Stretching Football Boots?

Jay-Jay_4

Hubby has bought some football boots, worn them twice and realised that they're too small for him. :rolleyes: It's the length as well as the width and they've given him blisters (!!!). Can't take them back as been worn in mud!!!! :rolleyes:

I've looked at shoe stretchers (ebay, £10 inc postage for one) but was wondering if there's an alternative way of making them bigger. Thought about stuffing them with newspaper but that wouldn't make them longer.

They're leather btw.

Thanking you very much in advance. :T

foreverskint

my dad used to stuff our shoes with damp newspaper and lots of it.

Alternativly cut off his toes:D

Men aye, can't let em out alone for one minute

Pink.

I don't know whether or not it will help, but I found this on google:

Stretching leather boots

Pink

windym_2

I saw a programme about being thrifty and someone asked about stretching leather shoes. They put a watertight bag into the shoe and filled it right to the top of the shoe with water (I know it sounds drastic, but it did work). Then put the shoes in the freezer. When the water freezes it expands and stretches the shoes about 1/2 to 1 full size. Give it a try but make sure you don't use a Tesco carrier as they are full of holes

Jay-Jay_4

Thanks folks ....maybe if he'd tried the boots on wearing his normal two pairs of footy socks rather than his thin work socks then we wouldn't be having this problem! :rolleyes:


Pink, no probs, I don't mind where it goes , I just thought it was more an old style thing as I wanted old fashioned cheap remedies rather than asking where to buy shoe stretchers. Ta anyway.

Woby_Tide

you probably won't appreciate it but get him to wear them with his 2 pairs of socks then get in the bath with them on, hopefully the wet leather should then give a little, maybe then stuff it tight as possible with paper etc. before they start to dry out

(or as per the link above get him to take a pee in them, for one thing it will teach him to get the right size next time)

Jay-Jay_4

Woby_Tide wrote:

you probably won't appreciate it but get him to wear them with his 2 pairs of socks then get in the bath with them on, hopefully the wet leather should then give a little, maybe then stuff it tight as possible with paper etc. before they start to dry out

(or as per the link above get him to take a pee in them, for one thing it will teach him to get the right size next time)

:rotfl: Thing is his feet are so manky and deformed from wearing tight footie boots all his life that the boots would probably stay the same but his toes would bend to fit them

I think we'll go down the route of wetting the leather and trying to stretch them out with paper but the shoe stretchers seem the best overall method, only problem is the cost :rolleyes:

I've a good mind to pee in 'em anyway just to teach him a lesson!

Quackers

Jay-Jay,

Most small cobblers with stretch shoes for about £1.50 - £2.

Maybe worth a try if all else fails.

It will be very easy to stretch the width. Difficult to stretch the length though - it may be easier to just chop his big toe off