Lowa Boots - Rubber apron starting to pull away from boot

[pianoman9701]

Where the sole meets the leather, there's a rubber apron that goes around the boot and it's beginning to separate a bit with a couple small tears. Do you use some kind of rubber sealer or Shoe Goo to seal it back up? Anybody repair this?

[X-Force]

https://www.amazon.com/Gear-Aid-10410-Freesole/dp/B07679MF7X

The rand gets beaten up but this should help.

[BULLBLASTER]

Barge cement also works well

[fireweed]

I'm on my third pair of Lowas and  love them, but now I coat the stitching/seams with Aquaseal.  I hate to do it on new boots, but it helps keep everything together longer (and dryer).  Can be done on older clean boots as well.

[coop2424]

I used gorilla super glue the last time and holding up almost a year later.  Have also used the barge.

[Fl0und3rz]

Pull back as far as you can, clean the rubeer and leather well, put rubber cement on both surfaces and let dry to tacky.  Press and hold surfaces together until dry, which is probably the hardest part.

I used 3M rubber cement, but Barge gets high marks, too.

[pianoman9701]

Thanks all. I appreciate the help.

[quadrafire]

I've used shoo goo. Didn't last long.
JB Weld is holding up great. Clean it well first though.

[Highhuntin]

I used sho goo on a chainsaw chain width cut trough the rubber rand and just into the leather once... (A bit scary and way to close for comfort)  it held up for a year or 2 until they went back for replacement due to a different leak issue.

[pianoman9701]

can I get JB weld or the Aquaseal or Barge at local stores? Does it matter that i just oiled my boots?

[quadrafire]

JB weld at the hardware store. 2 tubes you mix together like epoxy. It dries stiff and is not very flexible. I used it at the toe and it was fine. If you need flex one of the other options would likely be better.
Oil will probably not allow adhesion. You may need to clean the area w/ alcohol or acetone???

[yakimanoob]

FWIW, I've had a couple pairs of Lowas and they will occasionally repair or replace boots for free that are not under warranty.  Not guaranteed, but might be worth a shot. 

[pianoman9701]

Thanks Yakima. I'll try that because I'm lazy and that would be easier than doing it myself.

[pianoman9701]

He said it would take 3 months but I'd get them back with new soles, insoles - very cool. Thanks Yakima.

[yakimanoob]

Glad to hear it!