Thread: Polyurethane shoe sole disintigrating

Stepping on gasoline, diesel and some organic solvents do this.

Tim I hope you had your Red Wings with you as backup! Always acceptable to go to a wedding in Wings. Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Tim I hope you had your Red Wings with you as backup! Always acceptable to go to a wedding in Wings. Tc

I have done that and a funeral too.

I had that with a pair of Sears Boots years ago. That material is the Celluloid of the shoe world. They just disintegrate at will.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Tim I hope you had your Red Wings with you as backup! Always acceptable to go to a wedding in Wings. Tc

I had debated wearing my "dress" Red wings but didn't. And left them home.

Many shoe collectors lament this issue, because shoes are made to only last a few years. Especially with the Air Jordan shoes, there was a documentary/news special on it a couple years ago. I think there's a company trying to develop a more stable sole that will last for a longer amount of time, but my research-fu is failing me. This is why my parents bought me a pair of classically wood soled shoes for my highschool graduation, they're a decade old and still in fine condition.

Termites could be an issue...............

Originally Posted by dinnermint

This is why my parents bought me a pair of classically wood soled shoes for my highschool graduation, they're a decade old and still in fine condition.

Cheap is the word in the shoes and boots of today, I have big feet, 14-15EEE and the quality of the foot ware has dropped significantly in the last 7 years or so.

The complaint I have is that the shoes I have bought from Hitchcock is so bad that the style I wear every day has been discontinued because the suckers have a paper insole that just plain Stinks, my feet have never been stinkers till these shoes.

The companies that have made the Best shoes and Boots have gone out of business because they didn't wear out in 4 months and quality materials have sky rocketed in price, No Win.

I don't think I've ever had shoes with polyurethane soles. Mine are all leather or rubber and I haven't had any issues (just checked and even the boat shoes are rubber soled).

I think my pair of heavy duty winter boots may have different sole material because they were advertised as suitable for extreme temperatures (both cold and hot) as well as oils but I don't remember the details anymore. No issues with them either over 7-8 winters already, though they don't see heavy use.