Shoe goo

[Far from relevant]

Ive used it since I started skateboarding and always found it extends the life of my shoes, even though it makes them look like garbage. What are your thoughts ? I feel practicality of shoe goo is lost on the new generation as kids show up with a new pair of 150 dollar skate shoes every month...

[Bristol_Palin]

I've honestly never shoe goo'ed. I put super glue over spots once i start getting a little wear. This is usually in the ollie/wallie area, but I've put it on other spots when I can tell it's fraying. On thinner shoes like GT Blazers and the now phased out CK all courts I'd get a hole pretty quickly in the typical ollie area, I usually would put super glue on it or if it got really bad and went all the way through I'd superglue another thin piece of fabric from another shoe in the shoe over the portion with a whole. I've used cardboard within the shoe before too and just put super glue over top so it had a shell over the cardboard covering the hole. Sometimes, I'll be like why the hell am I doing this and just buy new shoes. I've used super glue over fraying spots but I haven't put cardboard or anything to cover a whole since 2016.

I have a pointy kickflip and I kind of go through the toe of my shoes rather quick unless I have a rubber cap but I even put holes through the rubber of my shelltoes when i skate them long enough. I usually am reluctant on putting superglue on the toe out of superstition it well mess with my flick more than a hole would.

[talklessSkateMore]

Your new generation kid mindset is straight trash

I know plenty of people growing up the same way I did. 1 or 2 pairs of shoes a year max. Never more than $65-$80 and you're lucky to get the $80's..


Shoe goo when you need it, the people that have flip tricks on lock use the goo

[planman]

Shoe goo is tight but I find hot glue usually works way better. Dries infinitely faster, way less mess, and it's way easier to throw in your pocket when you're skating. Just put a lighter to it, spread and you're done, takes less than a minute. Shoutout to whoever put that advice on here once.

[j....soy.....]

1) super glue your shoe when they are new : laces where they break, stitches in Ollie spots, if shoe is dark : Ollie spot.  2) shoe goo with ice the Ollie spots one shoe is going to go through.

Ice is the key to thinning it out so it doesn't look like shit. 

[anon]

1) super glue your shoe when they are new : laces where they break, stitches in Ollie spots, if shoe is dark : Ollie spot.  2) shoe goo with ice the Ollie spots one shoe is going to go through.

Ice is the key to thinning it out so it doesn't look like shit.

i prefer applying shoe goo when a hole appears. shoe goo looks ugly so i'd rather have my shoes not look ugly until it becomes necessary. popsicle stick is the best method. ice is messy

[reverbtank]

I ain’t skating for five hours a day every day anymore and I have some more cash than I did when I was 16, so I don’t use it.

I work at a skate shop and we sell shoe goo, but I sell maybe two or three tubes of it a year.

[WideFeet]

Your new generation kid mindset is straight trash

I know plenty of people growing up the same way I did. 1 or 2 pairs of shoes a year max. Never more than $65-$80 and you're lucky to get the $80's..


Shoe goo when you need it, the people that have flip tricks on lock use the goo

“Back in my day...”

If you can afford new shoes, why not get them? It’s your money. Do what you want with it.

[truthislie]

Shoe gooed a lot when I was a kid, then I sometimes put superglue on the stitches. These days I m skating 1-2 times a week, have a little money and I don´t burn shoes through too fast in general, so I don´t really mess with prolonging my shoes anymore. The last pair of dunks I had lasted me for 5 months or something.

When you are a kid and have a lot of time to skate, I completely understand it tough, I never really cared about the look of my shoes back then. I thought holes in your shoes and slabs of shoe goo just show how hard you skate.

[Dad you're embarrassing me]

Shoe goo is tight but I find hot glue usually works way better. Dries infinitely faster, way less mess, and it's way easier to throw in your pocket when you're skating. Just put a lighter to it, spread and you're done, takes less than a minute. Shoutout to whoever put that advice on here once.

I hear you on the hot glue, stuff is gold.
Since I started skating NB# I wear through the sole before the upper, so I no longer bother.

[roba]

Shoe goo is tight but I find hot glue usually works way better. Dries infinitely faster, way less mess, and it's way easier to throw in your pocket when you're skating. Just put a lighter to it, spread and you're done, takes less than a minute. Shoutout to whoever put that advice on here once.

your kickflips must be wack if you use hot glue instead of shoe goo. that's what i did for the first couple years of my skateboarding (repairing skate shoes with hot glue is more common than shoe goo here in poland) and when i switched over to using the goo i couldn't stand skating in shoes with hot glue on them. it has zero grip, so it always messes with my flick, while shoe goo pretty much feels like rubber.

[Sundaynuggets]

I shoe goo pretty much every pair of shoes I skate in after about a week or two of skating, when they start to get holes in the upper. I usually just keep on using it until I get holes in the soles, which takes about 2/3 months. It looks like shit but I don’t really need nice looking shoes for anything in my daily life so it doesn’t matter too much.

The only thing I hate is that it doesn’t grip as well as suede/rubber, but it sure beats buying shoes every month

[cricketclub]

I have been very sparingly using E6000. I wait until it is evident on the shoe where the abrasion contact points are and apply juuust a little bit and spread it well with a scrap of cardstock or something like that. It seems to have great grip and it is very durable. It takes 24-48 hrs for it to cure fully so it is not a last minute option. It does dry to the touch pretty fast though.

[radcunt]

Just use shit griptape and your shoes last for ages

[myfeetarekillingme]

Shoe gooed a lot when I was a kid, then I sometimes put superglue on the stitches. These days I m skating 1-2 times a week, have a little money and I don´t burn shoes through too fast in general, so I don´t really mess with prolonging my shoes anymore. The last pair of dunks I had lasted me for 5 months or something.

When you are a kid and have a lot of time to skate, I completely understand it tough, I never really cared about the look of my shoes back then. I thought holes in your shoes and slabs of shoe goo just show how hard you skate.

I'm pretty much the same. Used to use it a lot because it was absolutely necessary. My parents weren't about to get me a new pair of shoes every month. These days if I blow out a pair of shoes, which usually takes 2-3 months, I congratulate myself on skating enough to rip a hole in my shoes and start skating the new ones I impulse bought a couple weeks before.

[E]

Once there is a very small hole in the ollie area, I'll apply shoe goo with the ice method. It prolongs the life of the shoe by at least 2 weeks and I'm skating 3-5 times a week.

[ohnowisee]

I've been shoe gooing since I was a kid.  Don't really care if I'm skating what my shoes look like bc I wear them just to skate in, as long as I can still ride just as well.  After about 5/6 months, I'll change out my shoes.  First time I used it though, I thought it was a game changer. Now they have black shoe goo.   

[fulfillthedream]

there's a way to do it properly

[DaSk8D00D]

there's a way to do it properly

I just found out a few days ago that it’s best to apply shoe goo with a wet finger. The water makes it super malleable and easy to press into holes/tears and under seams without it flaking everywhere and looking like shit. Comes on wayyyy more smooth and look a lot better.

I’d been playing myself for years trying to put it on with index cards, old stickers, etc

[roba]

1) super glue your shoe when they are new : laces where they break, stitches in Ollie spots, if shoe is dark : Ollie spot.  2) shoe goo with ice the Ollie spots one shoe is going to go through.

Ice is the key to thinning it out so it doesn't look like shit.

just get a glass of water and wet your finger before you touch the shoe goo, it won't stick that way and it's more handy than using an ice cube

[curbslayer]

shoo goo saves lives! i live by that shit! talk about bringing shit back from the dead. the old duck tape on the inside shoo goo on the outside trick works every time.   

[SHIREFLIP]

Nah, I see many of the youngins gooing a shoe or two.

[Far from relevant]

I have to apply shoe goo almost immediately whenever I get new shoes, the way that I kickflip breaks my laces in usually one session and having to constantly replace shoe laces everytime you skate is super annoying.

[roba]

I have to apply shoe goo almost immediately whenever I get new shoes, the way that I kickflip breaks my laces in usually one session and having to constantly replace shoe laces everytime you skate is super annoying.

superglue is better for that, i put it on the laces in my salems on the first day of skating and they don't seem to break anytime soon, and i've been skating these shoes for about 3-4 weeks now

[anon]

Just use shit griptape and your shoes last for ages

no! no! my foot has slid off the nose too many times due to shitty grip. it's a safety hazard

[Sundaynuggets]

I have been very sparingly using E6000. I wait until it is evident on the shoe where the abrasion contact points are and apply juuust a little bit and spread it well with a scrap of cardstock or something like that. It seems to have great grip and it is very durable. It takes 24-48 hrs for it to cure fully so it is not a last minute option. It does dry to the touch pretty fast though.

Interesting! Does it have a rubbery feel when it dries, or is it harder like crazy glue?

[MyUserName]

In all my years of skating I've never used Shoe Goo and am legitimately unaware of any friends who use it regularly.

Even when I was a broke teenager who couldn't afford new shoes very often, I'd still rather my shoes get torn up than have hideous globules of rubber patched all over them. I have applied a 1-2 drops of super glue to the wear area of new laces, but that is absolutely it.

[element4life]

i beat of on my new janoskis a few times before i get 2 flickin

[Bumpovertrash]

Been shoe gooin my entire life. I buy clearnce shoes for 30 bucks and goo the fuvk out of em. Shit  isnt ugly if you apply it correctly and not over your whole shoe.  I grew up on garage sales and shit and have bought a full priced pair of shoes very few times in 14 years of skating.
 Shoe goo is fuckin core

[Far from relevant]

In all my years of skating I've never used Shoe Goo and am legitimately unaware of any friends who use it regularly.

Even when I was a broke teenager who couldn't afford new shoes very often, I'd still rather my shoes get torn up than have hideous globules of rubber patched all over them. I have applied a 1-2 drops of super glue to the wear area of new laces, but that is absolutely it.

So having shoes with giant holes in them, looks better ? THe way I look at it skating is gonna make your shoes look like shit regardless, why not make them last longer.