OT: Fix for pesky cheapo aglets

scritch · 2013-03-21T02:26:11+00:00

I don't know about you, but I think it's awful how some things are definitely NOT better in this global market. One thing that has deteriorated in the name of profit is aglets. They used to be made of durable metal, and almost invariably outlasted the laces they were crimped on to. Now, however, they are almost universally cheap plastic, and fall apart before the shoelaces are barely worn. While this is not a problem for boots with hooks, my boots require that I pull the laces through the eyelets every time I don or doff them, wearing out the aglets in short order. But, I have discovered a cure! I got some heat-shrink tubing and cut pieces just a bit longer than the aglets, and shrank them up tight over the aglets, creating a much more durable, and replaceable, aglet than the originals.

Mar 21, 2013 66 Replies

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dadiOH 13 years ago

At least you can get pastrami. I wish Junior's would open a branch in central Florida. They would have the bread, btw.

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Swingman 13 years ago

Over here in far East (Texas), that's a "farking" shoelace, Bubba! ;)

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Swingman 13 years ago

No need, cowboy boots are aglets ... they lets you do agriculture without getting bullshit on your socks.

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Leon 13 years ago

;~) Now on to solve other worldly problems.

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Markem 13 years ago

Real life troubles causing one to be in a bad mood?

That my guess.

Mark

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CW 13 years ago

The heat shrink snags a bit when pulling the lace back out of the eyelet during boot removal and eventually pulls off.

This works: Slide a short (1/2") length of heat shrink a few inches down the lace. Work some black silicone sealer into the last 3/4" of the lace fabric. Slide the heat shrink to cover the end and shrink it down. Let the silicone set up and trim the lace end to angle.

Eventually the heat shrink will come off, but now you have a flexible rubbery end that does not snag or fray and will last the life of the lace.

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