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The Dead Kennedys patch is covering a huge hole that used to be two little holes.

ya my hole is about that size.

nice shoe laces btw.

Why don't you guys get shoes that will hold up?

Because mine were the only leopard-print shoes I could find that weren't totally gay looking.

[QUOTE=Danger Bird;13699770]Because mine were the only leopard-print shoes I could find that weren't totally gay looking.[/QUOTE]

:rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Ronald McRaygun;13698666]thanks. i was thinking of using fabric but i want to put something on it, I just dont know what yet.[/QUOTE]
I put an iron-on smiley patch on mine, but also sewed around it, because ironing will only hold for so long.

Those shoes have been to hell and back, though, and I am so on the verge of retiring them. I have two good pairs of converse that I can wear, so I have no excuse to be wearing shoes in such poor shape.

but I just like them so much :(

[QUOTE=Flagjacket;13699845]:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]

:upset:

Yeah, chucks really don't hold up well at all. Mine are falling apart too. Holes forming on the sides and the soles are kind of coming off.

That is why I don't understand why people buy them. Other than the fact they look stupid of course.

I have vans that are kind of like chucks and I just got my first rip after only 3 months :(

[QUOTE=DaveToopes;13702049]That is why I don't understand why people buy them. Other than the fact they look stupid of course.[/QUOTE]

I bought them before I knew they would fall apart. I learned that the hard way.

[QUOTE=Danger Bird;13699770]Because mine were the only leopard-print shoes I could find that weren't totally gay looking.[/QUOTE]

I wanted some leopard or tartan TUK's..my local shop ran outta'em, though.

[quote=Skrunnch;13702347]I have vans that are kind of like chucks and I just got my first rip after only 3 months :([/quote]

old skools > chucks by a lot. you can get leather ones that will probably hold up longer. I've had my leather old skools for almost 4 years. i love them. i dyed them half black a couple of years ago. ill post pics when i get my camera back.

iv decided to put the choking victim logo over the hole. il post pics when i get a hold of a camera.

[QUOTE=DaveToopes;13702049]That is why I don't understand why people buy them. Other than the fact they look stupid of course.[/QUOTE]
so you can wear drainpipes and a biker jacket and prance around pretending to be in the ramones?

[QUOTE=Flagjacket;13699845]:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
lol

hahah my converse mostly look like that. it sucks when it rains.

does anyone now how well pf-flyers hold up? ive had mine for about a month and they seem pretty good. im guessing about as long as chucks if not longer, cause the canvas seems to be of a thicker quality then chucks.

PF Flyers hold up really good, yeah.

Speaking of shoes going to hell, I've got some really nice doc martens, and I've had them for about 4 years now. For the most part they are holding up amazingly, but I have a problem. The Sole is wearing away quite a bit, and it makes for easy slipping on the ice in the winter.

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I was wondering if any of you had any bright ideas on how to make the treds better, without going to get the boots re-soled.

cut your own treads?

That would be DIY as hell.

See, that's what I've been thinking. I've been trying to decide on the tool to use. Just a boxcutter? I may try a friend's dremmel. But I really want to plan it out before hand, because they're my only boots and they're nice.

Is there any other way I could do it without so much potential for disaster?

Grip it and rip it!

burn/melt the treads in? just throwing it out there

Yeah I'd say melt them with one of those wallpaper stripper hot air gun things that look like a cross between a hairdryer and a glue gun?

But isn't there air in the soles?

*kicks feet up onto desk and squidges sole*

I think you might have more problems if you sort of get through the sole?

Go to a thrift store, pick up some for a few dollars and test it out?

That's rubber isn't it? Heat up a fork or something and melt lines into it at intervals, about half a centimetre in, or however much you want it. Like branding a cow, but to the boot. Actually if you have an old brand lying around, that'd be pretty sweet.

[QUOTE=coheneran;13715905]That's rubber isn't it? Heat up a fork or something and melt lines into it at intervals, about half a centimetre in, or however much you want it. Like branding a cow, but to the boot. Actually if you have an old brand lying around, that'd be pretty sweet.[/QUOTE]

that would be sweet, to put in your own little design and make your own brand

You could just bend some thin metal into a design and heat it up on the stove or something, couldn't you?

Yeah, but my boot soles are pretty tough. I don't know if merely melting it will be that easy.