FOUND AN ACTUALLY WORKING WAY OF FIXING CRACKED PLATFORMS FOR GOOD.

FOUND AN ACTUALLY WORKING WAY OF FIXING CRACKED PLATFORMS FOR GOOD.

FOUND AN ACTUALLY WORKING WAY OF FIXING CRACKED PLATFORMS FOR GOOD.
FOUND AN ACTUALLY WORKING WAY OF FIXING CRACKED PLATFORMS FOR GOOD.

Just screw them together using those flat metal sheets with holes you get at the hardware store.

You need at least four screws on both sides for it to feel secure. I had space for more so I used 6 on each - would make it 8 but i don't want to drill inside of the actual shoe so that i don't poke myself with metal while I walk (even tho there is a flip flop inside the shoes bc they were too big and i needed to make em smaller, better safe than sorry)

First i lined up the sheet so that it didn't scratch the floor and marked all the holes with a marker, pre cut the holes with an exacto knife and just screwed my screws right in.

Mind you despite having hexagonal heads they are not bolts, but screws. You need a sharp end so that it can actually penetrate into the sole and catch onto the rubber on the inside. I used hexagonal heads because I genuinely did not realise that was the kind of screw i bought. Also make sure they fit inside the holes in your metal sheet.

FOUND AN ACTUALLY WORKING WAY OF FIXING CRACKED PLATFORMS FOR GOOD.

The patched shoe feels slightly heavier but im fine to just deal with that until the other one inevitably cracks in a few months and i can patch it up too and the weight will even out.

Total repair cost: 6.15pln (1.2usd)

Total cost counting the previous repair attempt: 15pln (3usd)

I looked into getting new shoes but good quality models cost about 300-400pln (60-80usd, nearly out of my budget) and the model I made mine out of is first of all an aliexpress knock-off and second of all, still 150pln (30usd) which is too much for me to pay for shoes im gonna instantly rip for parts and resew. Not to mention I am not buying any suspiciously cheap apparel from aliexpress bc thats drop shipped shit made by underpaid children workers. That site is for buying 3000 jump rings at once only.

Tangent aside, by not getting the shoes I saved about 70$ which i am very happy with.

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I've seen several sites mention this, it's real.

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