin, flexible piece of plywood, like 4mm thick as a backer for the clamps. Otherwise you may have dents in the sole.

These are great!! Cut and glued them (with Bondtech Super Shoe Glue) onto some old slippers. And Voila! Good to go! They are still solid almost a year later.