Walking on slippery shoes is not only an inconvenience but a recipe for danger. Over one million individuals are reported to experience trips, falls, and injuries every year in the US. Some fell and became permanently disabled or living with severe conditions affecting their way of life.
However, that does not mean you must throw away your favorite pair of shoes when they become slippery. With several tricks like using hot glue, you can quickly restore the shoe’s grip and enjoy your superb pair. Here are tricks on how to make shoes non-slip with hot glue.
Identifying the Right Shoes
For the trick to work, you need to carefully check your footwear to make sure there are no holes. If the sole has holes, the procedure may fail to work. For the glue to stick well and offer the ideal grip, the sole needs to be smooth.
What to apply with
The procedure is like puff paints, but instead, you can decide to add the texture with a glue gun. Hot glue is clear and dries faster, making it better than colorful puff paints. It is also durable and bonds thoroughly on the soles. With hot glue, you will need to re-apply less frequently compared to other alternatives.
Prepare the gun
To boost the shoe’s grip with hot glue, you need first to prepare the gun. To prepare it, you need to insert a glue stick giving it room to heat. You will need to use the stick to make patterns, dots, or lines on the entire shoe for texture.
Hot gluing
When using hot glue, start by gluing even spaced lines or dots along with the shoe heels and the sole. Make sure you apply the glue on the entire shoe for a better grip when walking. Depending on how hot the glue is, you need to wait until the glue gets dry; making sure it’s not tacky.
Let the glue dry
Once you apply the glue, wait until it gets almost dry but not fully set. Before it fully dries, wear the shoe and walk slowly on a flat and hard surface. This is to make sure the glue dries at an even level to avoid affecting your gait when walking. Also, the process will help the glue bond well for more prolonged use.
Get walking now
You can now walk freely, without worrying about slipping. Your shoes can now grip well even when walking on slippery surfaces. However, remember that applying hot glue is a temporary solution that lasts. If looking for a permanent solution, you can consider having your shoe resoled.
Non-slip shoes help in avoiding injuries and accidents at the workplace or even at home. By transforming the slippery soles into rough surfaces, you get more grips in all situations. You will barely fall or slip even if you walk on a smooth floor. While there are numerous ways to make shoes non-slip, we found hot gluing the best. With the above hot-gluing steps to make your shoes non-slip, you will surely enjoy safe and comfortable walking from now on.
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