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Post by robonutter on Mar 10, 2013 15:34:00 GMT -5
Hey all im in need of a little diy info on a good way to swap out some 3rd edition mazinga heads without damaging them or deforming them.
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Post by luclin999 on Mar 10, 2013 16:51:52 GMT -5
Hot water.
Dunk the heads in a bath of hot water (around 160-170 degrees) for about 20-30 seconds and the heads will soften and be easy to remove.
You only have maybe 30 seconds once they are out of the water before they stiffen up again so move reasonably fast.
Reheat/dunk them a 2nd time to soften them again to put them into the new bodies.
There will be some deforming/squishing of the heads while you doe this but they should reshape themselves back to their original form on their own while they cool. If they don;t completely return to the correct shape, gently re-heat the area(s) in question with a hair dryer and that should fix the problem.
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Post by diceone on Mar 10, 2013 21:19:56 GMT -5
hair dryer. the heads are made of soft vinyl. heat them up carefully where they insert into the body.
when they are nice and squishy - pull them out. You may need to re heat them to swap them and of course take your time, be careful, and don't burn or boil them whichever way you decide to go.
And they will go back to their original shape.
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Post by lexcars2007 on Mar 11, 2013 11:02:10 GMT -5
I found the hot water works best, with a hair dryer, you can blister the head, if you hold it too close.....and with the mazinga head, after you re-install the head, you can warm it back up, squeeze the top of the head a little, to tighten up, where the condor sets, and run under cold water to lock in the shape...
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Post by magengar on Mar 11, 2013 11:18:49 GMT -5
Hot water, all hands down. Works for me.
I place my jumbo inside my dishwasher machine at work
(180 - 200 degrees hot water)... comes out soft and pliable,
and hardens back up during cool-down at room temperature.
zozo-mag
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Post by robonutter on Mar 11, 2013 13:51:37 GMT -5
thanks everyone hot water did the trick. Help much appreciated to everyones tips. Oh and thanks kingboy d for moving my thread to jumbo machinder and plastic robots site you must of not liked where i had it under sales auctions and REPAIRS and tricks for plastic robots, my bad, it was a toss up for me where to put it but glad you found it the proper home for this forum, maybe that should be changed to just sales and auctions then there would be less to move. Dang newbies never find right place to post threads, gots to keep things in order.
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Post by Derik on Mar 14, 2013 12:22:59 GMT -5
I like to remove both of the arms and use a hair dryer to
Concentrate the hot air into the arm sockets so it just hits the
Neck portion. This way the main part of the head will not
Risk deformation. I go slow on low setting and check frequently
For softening.
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Post by Derik on Mar 14, 2013 12:26:02 GMT -5
I like to remove both of the arms and use a hair dryer to
Concentrate the hot air into the arm sockets so it just hits the
Neck portion. This way the main part of the head will not
Risk deformation. I go slow on low setting and check frequently
For softening.
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Post by robonutter on Apr 15, 2013 9:39:45 GMT -5
I have a question about swapping raydeens head. It is already very squishy is there a need to warm it up or will they swap easily? I have done others with no problem but the others heads are not as soft as his. It seems if it is warm it would be too soft.
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Post by bourno on Apr 15, 2013 11:20:47 GMT -5
For Raydeen, you need to remove the upper two backplate screws first. If you hadn't done so.
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Post by robonutter on Apr 15, 2013 11:44:25 GMT -5
For Raydeen, you need to remove the upper two backplate screws first. If you hadn't done so. No i havent started yet that is good to know though. Thankd |
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