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311unity
Jan 26, 2006, 1:10 AM
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Any sugestions on how to clean your shoes? and how to make them sticky agen wtihout resoling?
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sbaclimber
Jan 26, 2006, 1:31 AM
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Probably depends on how they became 'unsticky'. For most normal substances (dirt, lichen, water, etc), a piece of carpet is sufficient.
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311unity
Jan 26, 2006, 1:42 AM
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is there anything type of thing that will make the rubber sticky agen( my rubber is just not sticky anymore for some odd reson they have no dirt on them) idk help
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sbaclimber
Jan 26, 2006, 1:51 AM
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What type of shoe are they? Some rubbers do *seem* to get less sticky with age.
The only thing that I can think of is maybe lightly sanding them with a belt (disk will work too) sander. The combinition of a little bit of heat and exposing new rubber does seem to help at least a little.
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dynoclimber
Jan 26, 2006, 1:53 AM
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Here's what happens; the "sticky" rubber oxidizes and creates a smooth, shiny, and more slippery that sticky rubber. The same thing happens with your titanium stove (if you have one that is) It's a sort of sticky-rubber oxide. Solution? Scrub them with a wire brush until they are no longer shiny. Or climb on the moon.
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sbaclimber
Jan 26, 2006, 2:01 AM
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In reply to: Here's what happens; the "sticky" rubber oxidizes and creates a smooth, shiny, and more slippery that sticky rubber. The same thing happens with your titanium stove (if you have one that is) It's a sort of sticky-rubber oxide. Solution? Scrub them with a wire brush until they are no longer shiny. Or climb on the moon. |
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cragclimber_99
Jan 26, 2006, 2:11 AM
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Rubbing Alcohol !!!
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sbaclimber
Jan 26, 2006, 2:18 AM
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In reply to: Rubbing Alcohol !!!
cleaning, yes, restickyfying, probably not. That is why I asked what had caused the loss of stickiness.
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kubi
Jan 26, 2006, 2:30 AM
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pop'em in the washing machine. My anasazis were about 20 times stickier after the last time I washed 'em.
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climbingmusician
Jan 26, 2006, 2:32 AM
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My climbing club back in high school use to use wire brushes like the ones used for grills it actually worked pretty good. Don't know if that will help you any.
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vegasguy
Jan 26, 2006, 2:59 AM
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Hit them with some fine grit sand paper. DISCLAIMER:: beware while doing this, have a soft hand or you will burn through the rubber faster than anything but it is the best way to get fresh rubber( not oxidized). I also find that a toothbrush and two cups of water works well also. Just keep you brush clean.
Cheers,
Andy
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goob3r
Jan 26, 2006, 5:22 AM
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new pair of shoes maybe?
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bizarrodrinker
Jan 26, 2006, 9:24 PM
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Not to add anything useful to the conversation, but 311unity is kickass screen name.
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311unity
Jan 27, 2006, 1:40 AM
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311 kicks ass. and my bands name is Unity + its one of there songs and one of there old old old band names. ok well i just did the sand paper thing and it worked pretty good. s
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talons05
Jan 27, 2006, 2:49 AM
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Clean them with rubbing alcohol and then get them wet and dry them with a hair dryer or in the dryer...
Cleans, removes most of the oxidized rubber w/o taking a lot of surface with it (like with sandpaper.)
Cheers,
A.W.
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vegasguy
Jan 28, 2006, 6:40 PM
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Glad to hear the sandpaper route worked for you. I heard about the idea from the book better bouldering, great read.
Cheers,
Andy
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