Thread: resole meindl

Originally Posted by craigc

My cobbler told me about ‘hydrolysis’ and refused to replaced the mid sole, told me it couldn’t be done. I have since thrown away two pairs of second hand boots.

Strange world - I can see how the term ‘fake news’ developed I’m going to propose we add the term ‘fake facts’!

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Well 'Cobblers' to any useless boot maker who says 'it couldn't be done'
I had the mid-soles replaced on a pair of old Lowas in Rangiora. The cobbler removed the crumbly midsole and shaped a piece of thick soft rubber to fit and give the correct angle etc then reused the original sole which was a factory Lowa not a Vibram. A lot of work boots have a flexible PU (polyurethane) sole and this will fail and fall to bits if the mold temp has been too low when they were made, meaning the plastic granules have not fully melted and bonded to each other. Any boots that fail after little use should be replaced under the Consumer Protection Act as they are 'not suitable for the purpose for which they were intended' etc etc