The lace tips of your favorite shoes have worn out or broken over time, making it difficult to lace them up every time.

In many cases, repairing them at home is quicker and easier than going to multiple stores to find the right replacement laces. Let’s learn how to fix your shoelace aglet at home.

How to fix shoelace aglet?

Method 1: Use heat shrink tubing

Heat shrink tubing is a common insulating material for electronic components. Using heat shrink tubing to repair shoelace aglet is a simple and practical method.

What do you need?

• Heat shrink tubing: Choose heat shrink tubing that matches the color of your shoelaces.
• Scissors: Used to cut the length of the heat shrink tubing.
• Lighter or small heat gun:Used to heat the heat shrink tubing to shrink it and secure the shoelaces.
• Shoelaces: The shoelaces that need to be repaired.

Operation steps

• Cut the heat shrink tube:First, cut a suitable heat shrink tube according to the length of the shoelace head to ensure that the repaired shoelace head is close to the original state.

• Prepare the shoelaces:Pass the shoelaces through the cut heat shrink tube. Make sure that the part of the shoelaces passing through the heat shrink tube is dry, without oil or impurities, so as not to affect the shrinking effect of the heat shrink tube.

• Heat the heat shrink tube: Use a lighter or a small heat gun to heat the heat shrink tube. When heating, keep the flame or hot air at a certain distance from the heat shrink tube to avoid directly burning the shoelaces or the heat shrink tube itself. When heated, the heat shrink tube will gradually shrink and fit tightly on the shoelaces.

• Fix the shoelace aglet: When the heat shrink tube is completely shrunk and fixes the shoelaces, gently pull the shoelaces to check whether the shoelace agletis firmly fixed. If you find that the heat shrink tube is not completely shrunk or not fixed firmly, you can heat and fix it again.

Method 2: Use transparent tape

If you don’t have other materials, you can also try to use tape, a simple and practical tool to repair it.

What do you need?

• Tape: Choose a tape that is similar in color to the shoelaces. Transparent tape is also OK.
• Scissors: Used to cut the appropriate length of tape.
• Shoelaces:The shoelaces that need to be repaired.

Operation steps

• Cut the tape:Use scissors to cut a piece of tape that is close to the length of the shoelace head. Make sure the tape is long enough to completely cover the damaged shoelace head.

• Fix the tape: Carefully apply the tape to the damaged shoelace head. Make sure the tape is flat, bubble-free, and fits tightly to the shoelace. If necessary, you can gently press the tape with your fingers to strengthen its stickiness.

• Trim the excess:If the tape is too long, you can use scissors to trim off the excess. Make sure the trimmed tape is coordinated with the shoelace color and looks natural.

Summary

Through the above methods, do you know how to fix shoelace aglet? No matter which method you choose, at the end, check whether the new shoelace aglet are firmly fixed to the shoelaces and are not loose or twisted.