squeaky pointe shoe what can i do to stop it ? or get rid of it?
2006-12-19 04:37:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
You could check the sole to see if any of the tacks that attach the sole onto the slipper are working themselves out - that is a fairly quick repair but would be a very unusual problem for new pointe shoes to have in the first place. What are you using for padding - lambswool or toe pads? Sometimes the pads, which are generally synthetic, squeak when they rub against the inside of the shoe and it sounds like the shoe is making the noise but it's really the pad. Try switching padding types and see if that makes a difference. What I found typically caused my newer pointe shoes to get squeaky, however, is a breakdown of the plaster in the toe box, itself. It cracks due to the natural wear/break-in process, then the edges of the crack rub against one another when you put pressure on it (thus the squeak). There really is no way to go under the lining and into the box to find out where the crack(s) is/are, but usually as the shoes break down even more and the box becomes less rigid, the squeak goes away (the stiff sides of the crack no longer rub against one another, or if they do, since they are softer now it doesn't make any noise). So, if you can stand the squeak for a little bit, it will probably go away at some point. If it is driving you absolutely batty, however, you're probably just going to have to get another pair....Good luck!
2006-12-19 04:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by Poopy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might sound strange, but sqiurt a little WD-40 on a cotton ball and rub it on the inside around where the squeaking is coming from. This seems to work for me.
2006-12-19 04:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, I even have had this undertaking too. I had this undertaking with my bloch pointe footwear. in case you're taking an fairly sharp key or pair of scissors and scratch the backside of the shank up this ought to end it from squeaking. It did for mine. The squeaking is led to via the backside of the shoe being too "gentle" so scratching it resolves this undertaking. wish the squeaking is going away and that i wish I helped :)
2016-10-15 06:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by corbo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apply a little oil on the inside edges
2006-12-19 04:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try WD-40
2006-12-19 04:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by WHAT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put them in the dry place
2006-12-19 05:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋