Stretching football boots?!!

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Brighton till i die

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Hi guys

Just bought a new pair of Adidas Predators for next season but rtheey are quite tight across the width of my chunky feet!

Does any one have any good tips for gently streching the leather out a bit to fit a bit more comfortable??

 

Nibble

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Brighton till i die said:

Hi guys

Just bought a new pair of Adidas Predators for next season but rtheey are quite tight across the width of my chunky feet!

Does any one have any good tips for gently streching the leather out a bit to fit a bit more comfortable??

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Newspaper, loads of it. And buy bigger shoes!

 

trueblue

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If you sit in the bath with them on for about an hour, it's quite effective.











Possibly.

 

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che

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Buy other brand

 

wehatepalace

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• Jul 8, 2008

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With my rugby boots I usually soak them in a bath of BOILING hot water for 10 mins then really stuff them full of rolled up newspaper normally works

 

edna krabappel

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That's what my Dad used to tell me

Soak them, the stuff them with newspaper and let them dry naturally. Don't stick them in front of a heater to dry or they'll go all crusty and crack.

 

A

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Adidas always cut their footwear thinner than most other brands, buy a bigger size

 

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Marc

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with Snowboard Boot Inners I put them in the tumble dryer for ages, then wear them around the house (acting as slippers) so they 'mould' to my feet. that might work for footy boots but i'd take the studs out first!

 

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Elder for England

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Adidas Predators are always too small?? (not that I wear them). I've got a spray at home that you spray onto leather and supposedly makes it stretch? I'm at work so can't have a look at what it's called, will have a look later.

 

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Brighton till i die

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tried walking around with them for a few days but they're tight as f***.

gonna send 'em back and get some Puma Kings i think.

cheers fellas

 

Brightonfan1983

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• Jul 10, 2008

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edna krabappel said:

Soak them, the stuff them with newspaper and let them dry naturally. Don't stick them in front of a heater to dry or they'll go all crusty and crack.

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True.

 

Pat McCrotch

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• Jul 10, 2008

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piss on them. makes the leather nice and supple.

 

strings

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Bizarrely, I was wondering the exact same thing this morning (stretching a rugby boot - one fits, the other is agony), and this thread was the second hit on google.

 

StonehamPark

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• Oct 26, 2012

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trueblue said:

If you sit in the bath with them on for about an hour, it's quite effective.











Possibly.

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Definitely
Wear two pairs of socks to widen them out a bit. Do this 5-6 times sitting/standing for 45 minutes in as hot as you can take it water.
This is how we sorted out or tab boots.

 

StonehamPark

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• Oct 26, 2012

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Brighton till i die said:

tried walking around with them for a few days but they're tight as f***.

gonna send 'em back and get some Puma Kings i think.

cheers fellas

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Go for Puma PowerCats. V2 or V1, not V3.

 

Hiney

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• Oct 26, 2012

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Brighton till i die said:

Hi guys

Just bought a new pair of Adidas Predators for next season but rtheey are quite tight across the width of my chunky feet!

Does any one have any good tips for gently streching the leather out a bit to fit a bit more comfortable??

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Why would you spend that amount of money on footwear that doesn't even fit you properly?

 

edna krabappel

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Hiney said:

Why would you spend that amount of money on footwear that doesn't even fit you properly?

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Because if you're a standard, slightly overweight, ageing Sunday League player, buying a £120 pair of football boots will turn you INSTANTLY into Lionel Messi, didn't you know that Hiney?

 

Hiney

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edna krabappel said:

Because if you're a standard, slightly overweight, ageing Sunday League player, buying a £120 pair of football boots will turn you INSTANTLY into Lionel Messi, didn't you know that Hiney?

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Good point, well made!

 

Tim Over Whelmed

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Fill with newspaper and piss on it several times a day.

This won't work at all, but will give us a right laugh with your "Still not working" daily updates!

 

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edna krabappel said:

Because if you're a standard, slightly overweight, ageing Sunday League player, buying a £120 pair of football boots will turn you INSTANTLY into Lionel Messi, didn't you know that Hiney?

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More likely to turn him into Lionel Jeffries