New Life In Simm's G3 Fishing Boots... Resoled/Refelted/Restuded 29Sep13

Cobblers and fly shops would not help me... Simms sent them back saying "it'll cost too much..." So I did it myself for cheap. I dove on the net to find the best refelting practices and also found the felt materials, waterproof contact cement and studs for ~$30 all in. Use Barge cement and find pre-cut (but cheap) nylon felt soles, and use hex head sheet metal screws as studs. Rip off the old stuff, rough belt sand the soles, stuff the boots with paper or rags tight, prep the felt with one generous coat of Barge's and allow to dry (since the felt soaks it up), hours later apply good cement coats to boots and felt and allow to dry 30min, use wax paper between felt and boot to position (the nano-second they touch, they stick), then remove wax paper to stick felt to boot sole, hammer the snot out of the felt with heavy hammer to assure a bond - especially the edges, duct tape the felt to boot and let dry 2 days (important!), remove tape and trim with sharp knife if needed, insert screws - especially on edges. Voilà... good as new favorite guide boots.