written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message a pair of rainbow flip flops demonstrating how they conform to the wearer s feet . rainbow sandals inc. was established in 1974 in laguna beach california by jay sparky longley and is currently based out of san clemente california . the company specializes in men s and women s leather hemp and rubber flip flops . not made in the usa . when longley first started making sandals he was assembling 15 pairs per day out of leather and malaysian rubber in the garage of his laguna beach home . 1 he relocated to san clemente in 1975 and began manufacturing 1 200 pairs of sandals a day . since 2002 longley had to move 75 % of production to china because of a solvent in the glue he makes . longley had to install a catalytic oxidizer at his san clemente factory that scrubs all the volatile organic compounds voc out of the glue before it s emitted into the air . he is legally only allowed to make 1 000 pairs per day in san clemente . in china they use a voc free glue . longley can not use the voc free glue in california because it is too combustable under the fire code . in addition longley manufactures sandals in san clemente california and in china . 2 references edit the morning read he s caught up in sandal . orange county register . retrieved 2008 12 04 . http patch.com california sanclemente rainbows owner 3 of 4 sandals made in china because of epa regs edelhauser kristin july 26 2007 . staying one step ahead . washington post . retrieved 2008 07 27 . bellantonio jennifer december 31 2007 . rainbow sandals goes upscale ; 50m in sales . apparel sandal maker counts 80 local workers ; more stores due . san diego business journal . archived from the original on july 21 2009 . retrieved 2008 07 27 . nguyen hang 21 apr 2006 . 7 billion sandal industry is in midst of one of its prime selling seasons . orange county register . retrieved 2008 07 27 . external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rainbow sandals & oldid 743009171 categories companies based in orange county californiacompanies based in san clemente californiacompanies established in 1974shoe companies of the united stateshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from october 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2016 at 06 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view