Resoling climbing shoes yourself
Does anyone have experience trying to resole climbing shoes using products like the Five Ten resole kits? If so, how involved was the process and how did it turn out?
I'm trying to decide whether to send it off to a professional resoler or try doing it myself.
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When I managed a climbing gym we got some resole kits so I thought I would give one a try. The result was not particularly good, but meant a pair of shoes that were totally trashed were at least wearable. The edges didn't bond particularly well, so there is not a very precise toe/edge. It is certainly nowhere near as good as if you get it done professionally, but if the kit is cheap you could consider it for a pair of shoes for thrashing in the gym / on easy stuff.
I ended up buying a new pair of shoes and giving the resoled pair to one of the kids in our kids club, so they did at least get a second life out of it.
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Where I am from it costs $60CAN to get your climbing shoes Resoled by a professional. Alternatively, you can try yourself with a KIT that costs $35CAN. However this $35 does not include a knife, sandpaper or acetone to clean the shoe/rubber and does not account for labour, in other words your time taken to repair your shoes.
Ultimately to me it seems to be about the same cost however here are two examples:
- What will happen when YOU do it
- What will happen when the Professionals do it.
Personally, I would pay the fee and pass the business on to the professional.
I have never re-soled a pair myself however one day I would like to give it a try just for fun. If you really want to give it a try why not, but remember to take your time and don't get frustrated! However, if you're hoping to have a shoe that's like new with a perfect edge and don't own any other pairs I would send this pair off to the professioanl and try next time...
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