On Wed, 25 May 2005 19:34:32 GMT, John Fryatt wrote:

I have a pair of shoes, one of which has the upper coming detached from
the sole unit.

It depends what they're made of. If leather, Evo-stik 528 is best (green
and white tins). If they're synthetic (even just one part), then a soft
polyurethane like "Barge Cement" is the stuff. You may also see this as
"Shoe Goo". Usually the easiest way to find it is either sold alongside
replacement soles, or as a kit with some soles which you then ignore (or
use). When they used to be useful I'd have suggested Woolies, but these
days try Wilkos, or even a cobbler.

It's very hard to get a reliable repair though. Good cleaning is
important, plus proper "contact cement" pre-drying and then a damn good
hammering over the welt with either a cobbler's hammer or a wide
cross-pein hammer.