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So a stripper trips into a pole….
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Hey ladies,
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents because I loove love love my pleasers, but also had issues with the soles coming apart at the tip of the platform, especially when doing all the sexy things, dragging them along the floor, etc.
One of our instructors in a workshop that commonly causes these types of issues with shoes said that she uses nail glue to stick them back on. I went home and tried it on my favourite pair of pleasers that I couldn't bear to part with because they were flap-happy. Just chuck on some gloves, open the rubber slightly away from the platform where you want the glue, squeeze some of the nail glue in the opening then apply pressure/roll the toe of the platform on the ground (preferably outside in case you get glue dripping) and I promise you the sole will NEVER MOVE AGAIN. No matter how sexy/draggy you want to get. I've now done this to every pair of shoes I own as soon as the sole starts lifting and it's increased the life of my shoes right up until the ankle strap snaps (well over a year).
Nail glue is basically superglue on steroids for keeping acrylic tips on your hands, so you can't go wrong 🙂 get some from any drug store and chuck it in your emergency kit!
Hope that helps at all!
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I will have to try the nail glue! I have a pair of vivids that I haven't been able to keep the soles on, but I love them, so I haven't gotten rid of them. Hopefully, it will work and I can resurrect my favorite shoes 🙂
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I get this from my dad, but I am a believer in epoxy. An epoxy for plastic from the hardware store comes in what looks like two syringes stuck to each other. You squeeze it out, mix it together with a popcicle stick and slather it on then stick the pieces together. It actually bonds directly to plastic at a molecular level, essentially welding it together, meaning you won’t get the pieces apart without breaking them. It’s cheap, they make them for every possible material and it is the strongest glue I know of.
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