SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Dr. Martens boot repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently repaired a customer’s Dr. Martens boots.
The boots
These Dr. Martens 1460 Mono boots were looking good, except the soles had become flat and lost their grip over time. When the customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to perform a resole, replacing the worn soles with an entirely new pair of highly durable rubber soles.
Full resole
We began by removing the existing soles all the way up to the midsole (with the stitching around the sides). While Dr. Martens boots are welted (the layer of material between the soles and uppers — where soles can be stitched into place), they are not done so in a traditional way — the midsoles and outer soles are fused together with heat. Because of this, the soles on Dr. Martens boots cannot be partially replaced. They need to be fully resoled.
With the old soles removed, we adhered into place a new pair of Goodyear rubber soles, carefully sanding them down at the sides to fit the shape of the boots. While the new soles aren’t identical to the original Airwair soles, they are solid (rather than hollow) and made of higher grade rubber that offers enhanced durability and grip.
Have a pair of Dr. Martens boots needing repair or restoration?
Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including RM Williams, NET-A-PORTER and Gucci) with the repair and restoration of boots since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Dr. Martens boots in need of repair or restoration, ask us for a free diagnosis/quote by completing our online order form — where you can upload photos of the boots and let us know exactly what you would like done to them, or let us advise you on what the boots need based on the photos.
SoleHeeled serves all of Australia through its free 2-way shipping service:
Order online: Answer a few questions to get an instant quote and complete your order.
Send your boots: Drop your boots off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.
We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your boots.
We return: We'll deliver your repaired boots to you, wherever you are in Australia.
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