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Postby KC Pendragon » Thu Jun 16, 2016 4:58 pm

Can anyone recommend glue for hiking boots please? Meindl, only a year or so old, but the sole is starting to separate from the upper.
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Re: Boots

Postby jacob » Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:04 pm

I'd say back to the shop instead of glueing.
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Re: Boots

Postby BobMcBob » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:17 pm

My local shoe repairer refuses to repair walking boots on the grounds that the soles are not designed to be repairable, he's done a few and they only last a month or so (he's damn good on everything else). If it's only a year old, take it back where you bought it.
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Re: Boots

Postby Cairngorm creeper » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:48 pm

If for any reason you can't follow the above advice and take them back to the shop Free Sole is pretty good, we have successfully stuck the heel back down and the rand, on walking boots,both lasted well.
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Re: Boots

Postby motorlaunch » Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:15 pm

Bramwell International are the UK distributors for Meindl. You should contact them if you don't get satisfaction from the shop you bought them from. [url]http://www.meindl.co.uk/contact/url]

They are based near Kendal and have their own repairers.
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Re: Boots

Postby teaandpies » Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:23 pm

KC Pendragon wrote:Can anyone recommend glue for hiking boots please? Meindl, only a year or so old, but the sole is starting to separate from the upper.


Take them back to the shop. You have a 1 year warranty on them. Make sure you have the receipt or a bank statement with the date and place of transaction.
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