Fixing Torn Skate Toe

[ouhockeyplayer 1]

I recently saw an equipment manager on Red Wings weekly (TV show) heat up an old skate blade and use it to repair a torn toe cap. Looks like he was melting the material back together again. Does this work or am I mistaken? Also, kind of off topic, but what do you guys usually do to repair those little skate tears you get in your pants?

[WSjo22 1]

I recently saw an equipment manager on Red Wings weekly (TV show) heat up an old skate blade and use it to repair a torn toe cap. Looks like he was melting the material back together again. Does this work or am I mistaken? Also, kind of off topic, but what do you guys usually do to repair those little skate tears you get in your pants?

Dental floss or wax thread......whichever i have on hand....

[adam14 182]

you can buy a product called Protec TOE here, its basically a bottle of black tar that comes with a brush, put on a coat of it, then let it sit.

[vacutack 0]

I recently saw an equipment manager on Red Wings weekly (TV show) heat up an old skate blade and use it to repair a torn toe cap. Looks like he was melting the material back together again. Does this work or am I mistaken? Also, kind of off topic, but what do you guys usually do to repair those little skate tears you get in your pants?

Heat up an old skate blade to repair a torn toe cap? Can you be more specific on what he did?

Was the toe can broken or detached from the boot or was it just cosmetic?

[Gummer12 134]

The frayed knit on some toe caps...he was heating up a spare skate blade with a torch, and touching it to the frayed toe cap to clean it up. I guess could work on the plastics too, if it were gouged and had a piece sticking up. Pretty ingenious idea.

[vacutack 0]

The frayed knit on some toe caps...he was heating up a spare skate blade with a torch, and touching it to the frayed toe cap to clean it up. I guess could work on the plastics too, if it were gouged and had a piece sticking up. Pretty ingenious idea.

wow, thats different. wouldn't be ok just to put a thin layer of Pro-Tec-Toe on it or am I missing something? clever idea, though.

[Monty22 835]

Just hitting it with a heat gun will accomplish the same thing.

[Gummer12 134]

True, but you run the risk of melting some of the non-frayed knit.

[Monty22 835]

True, but you run the risk of melting some of the non-frayed knit.

Only if you try really hard.

[ouhockeyplayer 1]

I've used the toe protector stuff before and thought it made your skate toes look a little weird. A long time ago I used the clear stuff on my Bauer Vapor 10s and they looked like I could blind someone with how shiny they were. I was just wondering if melting the fraid areas back together would be more cosmetically pleasing after the repair. I don't have an extra skate blade laying around but I figured I could heat up something similiar and try it myself (being careful to wear hand protection as metal does conduct heat).

[xstartxtodayx 343]

As stated, the protec-toe stuff is a completely different animal which coats the entire toe cap, it's really a PP thing where some guys like it some guys don't. What the E.M. did by heating a blade and touching the torn area was a pretty good idea, it can be done with any sort of piece of metal that will heat up and be easily manageable. The heat will melt the frayed ends, as stated, and prevent it from fraying anymore (I use a lighter to accomplish the same thing when I cut a chin strap to length). As far as it being more aesthetically pleasing, that's really a PP thing, only you can decide if you find it more pleasing.