Shoe repair and modifications

417 topics in this forum

1. Heel Lifts in Trainers

   By boot polish, November 26, 2011
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   • Mike Hinch
   • January 24, 2012
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3. Repainting leather insole?

   By Sangue16, February 7, 2012
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   • boot polish
   • February 10, 2012

4. Reducing boot calf size myself?

   By Sangue16, March 17, 2012
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   • Sangue16
   • March 30, 2012

5. Getting Tassels To Lie Flat

   By mlroseplant, March 4, 2013
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   • Dr. Shoe
   • March 11, 2013

6. Anyone Make Their Boot Shafts Longer?

   By Curt, June 26, 2013
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   • Curt
   • June 29, 2013

7. Adding Height To A Heel

   By RonC, July 25, 2014
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   • Dr. Shoe
   • September 2, 2014

8. Boots causing pain and temporary blisters

   By bootlover78, September 17, 2017   

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   • leather
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   • bootlover78
   • September 27, 2017

9. Ballet boot heel tips

   By AlexC94, April 29, 2021
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   • at9
   • June 3, 2021

10. Looking for open-toe overknee-boots

    By Lady.B, November 13, 2003
    • 5 replies
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    • Dr. Shoe
    • November 16, 2003

11. Altering uppers on dress loafers

    By Firefox, November 27, 2003
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    • bluewind
    • August 22, 2004

12. Getting the boots to fit

    By LukeVibertUK, December 14, 2003
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    • Dr. Shoe
    • February 23, 2005

13. Dyeing Suede boots

    By bladerunner, October 23, 2004
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    • Dr. Shoe
    • October 30, 2004

14. Polish

    By wez, July 2, 2005
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    • Dr. Shoe
    • January 4, 2010

15. machine to set up in repair business!

    By Ionic, August 27, 2005
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    • hart88
    • August 30, 2005

16. tightening suede boots

    By kirkules, April 20, 2006
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    • kirkules
    • April 28, 2006

17. Making Some Wedges

    By Nova, September 2, 2006
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    • vector
    • October 1, 2006

18. Problem with "capsizing" of boots

    By Robert, December 10, 2006
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    • Robert
    • December 11, 2006

19. Driving In Heels

    By JSpikeheels, December 10, 2006
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    • Guy N. Heels
    • January 7, 2007

20. Conditioning leather

    By heelme, December 20, 2006
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    • avidsiman
    • March 20, 2010

21. Zippers in boots

    By dealmaker, January 25, 2007
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    • dealmaker
    • February 12, 2007

22. Are these repairable?

    By barney15c, March 16, 2007
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    • foxylady
    • March 28, 2007

23. leather stretching

    By stilettoheels, February 5, 2008
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    • hoverfly
    • February 6, 2008

24. How to replace Heel Tips...Help?

    By Schroeck83, February 26, 2008
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    • Guy N. Heels
    • March 25, 2008

25. Heel tip replace query - when?

    By fastfreddy2, March 7, 2008
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    • fastfreddy2
    • March 18, 2008

26. can I have my own lasts made?

    By razb, April 24, 2008
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    • Amanda
    • April 28, 2008

27. Are these easily repairable?

    By gothbound, June 27, 2008
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    • krazykev64
    • April 29, 2010

28. To professional shoe repairers

    By neatshoes200, September 12, 2008
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    • Guy N. Heels
    • September 17, 2008

29. Paint and scuff on heels?

    By latindancer, November 25, 2008
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    • shoerepairer
    • November 27, 2008

30. Help Boots Lining Torn!

    By bladerunner, December 21, 2008
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    • shoerepairer
    • December 23, 2008

31. Had new steel tips fitted and.....

    By Jarl Ayari, February 25, 2009
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    • shoerepairer
    • February 26, 2009

32. loose heel tip

    By Guest, June 10, 2009
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    • Guy N. Heels
    • June 19, 2009

33. Gorilla Glue to recement platforms?

    By ShockQueen, September 8, 2009
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    • devab
    • September 16, 2009

34. streching your shoes with ice

    By hhfan, September 22, 2009
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    • chris100575
    • March 1, 2010

35. cheap ankle boots + replacement heel = possible?

    By jwhite44, December 13, 2009
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    • jwhite44
    • December 18, 2009

36. Sub-Zero Storage

    By HeelAddict99, January 5, 2010
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    • Dr. Shoe
    • January 6, 2010

37. High Heels to Wedges

    By Lady Luck, October 3, 2010
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    • jay jay
    • November 24, 2010

38. Replacing hooks with eyelets

    By geo_t, November 24, 2010
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    • manoleat
    • December 4, 2010

39. Cutting peeps out of closed black sequin heels!

    By Sangue16, November 15, 2011
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    • eoneleg
    • November 16, 2011

40. adding spikes to heels

    By weird1, January 19, 2012
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    • AlexJonas
    • March 5, 2012

41. 2 pairs 2 problems.

    By LovesHiHeels, February 13, 2012
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    • shoerepairer
    • February 15, 2012

42. Boots 1 Size Too Large

    By Curt, June 16, 2012
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    • Mike Hinch
    • July 8, 2012

43. Oder

    By 9inchheel, October 28, 2012
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    • shoerepairer
    • October 30, 2012

44. Not Having Much Luck On Ebay At The Moment.

    By LovesHiHeels, November 15, 2012
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    • hhboots
    • November 21, 2012

45. Replacing Top-Piece On Chunky Heel

    By Puffer, January 3, 2013
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    • Dr. Shoe
    • January 16, 2013

46. Shoes Designed/modified By My Cousin

    By hh4evr1, May 14, 2013
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    • hh4evr1
    • May 22, 2013

47. Separation Anxiety - "Gorilla" or hot glue [gun]?

    By ChipsHH, August 18, 2018
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    • jetheelsfan
    • October 18, 2018

48. Wobbly heels

    By hiddenheels, July 1, 2019
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    • manoleat
    • July 16, 2019

49. SQUEEKING SHOES......HELP!!!

    By High_heeled_webmaster, June 23, 2003
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    • Yamyam
    • June 29, 2003

50. Black marks on light leather, how to fix?

    By JinxieKat, May 14, 2004
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    • hart88
    • June 1, 2005

51. Shoe Repair after using Shoe Goo!

    By sscotty727, August 18, 2004
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    • tightlevisandhhboots
    • November 3, 2004