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Reddit mentions of Premium quality suede sheets 8.5"x12" with super-strong self-adhesive backing. Ideal for making peel-and-stick (self-stick, stick-on) soles for dance shoes, various colors. [SUEDE-DIY-r01].
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Premium quality suede sheets 8.5"x12" with super-strong self-adhesive backing. Ideal for making peel-and-stick (self-stick, stick-on) soles for dance shoes, various colors. [SUEDE-DIY-r01].. Here are the top ones.
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Turn your favorite street or fitness shoes into suede-soled dance shoes, replace worn-out suede soles on existing dance shoes.Don't worry about fussing with messy, smelly glues. No glue is needed for this product. Just trace the outline of your shoe soles on this sheet with a knife or with scissors, peel off the protective liner from the self-adhesive backing of these sheets, and apply your new self-made premium suede soles to your shoes. It is really that simple!This genuine suede product is made of natural cow skin, exactly like the suede soles of expensive dance shoes but for a small fraction of the price of expensive dance shoes. Natural suede soles are ideal for dancing on well maintained, studio-quality wood dance floors and should only be used on those floors. For dancing on non-wood floors, look for our products LOFRI and SULOFRI.Beware of cheap products made of synthetic materials, which are often marketed as "faux" or "eco" suede. "Faux" or "eco" suede may look like genuine suede but has entirely different and inferior friction properties when it comes to dancing on wood floors.Please select the color and the quantity of pre-packaged sheets (this listing offers packs of 1, 2, or 3 sheets) by clicking the appropriate color thumbnail, above. Note that packs of 2 or 3 sheets reflect a substantial discount over single-sheet packages.
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going DIY is the way to go. I've heard this from the pros as well. There just isn't the selection of dance specific shoes. The pair I bought most recently was from ALDO There called Aauwen-R Dark Grey, then I just went on amazon and got some stick on suede. The only problem I have found so far with this was that I stuck them on and it immediately slid like a 1/4 inch. Which isn't much but that's 1/4 without suede on the outside edge. I think I just should have walked around to let them dry. I immediately went down to dance at a dance event. So probably user error.
Hmm... this does look like the same backing material that is used on the replacement soles u/wanderedoff recommended on the post in r/shoemaking. Those soles do look to be suede.
The same company that sells the adhesive has whole suede sheets with the backing material already applied. This may be your best bet if you are looking to be able to cut to size instead of using the precut pieces.
I also had trouble getting used to the plasticky palmrest on my T430s. So I bought some peel-and-stick suede and cut out some patches for my palmrest: It feels amazing.
The screen still latches on my T430s, but your T440 doesn't have a screen latch anyway. It doesn't look that weird having patches of suede on the palm rest, and the feel far outweighs cosmetic concerns for me. I'm not sure how it will fare as far as keeping it clean over time, we'll have to see. But the price was right for this experiment.