Plastic dip on boots

[rkevins]

Has anyone ever tried plastic dip on work boots? I have a old pair and thinking about puting some over the steel toe to seee how it would hold up. Or have you tried to patch them with something else?

 

[Chandos]

I suggest barge cement and old inner tube, but you'll never get the color selection.

Cheers!

Chandos

 

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

I doubt it would hold up or even stick. Now, there is a local place that does industrial vinyl dipping and that stuff won't come off unless it soaks in HCL for a few days and it sand-blasted. But they dip metal, not leather.

 

[bgarrett]

shoe goo, ( brand name)

 

[Cobble]

there are people out there who repair boots. I have had them re-soled, and leather re-stitched. in this quick to throw away & replace society today, many good ones have gone out of business, but if you look hard enough, you may find someone who can fix them. i would get a another piece of leather, a strong saddle needle & waxed thread (stronger than dental floss), some gorilla glue and try to repair. you can't get any worse by trying.

 

[bgarrett]

I used to get my boots resoled. It was an economical way to extend the life of the boots and save money. The last time I went there he wanted more than the cost of new boots. No wonder he went out of business.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Herculiner is what I would go with if I was going to do it my self.

 

[pilotman81]

Red Wing has a brush-on coating kind of like rhino-liner that works pretty well on new boots. I'm not sure but I think that it would work well on older boots as well.

 

[TheManShopSD]

Epoxy works great. I purchased a tube at Redwing for $20. I believe they call it Tuff Toe. It is a two part epoxy. A light sand on the toe(sand pad included), apply epoxy and let dry for 10 minutes. Good to go. It is a hard surface once dried and this stuff takes a beating. It is hard to scuff and it isn't coming off. A second mix tube is included to do a second pair. Well worth it.

Plasti Dip is some cool stuff and I have used it for a few items but it won't work so well for boot toes.

 

[rasit]

+1 on the Redwing epoxy. Looks like **** but works great. Guy at work used it on an exposed steel toe a month ago and it is holding up well...

 

[rick carpenter]

Forget all that brush on stuff, you need some .25 diamondplate!

 

[Kevin54]

Forget all that brush on stuff, you need some .25 diamondplate!

Yep....Diamond Plate and POR-15 and you'll be shined up like a new penny!!!

 

[lotsoftools]

I used this on my steel toes. It is basically the exact amount of bedliner needed for 1 pair of boots in a boot friendly color. It covered the exposed toe and has held up to daily use for about 9 months now.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/mens-accessories/mens-shoes-mens-boots/22544.aspx

 

[Free Willie]

shoe goo, ( brand name)

+1 on shoo goo, It holds up great! I think I paid $3.50 six to eight years ago for a tube and have used it on at least 10 pairs of boots.

 

[Tjc]

What about roll on bed liner?

 

[allinon72]

Plastidip is not known for being rugged especially when direct contact is involved.

 

[wssix99]

Personally, I keep my old boots at the front door so I can throw them at kids when they come on my lawn.

I'd agree with the comments above. New rubber boots are typically molded thermoplastics, so anything done at home probably won't be as durable.

A good shoe/boot repair place can do wonders. If you don't want it to look pretty, you can have them sew a patch over the toes and use standard waterproofing.

 

[Professur]

+2 for shoe goo.

 

[rkevins]

thanks for all the ideas
I have used shoe goo on the toes it didn't last long but it is great in other places, I have looked for the boot toe repair that is like bed liner but haven't found any local, and there are not any shoe repair places around any more