Shoe resoling is a key decision to give your beloved canvas shoes a new lease of life. Data shows that 80% of canvas shoes are scrapped due to sole wear. However, only 35% of consumers understand professional sole replacement technology.
Ⅰ.Three core values of sole replacement
1. Economical: Reduce 90% of repeated consumption costs
2. Environmental value: Reduce carbon footprint by 73%
The upper life of a pair of high-quality canvas shoes can usually reach 3-5 years, while the sole needs to be replaced on average every 1.5 years. Our calculations show that the cost of professional sole replacement is only 30% of the price of new shoe. But that can extend the overall service life by 200%.
Traditional canvas shoes take 500 years to completely degrade after being scrapped, while we adopt modular design. The recycled old soles are decomposed by supercritical fluid technology, and the recycling rate reaches 85%. Each replacement of the sole is equivalent to reducing 1.2kg of plastic pollution.
Ⅱ. When do you need to replace the sole?
1. Wear depth detection
Use the coin comparison method: insert a 1-yuan coin vertically into the sole pattern. If the national emblem pattern is completely exposed, it means that the wear exceeds the safety threshold (usually >3mm).
2. Anti-slip performance test
Perform a wet water test on a 15° inclined glass plate: If the shoe slides more than 10cm in 3 seconds, it indicates that the hardness of the sole rubber has exceeded the standard (Shore hardness > 75 needs to be replaced).
3. Deformation recovery evaluation
Press the middle of the sole and release it, and observe the rebound time: a healthy sole should return to its original state within 2 seconds, and more than 5 seconds indicates that the midsole foam material has aged.
4. Mechanical support diagnosis
Place the shoe on a flat surface for observation: If the sole tilts inward by more than 5°, it may cause arch compensation, and the support sole needs to be replaced immediately.
Shoe resoling is not only a technical behavior, but also a practice of a sustainable lifestyle. In this process, choosing the right material and finding the right professional replacement service are both indispensable links.