I have a pair of Orvis boots. The bottoms are not flat, but have a built in heel as a regular pair of hiking boots would have.

The felt soles on both have started to come off. It appears the problem was that a proper amount of glue was not applied originally.

The problem I'm having is that after applying glue, the felt wants to pull away from the bottom of the boot. I applied a total of four clamps and two pairs of vise grips, but the results were still less than satisfactory.

Are we customers expected to merely throw the boots away after the soles wear down or become unglued?

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.