JWONG Barge Infinity Cement All Purpose Clear One Quart

Barge is a rubber cement. It's long lasting, water proof, flexible, it's been around for decades and works every time on what it's made for. It's the best product of it's kind. Period.My Dad was self-employed as an Orthopedic Shoe Repairman and owned his own shop for 20 years and Barge is the only rubber cement he would use. He also did regular shoe repair and on the side he was an excellent saddle maker and saddle repair expert and repaired saddles for the riders in Kentucky which was (and I think still is) a horse riding state, and he only used Barge in his saddle making and saddle repair business and hobby. I say hobby because saddle making was his passion, he loved making high quality riding saddles and it was a "hobby for profit" to him, but he would make them for the love or making them weather they sold or not. Bottom line: If it was made with leather, Barge was used in the making of it.How it's used makes all the difference. It's a very tacky glue/cement and what you do is follow these simple steps in the use of Barge and it will work for you perfectly ever time:1.) Clean both sides of the item to be glued and once cleaned use a fine grain sandpaper and rough up the surfaces to be glued just a little bit. (DO NOT use sand paper if it will rip or tear the item).2.) Use an equal amount of Barge on both items to be glued together and let the Barge "set-up", become tacky, for about 5 - 15 minutes. What's "tacky"? When you can touch the surface of the Barge with one clean finger and it feels sticky but does not come off on your finger, it's "tacky".3.) Place both pieces to be glued together, glued sides against each other and either use clamps (like C-Clamps) with two braces against each side to make the pressure equal against the entire pieces being glued or place a heavy weight on top of the pieces to be glued. You must do this to keep air pockets from forming between the two glue covered items so the bond created won't break causing the the item to pull apart. This is a "MUST" or the bond will fail.4.) Allow to set like this for at least 30 minutes, longer if possible and the longer the better. If you can let the item sit clamped or weighted together overnight do it, that is the best way.Don't think you have to go out and buy clamps, using whatever heavy item you can find to put pressure evenly across the area to be glued is fine. My Dad often used a brick or dumb bell. As long as it distributed the weight evenly, was enough weight, it was fine. Remember if you use C-Clamps to use a two pieces of wood or whatever you can find to assure the pressure is distributed evenly or air pockets will form and the bonding will fail. No air pockets and the bonding will hold and take more abuse than you could imagine!IN THE EVENT YOU CAN'T APPLY WEIGHT: such as gluing fabric to an item (car door interior for example) don't worry about it, fabric is bonded by using a cold Iron or other smooth item you can use to press against the fabric and smooth over the top surface for about 15 minutes to get the air pockets out and then let set over night. Again: Most fabric doesn't need the pressing or weight to create a good bond, just 'ironing' it will work BUT DO NOT USE A WARM OR HOT IRON AS IT WILL DESTROY THE TACKY SURFACE YOU NEED TO CREATE THE BOND!!!. Don't re-invent the wheel here, just do it the way it's always worked best for the best results.Hope this helps! Again, you can't go wrong with Barge.Hope this helps

This works great!

I use this for sneaker restorations, and it works great! If you're using this cement for that reason, just remember that PREP is key to adhering properly. Ensure the item (or sneaker sole) is clean before using this stuff. If it turns out that the glue didn't hold, chances are you did of these two things:1. Didn't prep the surface well2. Didn't read the instructions on the labelAs a quick tip, a heat gun is your friend with this for sneaker repair. During the summer I use it straight out the can for repairs outside of shoes.. TX heat outside will cause this to become tacky QUICK. I glued one of my concrete gnomes that was broken in half... it's not going anywhere now! Fixed!

I’ve used Barge cement before and it works great, especially when it comes to regluing soles to sneakers (which is what I use it for). One top comment from 2020 gave it a bad review comparing it to contact cement, so I wanted to add that this does not work like contact cement. Once you’ve added it to the 2 pieces you’re gluing, be sure to heat it up with a heat gun or hair dryer before joining the pieces together. As for the “but” part of my title, while the product works as advertised, having it shipped is somewhat of a risk. Like some have mentioned, my last order of this came with the cement spilling out into the plastic baggie they put the container in (before placing it in the shipping box). Sadly, that left the entire can of cement unusable as I wasn’t able to actually open the can because of the amount of glue everywhere. And, more my problem than anybody else’s, it was mid-pandemic so I didn’t process a return in time to get a refund or replacement. So, keep in mind, there’s a chance it may be damaged during the shipping process but getting a refund/replacement shouldn’t be an issue. I’d definitely recommend for regluing sneakers or sole swaps! Just be sure to have a heat gun or hair dryer handy.

I noticed that the front rubber on my shoes was coming off and after doing some research figured I'd get barge infinity cement as many said it's good for shoe repairs and better than shoe goo or the average super glue. The general process was simple enough, just had to apply the glue to both sides that needed to be bonded, then after waiting 5-10 minutes used a hair dryer to heaten the glue. It's important to apply hot air using a heat gun or hair dryer to activate the glue and speed up the drying process. Once I applied hot air I then hammered the rubber onto the surface to seal the bond. I was happy the results, the bond seems strong and after a week it's still holding up. Just apply the glue carefully and use masking tape just in case there's any excess glue so that the glue doesn't go on unwanted areas. I so some reviews saying the glue dries too fast, that it doesn't work, I had no such issues. Will definitely be using it for more shoe repairs!

I used this adhesive to attach a new Vibram sole to my Salomon XA Pro hiking boots. I noted on the instructions that a rubber solution with rubber additive was recommended for rubber parts, but the rubber solution was unavailable and the cost would equal a new pair. Just using the infinity glue appears to be holding ok after several multi mile hikes over rock and muddy terrain. So far happy with the adhesion. If I can get another year out of these incredible boots I’ll be stoked. They won’t win a beauty prize but I don’t care as long as the soles stay attached.

This is the Perfect cement for Shoe Customization. I really like the Great Price for the amount. Great Product!!!