Frayed shoe lace fix

Step 4: Repeat, re-lace and enjoy

I repeated this process on each of the other three frayed ends, put them back in my shoes and happily reconnected with my favorite pair of laces.

Comments

[dsadinsky]

only costs a couple bucks? shoe laces only cost 99 cents. talk about missing the big picture...

[structuresound]

I think that's actually only about a nickel or dime worth of heatshrink. A couple of bucks if you don't already own a hairdryer or bic lighter.

[noahw]

I am part of a "shoelace collective" if you will, and some of our laces cost a bit more than 99 cents - but, if buying new shoelaces brings you happiness than by all means go for it! I had some attachment to these laces so I wasn't ready to part with them just yet.

[Merteuil]

Waxed laces for dress shoes--along with fat laces--tend to cost a lot more than 99 cents. When did he last buy some? The eighties? Today, if we were to buy some, there's no way that they would last Long enough to consider repairing even te frayed ends... Awesome and direct instructable. Thank you!

[Creaturiste]

Looks very neat, I must say. Very prscytical if you already keep shrink tubing in your inventory. Yet, for those who don't, we can fuse the ends of shoe laces very cheaply and quickly with hot glue. Apply to and around the tip of the frayed lace, then quickl;y roll it more precise with moist fingers that have been dipped in water.

[zanfar]

Add some Paracord/550 Cord http://www.supplycaptain.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=19 and you have yourself a complete DIY shoelace that will last for years.

Note: if you use paracord, you can dispense with the shrinkwrap, paracord fuses on it's own when subjected to high heat. It won't look as good, however, so I would do both.

[Oryctolagus habilis]

ALso, it would give a bit of a stiff end for going through the eyelets. I found that when I fused nylon laces to fix them that I had to slightly melt about 1/2" up from the fused end just to stiffen it, but this would be nicer.