Take some fine sandpaper or steel wool and run across
the sole a few times. A shoe repair shop probably have
an answer for you, maybe something that attaches to the
sole to give you better traction.
I would walk some on a sidewalk, make sure that it has some texture, not a real smooth one. You may also put some masking tape on them, but the scuffing is a better idea. You may to avoid breaking your neck before the wedding go ahead and use your hands to scuff them first on the sidewalk and then walk in them, do a couple of good spins on them to twist a little, just don’t lose your balance and scuff the sides or tops.
I’ve heard you do this with sand paper and simply rub it on the soles of your shoes. It gets rid of the smooth bottoms and mocks the way in which the shoes would natural wear down.
1] sweep the porch or patio first, and walk back and forth to break in shoes, and scuff bottoms [ you will discover where they pinch, etc., so you can get what you need to make them comfy.
2] holding in your hands, scrape bottoms on cement/sidewalk
3] holding again, sandpaper bottom
If you do two or three, you will need to break them in, indoors
DON’T use a sander – if you can’t control it well, you will scar the sides of the shoes; and they may work ‘ too well ‘.
Put the shoes on, that way they will be scraped in the places your foot actually strikes the ground, and walk around on the driveway…drag your foot on any spot that still feels slick….if all else fails…do what mother’s used to do to little girls mary janes…put masking tape x’s on the soles.
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1 Chuck T
Lite grit sand paper should do it…
2 dave
a belt sander
3 metrice2580
Get a sand block or file.
4 teresathegreat
Put the shoes on, and walk out to the street. Shuffle your feet along the asphalt for a few steps. That should be enough.
5 justentucker
use a piece of sandpaper.
6 Mulysa
Take them outside and with your hands in them scrape the bottoms of them on the cement… Yes.
7 zippythejessi
Fine grade sandpaper or an emery board used for your nails, rub it on the soles of the shoes to scuff ‘em up a little.
8 Suz
Wear them (just around the house) for a couple of days prior to the wedding.
9 lauren p
some people scrape (realy lightly) a fork against their shoes or if you have a stony garden or path just walk on it.
10 Neenah
That’s very old school, you don’t need to do that anymore. Go to any shoe store and ask for non-slips.
11 Cindy T
Take some fine sandpaper or steel wool and run across
the sole a few times. A shoe repair shop probably have
an answer for you, maybe something that attaches to the
sole to give you better traction.
12 msds
I would walk some on a sidewalk, make sure that it has some texture, not a real smooth one. You may also put some masking tape on them, but the scuffing is a better idea. You may to avoid breaking your neck before the wedding go ahead and use your hands to scuff them first on the sidewalk and then walk in them, do a couple of good spins on them to twist a little, just don’t lose your balance and scuff the sides or tops.
13 ZiggyMa
Sandpaper. Use a light grain and carefully rub the soles.
14 PinkLove22
I’ve heard you do this with sand paper and simply rub it on the soles of your shoes. It gets rid of the smooth bottoms and mocks the way in which the shoes would natural wear down.
15 Nurse Susan
1] sweep the porch or patio first, and walk back and forth to break in shoes, and scuff bottoms [ you will discover where they pinch, etc., so you can get what you need to make them comfy.
2] holding in your hands, scrape bottoms on cement/sidewalk
3] holding again, sandpaper bottom
If you do two or three, you will need to break them in, indoors
DON’T use a sander – if you can’t control it well, you will scar the sides of the shoes; and they may work ‘ too well ‘.
16 kiwi
fine grit sandpaper.
17 1st.timemommytobe07
sand paper or you can gently rub it on the cement. i used the cement because the sandpaper didnt work too well for me. no one knew the difference
18 erink1799
Use these Sof Sole’s 2-pak $3.99
You put them on the bottom of your shoes for better traction!
I just bought these for my wedding shoes!
19 Felieca C
Put the shoes on, that way they will be scraped in the places your foot actually strikes the ground, and walk around on the driveway…drag your foot on any spot that still feels slick….if all else fails…do what mother’s used to do to little girls mary janes…put masking tape x’s on the soles.