SHOE GOO to the rescue, times two!
Shoe goo is an adhesive product in a tube, as the name suggests it was originally designed for repairs to shoes.
Never thought of trying it for anything else, until the other day suddenly my cute little inflatable solar-charged lantern was looking deflated. Sure enough I saw it had a little split at one of the seams.
Since I already had some shoe goo from that I bought to save my favorite maryjane flats, I thought why not try it on the lantern. Works like a charm!
BTW the lantern was purchased from a sporting goods and marine supply store. It seems to charge up pretty easily and hold a charge for a long time. (I don’t use it for hours and hours on end, it’s just when I need a bit of light when I walk into a room.)
Bottles in the background are one of my favorite forms of room decor. Bit of an oceanic/nautical theme.
Side note about the shoes: A few days after using SHOE GOO to reattach the front part of the sole that had become detached from the upper, I wore these shoes to a memorial service. About 15 minutes by bicycle from my house. As we were leaving the funeral parlor, it suddenly started raining sheets and buckets.
The bicycle ride home was rainy but pleasant, till I reached a low-lying intersection where there was high water in the street. It was just a short segment, and i could see into the water, so I peddled through it, but was copiously apologizing to my shoes for the drenching.
Once I got home, I stuffed pieces of fabric into the toes of the shoes to help preserve the shape while the shoes dried.
Forgot about them till today, a couple weeks later when I was preparing this post about fixing the lantern. The shoe repair remains intact!
See pics here on my DEEP GREEN Facebook page.
PS. I have often found that tubes of various adhesive/sealant products (caulk, bathtub sealant etc) don’t get used up, and they harden or decay before getting used. By finding multiple uses for things, we may be able to reduce the amount of such products that end up in landfill. Another thing i try to do is to share partially used tubes of useful stuff with neighbors if I see them starting a project, commenting that some daily item of theirs has split/broken etc. I might save them a bit of money and a trip to the store.