My Vasquez hiking boot's sole separated from the upper & my double H lace up cowboy boots had the edge/rim holding the sole to the leather upper just crumble and flake off in little chunks. These are really old favorite shoes-like 20yrs. I had a shoe salesman recommend this product to re glue them together. I didn't read all the fine detail about, gluing, waiting, shaping....I just globbed it all over the sole and smashed it together and left it to dry. Then I smeared it thickly around the edges of my double H boots. It was thick. I had to go in to rotate the boot or use a toothpick to redirect the globbed glue from slowly shifting to one side or the other as it dried, but it dried evenly. I left them for days in the washroom. It does dry shiney, but I don't care. I just want my shoes! Seems to work just fine. I will remember to clean the cap better, maybe use a touch of Vaseline on the threads,put it in a baggie in the freezer for future purchases. In the meantime,since my cap is now glued shut, & the tube is all squished & wonky- I will do as another said; prick a hole here and there to squirt some out as needed& when it seals shut, who cares...?