haytil
Super Freak
Wow, not sure what the "acetone method" is, but it sounds terrible.
You're going to want to slice the rubber of the boot where it meets the rim of the hard plastic sole, around the heel.
You don't have to slice all the way around the foot - less than 1/3 should do it, in fact. Slice enough (do it slowly!) so that you can pull the top of the boot over the toes and expose the busted socket plastic, like a hood.
You're going to want to dremel away all the shattered plastic of the socket - and maybe even a bit more - to make room for your replacement socket. You do NOT need to dremel a TT foot or use the entire TT foot. Just pull the socket out from a naked TT foot (heat it up and use pliers - they're usually attached via a strong, but not impossibly strong, glue).
This will make the job a lot easier, as you just need to dremel a spot in the boot big enough for this socket piece to fit there (rather than the whole foot). Make sure the socket piece fits snugly, then superglue it into place. Remember also that you want to try and get the socket as close to the height of the original socket as you can (so that way the heights of your broken and unbroken boots match and your figure doesn't have one leg that's a wee bit longer than the other).
I use the gel-like superglue that comes in tiny little tubes. I don't think the brand really matters. Glue in the socket and hold it there until it sets. After a little while (maybe an hour), you should be fine letting the top of the boot slip back over and into place. Then you can apply a thin line of superglue around the rim (where you cut the boot rubber) and press with your finger to secure the boot rubber back into place. Use a towel to quickly remove any glue that gets squeezed out from the boot by this process.
I especially like this one,
