How to Make Your Shoes Less Slippery?

Winter is not only low temperature, but also with a lot of rain or snow. The most terrible thing is that when snow falls on the ground, it will form a layer of ice on the ground, which will make the ground very slippery. If you accidentally step on the ice while walking, you may slip. If you want to go out in winter, you need to take some measures to make your shoes anti-skid.

 

 

How to Make Your Shoes Anti-skid

If the soles of your black suit shoes are made of plastic or leather, you are more likely to slip. Many people think that if they wear new shoes more often, they can make their outdoor shoes anti-skid. Although this method has a little effect, if the sole is excessively worn, it will make your shoes lose the anti-skid performance. Therefore, it is better to take other measures to improve the anti-skid performance of shoes. 

 

Scuffing The Soles

If the soles of your warm snow boots are relatively smooth, you can use sandpaper or other rough objects to rub the soles of your genuine leather shoes. This will make the soles of extra wide shoes rough. When the sole becomes rough, the friction between it and the ground will increase, thus improving the anti-skid performance of black penny loafers. It's best to keep rubbing the sole until there are some small grooves in the sole. 

 

Grip Pads

After the suede brogues are used for a period of time, the texture on the sole will be rubbed flat. When these textures are rubbed flat, the shoes become more slippery. At this point, you can paste grip pads on the sole, thus increasing the friction between the sole and the ground.

 

Sprays

Another simple and effective way is to use anti-skid spray. You just spray it on the soles of leather dress shoes, and it can increase the stickiness of the soles. Although this product is easy to use, it has a short duration. So, when you feel the shoe get a little slippery, you'll have to spray it on the sole again.

 

Masking Tape

In addition to using anti-skid spray, there is a temporary solution, that is, paste cross-shaped masking tape on the soles of leather sneakers. The cross needs to cover the entire sole with the tape overlapping in the middle. Due to the frequent friction of the sole with the ground, the masking tape will soon fall off from the sole. Therefore, this method can only be used in emergencies. 

 

 

How to Make Shoes Less Slippery on Ice

Although these methods can make shoes less slippery, they are not permanent solutions. If you want to walk on the ice easily, you'd better wear a pair of colorful basketball shoes with rubber soles. Rubber is more elastic and provides more friction than plastic. It should be noted that you should choose shoes with relatively complex sole texture, because the more complex the texture, the greater the friction between the sole and the ground. If your shoes don't have rubber soles, you can sprinkle some salt on the soles. Salt can speed up the ice melting, making the ice rough, so you don't slip easily.