16 Apr
2013
16 Apr
'13
12:06 p.m.
On 04/16/2013 10:57 AM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Barge changed their formula ("can't use xxx in the formula anymore").
The current stuff is crap compared to what it once was. A friend has
been watching eBay for NOS of the old formula, without success.
One ad had the new formula, but the picture was the packaging
of the old formula.
The old formula used toluene--I did learn that. Perhaps mixing some of
that (I can get it at a paint store) into the new formula may make a
difference.
Most modern shoes are not resoleable. Most don't
even have a slip-sole!
AND they're so badly made that the uppers are worn-out before the soles,
AND the public has been conditioned to demand NEW shoes instead of
re-soling, which costs a good chunk of what the new ones cost.
A lot of "leather" shoes are now made by gluing pieces of leather to a
cotton "sock" and then adding some light stitching where appearance
matters. Soles seem to be universally glued on, rather than sewn.
Garbage-for-looks.
--Chuck