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DIY shoe repair

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  • Cheers Shammy

    You might just have saved me a fortune! I presume with heels you have to stick and pin with nails/tacks?
  • I've looked at the site quoted above for heel supplies, but I'm not sure what to buy for re-heeling ladies shoes! If I buy heels that are a bit bigger by mistake can I trim them down to fit? For rubber heels what sort of tacks should I use? I have loads of shoes that I wear in rotation and a lot of them could do with new heels so I want to be sure that I buy a size that can be used for the majority. Can anyone help please?
  • Ok, so woolies is gone, so where can I get these shoe things now, I have been looking everywhere on line for shoe repair kits, and I can not find anyone else that does them,
    does anyone know who makes them ?
  • I'm sure that Wilkos sell sole repair kits.
  • Are they the same though ?
    I can not find any online, seems odd to me, they must have sold thousands, of them
    they should get an onlone store
  • wilkos are not going to stock them anymore according to a staff member
  • I've looked at the site quoted above for heel supplies, but I'm not sure what to buy for re-heeling ladies shoes! If I buy heels that are a bit bigger by mistake can I trim them down to fit? For rubber heels what sort of tacks should I use? I have loads of shoes that I wear in rotation and a lot of them could do with new heels so I want to be sure that I buy a size that can be used for the majority. Can anyone help please?

    HI Kittykat500, I have bought my shoe heel tips (for ladies shoes) from a site I found through Google. I typed in shoe heel tips and found the "stiletto-heel-tips.co.uk" site
    They delivered them very quickly and they offer instruction on how to reheel your shoes.
    They are A LOT cheeper than the shoe repair shop!
    Good luck. I hope you find what you are looking for
  • sarzzz_2
    sarzzz_2 Posts: 12 Forumite
    I would like to know if anyone has any ideas for a pair of shoes where the metal heel is slightly worn down, but the sides of the heel (mock wood type in a slightly chunky heel) have grated on stones etc and so they are peeling. Replacing the heel tip would be OK but the main body of the heel? Help!
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