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Stick it, then stick it.

When your shoes start wearing thin and losing their grip, reach for the Five Ten Stealth Paint Kit. Made from Five Ten's proprietary Stealth 'Green' recycled rubber, this easy-to-use paint can be used in the comfort of your climbing dungeon or at the crag. Slather some on the sole of your shoe for that like-new sticky feel and get back to your project.

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1 5

bec4679404

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Waste of money. Went on lumpy and came off after less than one day of bouldering. Don't waste your money. If you want new rubber, get them resoled.

1 5

Climbasaruous Rex

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Rock and Resole in Boulder Co has a much better rubber paint. Rock and Resoles product is durable and much more sticky if you are looking for that extra bit.

1 5

T.J. Rutter

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Its cheap but its still not worth getting. I've tried to apply it twice on my shoes, and it does not go on as it may sem. Its dry clumpy and hard to work with. I even followed my instructions to the letter, and i cant seem to make it work. Like the other reviews, i do not recommend this product to anyone. And if any one did get it to go on smooth and work the way it should... How did you do it?

2 5

Harrison Gatos

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My Evolv Pontas shoes were so great and I used them so much that I put a hole through the rubber in the left shoe's toe (probably a little too much toe drag on the wall too). In order to solve this, I used this kit, which I had lying around.

The directions are pretty clear and the kit comes with everything you need, but I still decided to add extra cement to make the mixture less clumpy. I evenly spread it on the toe area of each shoe with my fingers (gloved) instead because they are more precise. The rubber still clumped up some. Afterwards, I sanded the soles back down to their previous, smooth nature (because that is the best way for them to perform and last according to BJR in Blackheath, NSW, AU).

Overall, I do not recommend this to anybody as a resole kit. You will not be pleased with the results. Having said that, it will patch little holes in shoes adequately and prolong their life at least a little bit longer. I will probably be replacing my Pontas soon, but at least I can have somewhat precise toes in the meantime.

Harrison Gatos

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Responded on

I recently repaired a few pairs of shoes for friends and wanted to comment on it. I stopped using the Barge glue and switched to flexible, waterproof epoxy. I found that this worked much better and I was able to get a much more homogenous mixture of rubber and adhesive. Application became much easier with the epoxy/rubber mixture but it is still important to do multiple thin coats and to lightly sand in between them. I am currently trying to find the best mixture ratio for each coat. Everybody's shoes have held up decently well so far and it's certainly cheaper than a resole or buying new shoes.

I still stand by my previous statement that this kit won't work for a resole, but instead it is acceptable for patching small holes.

1 5

Kevin

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This has to be the worst thing that you could do to your expensive climbing shoes. I followed the video instructions invodo.com and he had it totally smooth and good. I don't know how he is able to do that because mine is all clumpy and messy. I also had to apply twice (4 teaspoons) because it wasn't enough to cover the surface area of my one shoe. I applied it to my right foot and needless to say I won't do it to my left. I just hope I will be doing a bunch of slab climbs and not finger cracks until these shoes die.

Now that I think of it, my mocs blow out at the bottom at the same time it does on top, so it makes no sense to apply the rubber on top to increase the lifetime because when the bottom blows you can't wear them anymore.

PS. I also wish that five ten would go the extra step and come up with a better solution, like a pre-mixed rubber liquid that dries.

PPS. Wow, now the mocs are stiff at the top, totally kills the comfort. Someone shoot me.

Anyone used 5.10 stealth paint to improve...

benvanpelt294175

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Anyone used 5.10 stealth paint to improve the grip / reinforce the toes of Sidi Dominator or other hard soled mtn. bike shoes?

Harrison Gatos

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Not specifically, but I have experience using this on my climbing shoes (see review).

The finished rubber is relatively stiff and extremely coarse. The latter is a concern for climbing shoes (smooth soles last much longer..less rubber-rubber friction interaction) but on something like mtn. bike shoes it may work well.
As you would for any paint, though, make sure to do multiple thinner coats and not one or two think ones.

chinacat

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Did you ever try 5.10 Stealth Paint on your bike shoes. I have been thinking about the same application. Tons of rock gardens on the front range and some extra grip would be nice. Wondering if this is a better alternative to cutting out individual pieces for the lugs on the outsoles using the Stealth resole kits. Any input, experience is helpful.