Once completely cured, lightly powder the outside of entire thing--baby powder will work fine. You'll be able
to tell where the powder hasn't touched by running your hands down the sock. You'll feel the difference
between a powdered section and a non-powdered, your fingers will sort of grip it. You can use your hands to
apply the powder or a powder brush. - We use both.

Draw a line straight down the back of your leg all the way to under the heel by about an inch to an inch and a
half. Then take some scissors and cut straight down that line on the back all the way to slightly under the
heel. Gently work your friend's leg out and IMMEDIATELY powder the inside before the inside edges have
a chance to touch each other. Latex sticks to itself like crazy and the whole thing could be ruined if not
powdered. You'd have to start over. I usually shake some into the toe area and then shake the appliance,
making sure it gets deep into the toes. :)

At this point we usually cement the long, large, strong metal toothed zipper up the back along the split we
made--on the inside. We use Super Barge Cement. Warning: Use plenty of VENTILATION or you WILL
lose brain cells and possibly experience some of the worst headaches ever. I speak from experience. :)
(Wipe the edges clean of powder where you'll be applying the zipper, though. THEN cement the zipper.)

(The way to use Barge Cement and many cements/glues is to lay a thin layer of the cement on both sides to
be glued--the inside edge of the cut edges of the hoof -leg (sock) appliance, and the zipper edges that will be
laying against that. Be careful to not spill any cement on the zipper teeth. Then set aside. When both are only
ever so slightly tacky, THEN press them together. This ensures a far better bond than trying to glue the two
section while the cement is wet, which rarely holds as well.)

Now, once the zipper is set, put the sock back on and carefully zip it up.

You can lightly test it now, walk in it a bit in the position you had originally intended to walk in. Feel the fit.
Does it work?

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