Elements and Performance Criteria
- Inspect shoe
- Prepare sole
- Top lifts and soles are removed back to waist using the appropriate method and tools, ensuring no damage to the shoe
- Appropriate replacement sole material and thickness is selected
- Top pieces and lifts are selected appropriate to original footwear
- Waist is marked using the new half sole as a guide, ensuring waist marks are equal on both items of footwear
- Half sole is skived in a half moon shape, tapered from the waist mark to the toe consistent with workplace requirements
- Lasting margin is secured and patched where necessary
- Fillers are checked and replaced as required
- Half sole is scoured prior to securing
- Replace and finish sole
- Select and prepare adhesive and primer according to manufacturer and workplace requirements
- Apply adhesive evenly to both bottom of shoe and sole and top lifts, leave to dry and reactive the adhesive
- Position sole and top lifts and secure using appropriate manual and machine operations
- Quality of adhesion is checked and adjustment made as required
- Sole is stitched using a sole stitching machine, if required
- Edges of soles and top lifts are trimmed manually or by machine operations
- Edges and heel lifts are inked or stained to match original shoe colour, and polished and finished off
- Waist is cleaned, stained or coloured and finished to the original colour
- Appropriate OHS practices are followed during the preparation, repair and finish of shoes particularly in relation to use of machines, equipment and tools, adhesives and primers, and stains, dyes and inks
- Repaired shoes are packaged, labelled and stored