AngelusClear Shoe Cement, 4oz can (992-04-000)

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.

it worked. A little hard to apply because it's so thick, but it did the job of fixing my Birkenstock sandals where the leather was separating from the cork. It's definitely an extra durable adhesive and worth every penny paid.

I did not trust this would work on a shoe, but OMG! It was perfect! The sole had come off the bottom of my boots and this was fast drying and has kept an incredible hold for months now. Saved me tons vs going to a cobbler. Highly recommend!

Got the glue. Worker as expected

Update (Oct 2023): have now been able to test the repair on work boots for several weeks and in wet conditions. Repair is meeting/exceeding expectations at this point. Bumped rating again, this time from 3 to 5 stars. They really should revise their can label. Maybe their 5-15 minute wait time has to do with temp & humidity conditions. I was able to see it tacky (stringy when pulling apart) in 30 sec at 80F and 60% humidity. Waiting the 5-15 minutes the label says resulted in complete failure both previous attempts -- i.e. it had dried out by that time.Update (Sep 2023) : was able to get it to work (I think) by NOT following the instructions on the can. Instead of waiting 5-15 minutes until extremely tacky, I just waited about 30 secs, pressed the pieces together, pulled back apart to verify tackiness and then clamped for 24 hours. That way it worked -- how long will it last? We'll see. Also bumped review up from 1 to 3 stars.Original Review Below:Followed the instructions on can, and have plenty of past experience with regular contact adhesives.The instructions on the can say wait 5-15 mins for both sides to get EXTREMELY tacky...never did, just dried. So I pressed sides together and clamped for 24 hours -- barely held. Waste of money. I got better results by just using some JB Weld epoxy I had laying around. My grandsons rubber cement is stronger then this stuff.

This product does exactly what it claims it will do. I suggest wearing vinyl gloves because if you get it on your skin it won't wash off you will have to let it wear off.The only thing is, make sure that you do whatever you want to do right after you open the cam. Because after you put the lid on it is not gonna come back off. I even had it in a vice with a pair of channel locks. It was welded shut. I recommend this product.

Worked well for one application but even though the lid was tightly sealed the glue dried quickly. Within a week or two of opening

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.