Comments on: How to Make Pointe Shoes Last Longer http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/ Ballet combinations and musings from a former ballerina. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ballet Dancer http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Ballet Dancer Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:34:05 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-1206 Jet glue can be just as bad as mop and glo. I prefer darning my pointe shoes. Jet glue can be just as bad as mop and glo. I prefer darning my pointe shoes.

]]> By: Tammy Stanwood http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Tammy Stanwood Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:11:23 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-644 Thanks for the info about Mop N Glo!  Didn't realized that it was toxic.  The other options you gave are very good.  Thanks again! Thanks for the info about Mop N Glo!  Didn’t realized that it was toxic.  The other options you gave are very good.  Thanks again!

]]> By: Balletpages http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Balletpages Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:39:56 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-643 Hi Tammy,It's actually no longer recommended to put mop and glo in the shoes because even after it dries it will re-activate when the dancer sweats and it is toxic. The same reasons they recommend not letting your pet around a floor that has recently be mopped with mop and glo...it's poisonous. A better product, which when thoroughly dry stays dry is Jet Glue. A few drops inside the toe of the NEW pointe shoe in those spots that a dancer finds wear out early will extend the life of the shoe.Shellac, or any clear enamal spray paint will also do the trick.One other, that works extremely well on Freed's but can be tough to find (may have to special order) is Minwax Wood Hardener. Make sure it's not wood glue!Happy Dancing! Hi Tammy,It’s actually no longer recommended to put mop and glo in the shoes because even after it dries it will re-activate when the dancer sweats and it is toxic. The same reasons they recommend not letting your pet around a floor that has recently be mopped with mop and glo…it’s poisonous. A better product, which when thoroughly dry stays dry is Jet Glue. A few drops inside the toe of the NEW pointe shoe in those spots that a dancer finds wear out early will extend the life of the shoe.Shellac, or any clear enamal spray paint will also do the trick.One other, that works extremely well on Freed’s but can be tough to find (may have to special order) is Minwax Wood Hardener. Make sure it’s not wood glue!Happy Dancing!

]]> By: ballet mom http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-605 ballet mom Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:28:55 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-605 I am so new! liquids in the toe like mop and glo! OK I have a lot to learn. I am so new! liquids in the toe like mop and glo! OK I have a lot to learn.

]]> By: Laurie LeBlanc-Rickaby http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Laurie LeBlanc-Rickaby Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:13:08 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-48 I remember learning how to darn pointe shoes, but I only did it once or twice. I've heard that Crazy Glue in the toe works. But mostly we did Mop 'n Glo and BullsEye Shellac. I remember learning how to darn pointe shoes, but I only did it once or twice. I’ve heard that Crazy Glue in the toe works. But mostly we did Mop ‘n Glo and BullsEye Shellac.

]]> By: Sarah Conrad http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Sarah Conrad Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:34:35 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-47 Hi Tammy! I sometimes switch my pointe shoes every time I wear them, so that they aren't broken in as just a right shoe or a left shoe! Hi Tammy!
I sometimes switch my pointe shoes every time I wear them, so that they aren’t broken in as just a right shoe or a left shoe!

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]]> By: Niki Pocock http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Niki Pocock Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:55:44 +0000 http://www.insideballet.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-pointe-shoes-last-longer/#comment-51 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Shellac, THEN put them in oven. Dries faster and harder :) RT @tammy_stanwood http://tinyurl.com/yznames How 2 Make Pointe Shoes Last Longer</span></span> Shellac, THEN put them in oven. Dries faster and harder :) RT @tammy_stanwood http://tinyurl.com/yznames How 2 Make Pointe Shoes Last Longer

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