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Sorry but I dont know the real name of the piece but its the small goggle shaped flap that is glued to the boot on the front. I was just wondering is it better to glue it all the way across or does it work better to just glue the sides and leave the middle? I layed it on the boot and it seems like if I glue it all the way it might bind a bit much giving too much of a pinched look, but at the same time I dont want the middle bowing out if it shouldnt. Any tips are welcome as thats all I have left before I try and submit pics to join, Thanks.

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Sorry but I dont know the real name of the piece but its the small goggle shaped flap that is glued to the boot on the front. I was just wondering is it better to glue it all the way across or does it work better to just glue the sides and leave the middle? I layed it on the boot and it seems like if I glue it all the way it might bind a bit much giving too much of a pinched look, but at the same time I dont want the middle bowing out if it shouldnt. Any tips are welcome as thats all I have left before I try and submit pics to join, Thanks.

 

 

hmm wish I would have seen this post a little earlier. I just finished gluing my enitre flap down....

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I have always glued them down. My current boots (8yrs old) are finally starting to separate after quite a few troops. I would glue them down, if you use a good glue you should not have any problems.

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Is E6000 the "standard" glue everyone has come to use for making the boots? Were other adhesives tried in the past? Some folks mentioned GOOP. Are these the big 2 for boot making? I'm about to start mine and I don't want to use something that will not hold well and end up having to reglue anything.

 

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GOOP and E6000 are virtually identical. Go with whichever you can find. I used E6000 but I've also used GOOP. They smell exactly the same... :P

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GOOP and E6000 are virtually identical. Go with whichever you can find. I used E6000 but I've also used GOOP. They smell exactly the same... :P

 

So long as nobody is TASTING them to determine the difference... :blink: That would be bad... very bad... Only the Mass Spec should taste the glue. To tell us what the secret ingredient of GOOP really is.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Anybody remember eating the construction/art paste in grade school? Hope nobody was a vegan... :P

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I usually have a room full of boots I am working on and go through 4-6 tubes of Goop in a sitting. I keep telling myself I have been clean and sober for almost 6 years... Goop fumes could be discounting that statement.

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