AngelusAngelus Clear Shoe Cement - 4 oz Professional-Strength Quick Drying Contact Adhesive for Leather, Vinyl & Fabric - Dries Clear, No Stains, Waterproof Shoe & Sneaker Rubber Cement Glue with Brush

My favorite Timberland boat shoes have this unfortunate tendency to have the rubber soles come off - about half of them do this eventually.Shoe Goop had long been the glue I used to re-attach the soles, but it wasn't very good, mainly because it took too long to dry and the bond wasn't very strong - while it was drying it also had a tendency to let the sole slide around out of position.Anyway, this stuff worked great. It dries very fast, and the sole stuck on and stayed in place immediately. I put some clamps and compression on and the glue was dry by the next day.Haven't tested the durability much yet, I'll re-post if the sole comes off.Anyway, not sure why so many people can't figure out how to use this glue properly.This is a VERY FAST DRYING elastic cement!It's not really a contact cement, and in any case I've never found contact cements to work like they are supposed to - apply to both sides, let dry slightly, then clamp the two parts. Usually the cement bond fails if you let it dry even partially, and so it is really always better to just clamp immediately.So, ignore all these low rating reviews posted by glue newbies who just don't know what they are doing.Correction to the Addendum: 12/1/2024Well, I said I would re-post if the sole came off again from the Timberland shoes, and, what do you know, I got my left - right mixed up and it turned out that it was the left shoe, which had never been glued, that had half the sole peel off. The right shoe was the one that had the sole come half off, and was the one I glued with this Angelus Cement back in February. And that sole is STILL INTACT!So, apologies to Angelus for the mistake. I did glue the sole of the left shoe with Barge's Cement, and so now I have a reference for comparison between the two.Back to a five star rating.

This is a shoe glue that actually works. Had others that failed after several wearings, this glue lasts ????, well it still is working and I have worn both sets of shoes dozens of times!

Works great! leather to leather!

I bought this to fix some tennis shoes and so far so good. I googled/youtube how to properly prepare my shoes to apply the glue that involves a heat gun and acetone (it didn't do a damn thing). And after applying the glue and using a heat gun, I clamped the parts together and let it sit. So far I've been on about 10 miles of run and its holding.

I used this glue to stick a rubber sole to my Grant Stone boots with a leather sole.They seem to be holding up quite well so far.One thing to keep in mind is that the two parts to be glued needs to be stuck together immediately after applying the glue and clamped. They are not like the regular shoe cement where the glue needs to dry first before sticking the two parts together.During the first try, I applied a generous coat of glue on both the surfaces and let it dry for about 10 minutes and then joined them together, only to find that they don't stick together like the normal contact cement does.I then read the directions on the bottle to find that the two surfaces needs to be clamped together immediately after applying the glue on both the surfaces.Second time was a charm and I clamped the sole to the shoe for about 24 hours and it is stuck there quite well.How long will it last? Only time will tell but for now it is stuck for good.

I had high hopes of saving a beloved pair of sneaker boots. I sanded and I cleaned my surfaces. I have glued and clamped for 24 hours THREE TIMES now and every time the sole of my shoe just comes right off the first time I wear them. Extremely disappointed. What a huge waste of money that I didn't really have... If I did I would have bought new shoes.

Didnt work on my sneakers. Glued my replacement rubber bottoms to my worn out sneakers. looked good when done and then fell off when I went hiking. Removed them and used"Shoe Goo" worked perfect. Been using the sneakers for a few weeks now and the replacement sneakers bottoms stay on perfectly.

This product actually does what it is supposed to do. Follow the directions and it will work. My initial dry time before putting the pieces together was much shorter than suggested. It was getting pretty dry and tacky so I clamped them together. After a full 24 hours the repair was stuck to stay. I've been wearing the shoes showing them no mercy, and there is no indication of coming back apart. This repair was where the original stitching had failed. I have repaired two other pairs of shoes, one with the bottom half way off. I'm getting more use from otherwise throw away shoes. This product may seem a little pricey, but I have spent way more on other products that fail after a couple of uses. I have one more shoe to repair and will be looking for other uses for this great product. It will be interesting to see how long the shelf-life is in the can. Time will tell. But no matter, when I have shoes to repair, I'm using Angelus Clear Shoe Cement. I'm glad I took a chance on buying this product.Update: It's been over a month and this adhesive is still holding on 3 major repairs. Great stuff !!!