Hello everyone,
I'm starting this article from France for those who don't know me yet!
My town's ice rink will reopen in a few days, and now I'm back to tinkering with skates!
I can't find the articles that could help me anymore, and since they're a bit old, there might be other methods or products out there. Let me explain:
I have an Edea "ICE FLY" sole that's coming off, and what product do you recommend to repair it, given that I'm in Europe!
I know how to fill the holes, and there's no problem.
And to create a seal between the blade and the sole, what silicone should I use?
For both Edea and Risport skates.
I've attached photos...
Looking forward to chatting with you again, people from all over the world.
voici les photos
This is what you need to do if you do have needs to replace heel in to the Edea boots. Normally you need to use heat gun and pliers to remove sole "skin". If this sole has ripped off due bad factory gluing, I would ask if warranty covers it. They had some glue issue couple years ago. If they refuse to repair it by warranty, I would ask glue recommendation from shoe repairing shops or even leave boot for them for repair. Sole "skin" is attached with glue also on factory, so solution should be pretty simple. The main problem is, how to force skin against the boot while gluing. Normal socks or small bag filled with sand or similar may help to get more equal compress for curved parts of the heel/sole.
You could ask Edea what glue they use. But it is possible they use a glue that requires high temperatures and/or produces very toxic fumes - at one point that is what Graf told me they used.
You probably want to sand off the old glue first, on the heel and the outsole. Depending on the glue instructions, you may have to create a produce a rough surface - e.g., if they tell you to use an epoxy, because glues like that don't stick well to smooth surfaces.
In the past, I have used "Shoe Goo" with other types of shoe - but I don't know if it is strong enough for skates. And it takes a day or two to set.
I would personally use a clamp, to press together between the bottom of the heel, and the insole. And give it plenty of time to set.
As a last resort, you may have to bolt together the bottom of the heel to a nut inside the boot, underneath the insole. The nut should fit flat into a countersunk hole, so it doesn't make a bump that sticks into your foot. In the end, that is what Graf told me to do.
But like Kaitsu said, ask around at shoe & boot repair shops for their advice. Maybe they can even do it for you. And ask Edea first - if they are willing to repair or replace the boots, that would be much easier.
Are the boots more than a few years old? Sometimes glues go bad with time.
Merci pour votre aide
I bought this pair second-hand for my daughter 3 years ago, and I'm fitting her with Matrix Supreme blades instead of her old Gold Seal blades.
3 years ago, they hadn't come off yet, and now, when I took the Gold Seal blades off, they've come off.
Actually, it's not a big deal if I don't glue them because with the blade and the screws, the sole holds well!
It's just that before putting the Matrix blades back on, I wanted to glue them back on, but I don't think it's a big deal if I don't.
(So I won't be able to ask Edea for a refund.)
The heel seems to still be in place.
I was thinking of using silicone/glue like Soudal Fix All High Tack and screwing the blade back on while it dries....
And then, what silicone should I use between the blade and the sole?
also, and I forgot, I can't really count on the local shoemakers, because they're not very good!
Quote from: Kaitsu on September 14, 2025, 04:21:17 PMThe main problem is, how to force skin against the boot while gluing. Normal socks or small bag filled with sand or similar may help to get more equal compress for curved parts of the heel/sole.
Yes, I agree
I thought I'd find the right glue, put a bag, a wooden wedge, and fix the blade and wait before permanently fixing the Matrix blade.
I really agree with Query. A bolt, like roller skates, would certainly be the most secure.
As for Shoe Goo I wouldn't use it for skates. I've tried it on separated work boot soles in the past and barely got a week more out of them. Then again the screws holding blades on should be sufficient and just sealing things with glue or epoxy would be okay. If you have Woolworths in France they have really cheap shoe glue that works quite well for this sort of thing. It's just a few Euros. I'd tell you the name but can't find the tube of it right now but think it is just labelled Schuhkleber, and it held better than Shoe Goo.
I saw a girl with an entire sole pulled off before, and that's not good. It was worse at the toe/ball than the heel though.
Merci Albany.
Je trouverai peut être sho goo.
L'autre je trouve pas avec Google.
Je me sers de la colle gorilla, et peut être que cela pourrait faire?
( Quand je bouche les trous de vis je fais avec celle là)
Je me rappelle plus de l'entreprise des usa, je crois ( le nom ne me
Revient pas) qui mets du silicone autour de la lame ( ou elle est fixée) pour pas que l'eau pénètre entre la lame et la semelle.
Auriez vous une idée de quel silicone on pourrait mettre?
Hmm, the other one is just the word for shoe glue in German, and I know it's labeled to be sold in other EU countries but am not sure about France offhand. I don't know what the difference is from Shoe Goo except that it had a stronger bond. Gorilla glue wouldn't be bad, I think. For the silicone you could get any clear one in a hardware store in the aisle with the rest of the caulk. :) I think Bill S. used that for the under blade sealing at least in a test, and I've bought skates that had it. However those were leather requiring some kind of water repellant which Edeas don't need. I use leather soled boots, and my first pair never had any problems of absorbing any but my newest (and only new rather than second hand) pair did almost immediately (both with Harlick chem-glaze... Zinser varnish but my spelling is sure to be wrong.)
I presume the techs installing the blades had different methods, because most of the leather skates I have show cracking in the chem-glaze and evidence of water intrusion after a session while the first pair do not. I keep thinking to reinsert the screws with silicone but haven't yet.
Oops, I forgot about the Risports which could use sealing. I've also tried SnoSeal for that. It is something which I learnt about for leather bicycle saddles years ago and is recommended by some for skates also. I'm not sure if we have that over here in the EU? Beeswax was suggested to me, but I didn't have much success sealing the screws of my newest skates (without removing and replacing screws but trying to melt it in.)
Thanks, Albany.
I found Bill's post again. I'd already seen it four years ago and I just found it again thanks to you.
I'm going to try Gorilla Glue.
I know Edea doesn't need Sno Seal and maybe not even silicone (I'll see).
However, for the brand new Risport, I'm going to wax them with my dad's beeswax (with which I make a little honey, for the record!)
And I'm going to try clear silicone that's resistant to cold and water (I have Soudal Fix All High Track, but it might be too strong).
Thanks, Albany.
after searching a little, I will try to put silicone for sanitary and for the cold. (cold room)