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🩴 Flip Flop Repair Hack: Using Bottle Caps & Styrofoam

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Stop throwing away flip flops! Restore them easily at home.

🧰 Materials You’ll Need:

  • 🧢 2 bottle caps (same size)
  • ✂️ Scissors
  • 🔥 Soldering tool or heated screwdriver/fork
  • 🩴 Your damaged flip flop
  • 🔩 Super glue
  • 🧊 Styrofoam
  • 🔥 Lighter
  • 🪵 Sandpaper (optional for finishing)

🛠️ Step-by-Step Instructions:

🔹 Step 1: Trim the Bottle Caps

Cut off the side walls of the bottle caps using scissors, leaving just the flat discs.

🔹 Step 2: Make a Centered Hole

Use a soldering iron or heated tool to poke a hole in the center of each disc.
👉 The hole should be just big enough to let the flip flop strap pass through snugly.

🔹 Step 3: Fit the Caps

Push the strap end through the cap’s hole, then insert both into the broken hole in your flip flop sole.

🔹 Step 4: Secure with Heat

Use a lighter to melt a small part of the strap end (under the sole) to anchor it in place.

🔹 Step 5: Add Styrofoam

Place small pieces of Styrofoam on top of the bottle caps (on the sole side).

🔹 Step 6: Apply Super Glue

Drip super glue over the Styrofoam. It will melt and harden, bonding the strap and cap securely in place.

🔹 Step 7: Sand for Comfort (Optional)

Once dry, use sandpaper to smooth out any excess Styrofoam for a clean finish.

✅ Benefits:

  • 🔩 Stronger than nails or traditional repairs
  • 💰 Saves money (no need to buy new flip flops)
  • 🌱 Eco-friendly: reduces waste
  • 🔧 Super durable and long-lasting

💡 Pro Tip:

Use this method on both flip flops for balance and comfort. You’ll hardly notice the fix—and they might last longer than a brand-new pair!