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I decided to repair the sole of my running shoes rather than buy a new pair. A simple repair job. I thought about a shoe goo sole repair but wanted to do a better job. After watching a few cobbler shoe repair YouTube videos I realised it wasn’t that difficult. And perhaps most of all, save myself some money and save the environment the cost of another pair of plastic shoes. Reduce your ‘carbon footprint’ ;) {sorry}.

0:00 - Intro
0:06 - What you need to repair soles on your shoes
2:11 - How to prepare the sole for the patch
3:44 - Making a template for the repair patch
3:53 - Cutting the patch for the shoe repair
4:30 - Preparing the contact adhesive and sticking the patch on
7:37 - Trimming and cleaning up the patch
9:12 - It worked!

The parts are cheap and the skills are easy to learn and put into practice. I now try and repair shoes whenever I can.

I love a project, the idea, the potential, the frustration, the challenge. I relish the chance to learn and build my skills. I am an educator by profession and love to do that, share my passion and try to inspire you to take on the challenge. It doesn't matter if it wasn't what you wanted when you started, you started and learnt something along the way.

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