09 Dec What glue do shoemakers use?
The glue shoemakers have been using for over 70 years is the best: Artiglio Super 620. A product with an all-Italian history and which is still the favorite of footwear professionals today.
They call it “shoemakers’ glue”
What glue do shoemakers use? Searching on Google we realized that many people have asked this question.
The answer is the same since 1951:
– Artiglio Super 620, the low viscosity neoprene adhesive from WILBRA, first choice of professionals in the sector.
– A shoemakers’ glue must be effective and versatile, it must dry quickly and, once dry, it has to maintain a flexible and resistant bond. Shoes soles face the wear and tear of our steps every day on any terrain and in any climatic condition.
– A shoemakers’ glue must therefore be resistant to humidity (but above all to puddles) and maintain its physical properties of flexibility and resistance at all temperatures (both on sultry summer days and in the biting cold of winter).
All these features make a good glue for shoemakers, but something more was needed to make the best one.
When was the shoemakers’ glue invented?
It was born in 1951, in Desio (Monza Brianza), in the headquarters of then newborn WILBRA founded by Giuseppe Fossati. Artiglio Super 620 shoemakers’ glue immediately became the hallmark of the production, suitable for various segments of the footwear industry.
It was proposed as an adhesive paste that would replace rubber, in an innovative packaging, with a chromatic combination of bright colors and a name, Artiglio, (“claw” in Italian) that evokes the image of a nail that grabs hold without letting go.
Wilbra’s glue revolutionized the market, meeting the different needs of the large footwear companies as well as that of the street cobbler.
Why is it still the most widely used after 70 years?
Artiglio Super 620 is still produced today in the same Italian factories in which it was invented and represents a classic in WILBRA catalogue. Despite its seventy-year history, it continues to reconfirm itself as “the glue for shoemakers“.
– One of the secrets of Artiglio Super 620 is its excellent spreadability, which guarantees works of extraordinary precision in expert hands.
– Another trump card of Super 620 is the great ability to maintain a flexible and resistant bond even after years of wear in all conditions of humidity and heat.
These factors, together with Wilbra’s experience and passion, have meant that Artiglio Super 620 glue is still the most used in the shoemaking sector today. The artisans of the sector still call it “the shoemakers’glue“.
Is it also suitable for DIY?
Artiglio Super 620 soon proved to be a very versatile product also for the do-it-yourself world.
Its special formula makes it particularly suitable for gluing all porous materials, maintaining optimal flexibility for the repair of commonly used objects, always guaranteeing a strong, safe and long-lasting hold.
The Artiglio line has continued to grow and improve over the years, today for the DIY (in addition to the historic Super 620) we have various tubes in our catalog to always have in your toolbox, at home or in the garage, such as Artiglio Casa or Artiglio Superchiaro, or the new Artiglio CianoWil.
These adhesives are particularly suitable for repairs but also very useful for general uses where a glue with a strong and secure hold is needed.
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