TENNIS SHOES
The rubber soles of tennis shoes very often wear out long before the uppers are at all affected. One of the most troublesome defects is the ■ cracking which puts in an appearance • quite early. This may be remedied-in the following manner,' states an exchange: Heat'an iron skewer (not red'hot), and thrust it down the open crack, rubbing it well along the sides. The-rubber will melt', and, while the surface is quite soft, press the sides of the crack together and hold firmly for a minute or two while the rubber sets. Then pass tho skewer, freshly heated, over the top of the crack, until all trace, of it is hidden beneath a layer of newly-melted rubber. If the holes are in the toes patches may be applied. Pieces from au old water bag or anything similar may be used. Cut the patch a little larger than the hole, then melt the rubber by heat all round the hole.. -Press the patch on and go all round'with the heated iron. . ■'.'.'•
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 14
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171TENNIS SHOES Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 14
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