I used golf cart tire and fast cure window weld on my combat boots further secured with small drywall screws..story short...i was buying a pair every 3 months...ive had these for 3 years now doing ditch work/ shoveling. Kudos to you sir

@dragan3290

2 жыл бұрын

Was it polyurethane sealant? Because I'm an Ex glazier/ Aluminum joinery trade. I was always using Sikaflex or similar to repair or even sealed my boots to last longer. Especially on muddy jobsite. I just did my mongrel steel capped boots last night. My sole was completely perished on the heel with only fragments holding it together. I pumped about good 10 mm in . Also around the boot. Reformed the sole back to original heel shape as I have a bad ankle. My left shoe always wears out on a taper. I hope mine work as well as yours. Cheers from Australia 🙂👍👍👍

In Mexico my dad used to make sandal soles(huaraches) out of old tires! Definitely smart if and practical. Fuck all the negative. Good shit bro!

I employ the services of a local shoe repair shop. I drag my foot bad from a surgically repaired knee that the surgery was not successful. The gentleman who owns the shoe repair uses Goodyear soles on my shoes because of the extreme wear. Those soles last 3-4X longer than any original sole, even on good quality shoes. This really looks like about the same thing. A great shoe repair man can be a life saver. My bad knee makes that leg a bit shorter. He has measured me and shims the sole to make my walking motion more natural. This makes my back, feet, hips and legs hurt a lot less. Thank you and him great work fellas!

@issacclarke9740

5 жыл бұрын

Etnies make a shoe called the Chris Joslin and its made from michelin tires

@rosasosa5875

5 жыл бұрын

E b

@ducamealy5856

5 жыл бұрын

Does Goodyear still make rubber hill? I remember having buying the pair @ 40 cents in the mid 1960's.

@joescheller6680

5 жыл бұрын

you are really fortunate to have a local repair shop. I don't know of one ine a 100 miles of me

@jaylawson6264

5 жыл бұрын

Thats wonderfull I hope the best for you

Ah man, this takes me back when I was a kid learning from the boot maker across my house. A skill long forgotten. Wow

I never thought of this. Top idea! I always repair my steel capped boots with Sikaflex 11FC ( fast curing) polyurethane sealant. I just did my old boots yesterday evening with Seal and flex polyurethane sealant. Construction sealant/adhesive. I hope they hold up ? With Sikaflex? It went off like tyre rubber . Amazing stuff. I would love to set up a business in Australia in shoe repair. Nobody does it! My mongrel steel capped boots were $200 AUD. On special too. Most comfortable steel cap boots ever. Tyre tread? Mmmmmm🤔🤔🤔👍👍👍. Top job sir! Thanks for the tutorial! I'm going to do it your way next time. I even have my father's shoe shine kit. His shoe repair gear Including shoe horn.

Working up bush in Kenya, 1978, I watched a local make some complete shoes from old tyres. He had some adhesive, an old machine hacksaw blade a sharpening stone and some water. Used the water to help sharpen the blade on the stone until it was razor sharp and kept it wet while cutting the rubber. Poor, no money, great long life shoes and a smile I can remember to this day.

@ytrew9717

Жыл бұрын

true, African people always smile (when you give them money)

Officer: And over here at evidence marker 6 we found a pair of Goodyear tire foot prints. Detective: *scratches head

@shortmotions

5 жыл бұрын

The vehicle ran away on foot

@exrae1992

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@abelhernandez2591

4 жыл бұрын

Now that's funny

@joserojas1532

3 жыл бұрын

Jejeje good one!!

@nowthenad3286

3 жыл бұрын

Comic genius. Thanks for giving me a laugh.

Other countries have been recycling tires this way for many years. I happy to see that someone in the U.S. has started doing this as well.

@walshy2116

5 жыл бұрын

Jose Martinez this is Uganda

@RamonHernandez-ux4uz

5 жыл бұрын

Tienes razon Jose, en Michocan Mx we still use huareches made of tires, just the thread and some leather on the upper part, these huaraches las a very long time

@hmendoza3757

4 жыл бұрын

@@RamonHernandez-ux4uz hell yeah homie, I have some of those Huaraches here in the US. Imported from GTO. Those are my summer shoes for sure.

I've never seen nor heard of this being done, this is really cool. Job well done.

@akhan3682

4 жыл бұрын

This has been the primary method of resoling shoes in third world countries for about a century

Good job Alain, I saw a lot of shoes using the tire sole in Mexico. Great job God bless you.

Good on you - we waste far to many materials that could be put to good use. The camera man could take a hike and let us enjoy the mans skill.

Lads, fantastic job. This is so right at every level. An inspiration for us guys in the trade 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Screw all these negative comments I think it's a great idea. That's using your head great job👍

@dunbar837

5 жыл бұрын

You mean using your thread lol

@angiesmith9196

5 жыл бұрын

100,000 step guarantee!

@GeorgiaRidgerunner

5 жыл бұрын

Your right it is an outstanding idea and folks in the surfing community have been buying sandals for years made from tire tread.. it's said theyre slip resistant

@davoodkamali

5 жыл бұрын

In thread tires the best for this worke are those that soft tires. Hard tires are not good for their slips and hardness

@pietrocaridi6325

5 жыл бұрын

Maschia e orso

Preparation of the boot that was not shown is that you have to remove any remaining tread pattern off of the sole of the boot. The sole has to be completely flat so that the Barge Cement has the greatest contact area. We normally apply two applications of Barge Cement to the sole of the boot and the tire tread and then let each layer dry completely before we bond them together. Some have mentioned that his method of cutting the sole looks dangerous because he is pulling the blade towards himself. If you watch how he cradles the boot against his chest then he has better blade control and is unlikely to slip and cut himself as he steadies the arm holding the knife against his chest wall. Also the sharper the knife the safer the cutting action because less pressure is needed to pull the knife through the material. I like to use a solid blade knife that I have sharpened just for this activity as it is safer than using a simple utility knife that offers a new blade tip by simply snapping off the duller end of the blade. I have seen those break unexpectedly when using them cutting around the toe section where there is a lot of lateral force applied to the blade.

I first saw tyre tread soles on my brothers scandals over thirty years ago. Thought it was an awesome idea way back then, still think it’s an awesome idea and surprised there aren’t more around. Don’t forget to do a burnout to sticky up the tread if you’re doing any running though 🤣😂🤣 Great job!

I think is awesome great job. I will like my boots done too. I wonder where he lives? Our planet needs more people like this man. 💪👌

@diypppalain

5 жыл бұрын

He has been retired for 5 years now

@antoniogonzalez5826

5 жыл бұрын

Good for him👍

Neat nuff said, wished could find someone near where i live who could and would reshod my boots like that. Wonderful work sir

Original sole is dangerous icy condition but this sole is most slip resistant and durable Thank you man You are resolve hard problem📣

In 1971 a friend of mine came back from Vietnam he said I brought you a gift from Nam. It was a pair of sandals made from old truck tires the soles were made from the tread and the straps were were made from old inner tubes they resembled flip-flops! I wore those things for years. They were really comfortable. They're still around here somewhere!

@musterseeds1778

5 жыл бұрын

yes indeed., nothing news, VC has been made there own shoe sandal during Vietnam war.. ...

@rpm12091

3 жыл бұрын

We called them Ho Chi Mien sandals.

its the kind of shoe one would wear in re-tirement!

@gasgiant7122

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, my kids would call that a dad joke

@_fire_fox_1152

3 жыл бұрын

Haha re"tire"ment, good one!

@toddwilliams6

3 жыл бұрын

I was tired until I read that comment LOLOLOL

5000 mile tread wear is awesome 😱 I’ll take some super swamper ones! Awesome job!

Nice work. When I was a young wanna be hippie I had a pair of Jesus boots ( sandals) with a tire tread sole all leather and made from a tracing of my foot. They were pretty cool back in 71.

I think a lot of people up in Alaska would love that idea .. whenever I've seen pgms with their boots they always seem to be about 3 inches thick.... this would save them a few shillings. Nicely done.

Well ✅ done. You will inspire others to do the same. Looking forward to your next video sir.

Wow that's a great skill to know as a prepper. Thanks!

Great concept! I used to have a pair of Mexican sandals with tire soles, loved them and kept them a long time..

I read a few comments criticizing I lived in Cuba and there is nothing thrown away, those who criticize advise a better idea ..

@traceyosterlind14

5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a good method for removing the tread from the tire? There does not seem to be a video on technique. I imagine a hotknife would help a great deal.

@ianholmen888

5 жыл бұрын

Lio Mio what glue did you use for bonding them together?

@ducamealy5856

5 жыл бұрын

Felicitaçion!!!

@arcare001

5 жыл бұрын

@@ianholmen888 someone down below called it Barge Cement. googled it and found it, It says for shoe repair

@Nocturnal808

5 жыл бұрын

Lio Mio so u guys re-use diapers and toilet papers, yuck

Thats the kind of stuff all of us need to think about and that is being resourceful and stop wasting. And Im not talking about all the recycling lies these big companies push Im talking about using whats in front us just like this fellah has.

What a great idea, awesome!

That was awesome my friend 👍

Wow thats is extremely creative and a job well done. I definitely want to have this done to my boots.

Excellent work done 👍

There will ALWAYS be barefooted haters around 🤔 I like the idea and the creativity so keep up the GOOD work,Sir 👍🏽💯%

@brunosco

3 жыл бұрын

Ehm, a barefoot *lover* here! 😝

Very impressive! Good job!

Thanks for sharing this video. Great art work true art that is Dying out.

That is awesome! I always wanted to resole a boot with tire treads.

Fantastic job. Keep up the good work.

Very cool....I saw a video a few months ago, they shingled a roof with pieces of old tires, it looked really nice. I was surprised.

Absolutely awesome idea

Excellent idea! Seen this done before, everything fro sandals to boots! Now, walk into Les Shwab and see about having them siped!😂👍🏽

I had a pair of sandals made of leather. .took them to the shoe maker he used the same method and they last me forever so of speak till someone stole them..good video.

@R3D_M4N

5 жыл бұрын

Rene Granados awe man hope you find some new boots friend

@breastmeatonly

5 жыл бұрын

Somebody stole your sandals? That's fucking disgusting.

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I like it - we need more of this.

rubber will be softer if you use hot air (burber🔥)before glue. thx for video, good job 👍🏼

My grandfather did this during the great depression. He was a machinist for the N & W railroad in Virginia

I hope they ain't firestone tires , or we be falling all over the place. " J.K. - Great work I am impressed.

That’s impressive, thinking outside the box

Oh God, thet is cool! Wold do that to my tymberland. All the best, Cristian

Always wondered if that would work. I could definitely see it working with sandals or flip flops. But I’m concerned if it’s usefulness on boots. Would love to see an update on wear and how they look now.

Wow this is Soo cool to watch. Alot of soul 😜 goes into these shoes

Why haven't I thought of these?! I could've extended the life of my old favorite shoes and slippers this way!

@joshhayl7459

4 жыл бұрын

🔵 I feel the same way, I wore cowboy boots most of my life and every 6 months I would have them resoled, the only problem was they could only be resoled once!...and after that there wasn't enough upper to tuck around to sew to the soul, so I had to get a new pair of boots every year, if my shoe repairman had known this technique I would have had this done when the boots were new, my last old pair of Frye boots would have given me many more years of service with soles like this.

Excelente, yo hago algo parecido pero sólo en la suelas de mis botas, les pongo el caucho de llantas y lo fijo con clavos. Tengo 2 años con esas botas usandolas a diario y no se desgasta para nada las suelas.

@diypppalain

5 жыл бұрын

Felicitaciones, hacer que sus zapatos duren es bueno para usted y su entorno.

gran trabajo Joseph, saludos desde México.

That is BRILLIANT !! I'm going to get some low profile for mine 😁👍

I have a pair of those same cold weather boots. They need resoled also. Sole developed a crack where the foot bends.

Hey! Those are some Belleville boots! I've got four pairs of those from the Navy lol awesome boots! And an awesome retread!

@joshrobinson856

5 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of those I got issued when I went to Korea. They also need to be resoled. I may give this a try.

@dumbdog2924

5 жыл бұрын

Probably not a bad option!! Belleville boots last a life time XD

Dobrý nápad a pěkná práce.

Faragoma show transformation wonderful job done and informative Keep it up .

This is very cool! 👍

My best friends dad was an immigrant worker who wore sandals he fashioned from an old tire. He worked in the farm fields picking vegetables wearing them until they wore out.

I had a neighbor who repaired cemi tires do mine in 1982. I wore the leather out before I wore out the sole. Plus they were regroveable.

I've seen cowboy boots with this tire sole and they looked sick

Why do I love this so much!

Good idea making soles from used tires. Sounds perfect.

This practice is used in many countries since the early 1930's , does not cost a lot and heavy duty, not necessarily winter tires but any used tire. In Asia, Africa, South America , Australia and others

You will not slip on the ice with those boots. what an idea.

Great great uncle was shoe maker in Mexico he would create some art work with hand stitched custom fitted shoes boots for the whole town way cool life

Awesome. Very common method in Africa... We have sandals made from used tyres...

Very very Great job!

I can remember a guy saying he grew up during the depression and this was a common solution people used. They’d find old shoes and boots and resole them with tire rubber. It’s pretty genius and super functional. I’m guessing you’d have to sand the existing sole down to give it a nice surface to adhere to. I’d use that PL5k construction adhesive that shit is unbelievably strong.

@diypppalain

5 жыл бұрын

PL glue is not that great on a flexible substrate

When I was a teenager,in the mid to late 1970's,we used have the local shoe repair man do this treatment,on our boots. We drove our parents nuts,with that shit. Great video! It would have been better,t the back seat driver,behind the camera.........

Great job.

Great work

Great job

Nice about your work, it's a great idea to long life to a shoe.

nice job sir

That’s sooooooo COOL!

He's a Soul MAN.

Awesome, good job.

I want the treads from a front end loader tires on my boots🤣🤣🤣. Good job there sir

Nice job. Thanks.

That was pretty cool, the old shoe guy in our town died several years ago, and no one to take his place. But with today's throw away society I guess thats the way it is. thanks for posting

@diypppalain

5 жыл бұрын

The thing is that someone needs a lot of $5 and $10 repairs to pay for rent, expenses, equipment and a decent salary.

Excelente trabajo.

The Blizzak tires were terrific on a car a girlfriend had. Others were slipping and sliding and her car drove like it was on ice treads. Sadly, the tires wore down quickly when not on ice and snow...definitely (IMO) not an all season tire. I can see where they would work well on the boots though, great idea.

Great idea!

My boots have a slight step up to where the heel is... I wonder what this guy would do with that? Otherwise a great video of human resourcefulness... And hi from Brighton UK. Xx

Looks like an old pair of combat boots. Might have to dig out my old pair and give this a try.

This will outlast the owner!!! Great video...

Any chance of an update on longevity? Really awesome idea if they last.

Good idea now to find one of those tires

You need to get those boots properly balanced, rotated, and proper air pressure.

@theRhinsRanger

5 жыл бұрын

No rotation needed but i do think he will have to reset his tracking

@thebehemoth1998

3 жыл бұрын

What about tpms system?

@TheTyrial86

2 жыл бұрын

And get them ready for winter by removing the summer air.

good work and good

That's a slick idea.

That new sole will outlast your soul!! 🙏

@shenghan9385

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

Saludos y felicitaciones, la pega sin tapar se seca?

Parabéns ótimo trabalho 👏👍👏👏👏👏

Great job, I'd wear it!

We used to glue tire tread to our boots at the steel plant when I was on the coke ovens, your boots wouldn't melt that way

@johnprontoc930

4 жыл бұрын

Was that Scunthorpe steel works.

@MrEddienoe

4 жыл бұрын

What steel plant you work at my dad did in the 1990’s in Utah

@bc454irocz89

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrEddienoe Bethlehem plant in lackawanna

@robdogkunz9540

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrEddienoe I worked at Geneva Steel in Utah during the Nineties

@MrEddienoe

3 жыл бұрын

@@robdogkunz9540 thanks I’m familiar with Geneva steel my dad worked there in the coke. Ovens

The most exciting part was watching him apply the glue. I called my Mom and uncles and all my family and told them about it. I’ve never been so excited in all my life. OH WOW!!! 😁😅😆🤣😂

@diypppalain

5 жыл бұрын

I am glad to be a part of your exciting day. Your Mother and family will no doubt be as excited as you.

Wonderful idea might even try it myself for a couple pair of Cabela boots. But do you not have to prep the actuals sole of the shoe? I mean most people bringing their shoes to get resoled when I get down to the bare minimum do you just leave what's left of that Soul their ? do you try to remove it? or just clean it up so the glue sticks? Thanks for your time