I am such a knuklehed lol I meant vasoline! lol
I would never trust Vaseline nor anything petroleum-based near my jumbo.
Petroleum, just like oils and WD-40, these chemicals may affect the plastic
and vinyl materials of the jumbo.
And don't Even think of using water-soluble KY lube!
Has anyone tried using just plain soap?
There is no easy fast short-cut miracle way to work with jumbo machinders.When it comes time to replace and paint jumbo's parts, you'll have to use
heat to remove and reattach the parts.
Heat makes the jumbo parts more pliable, and you must work fast
while the material is still softened from the heat.
If the material becomes rigid too soon, you can apply more heat to
get it softened again.
If you had spare junked beat-up jumbo parts around, you could use them
to measure a jumbo's hot water tolerance by dipping the parts
in hot water and measuring the water temp with a thermometer.
That should give you a clue of the jumbo's hot water threshold.
Testing with hot air: blow the hot air at the jumbo, and place a thermometer
directly in font of the jumbo's part in the air path.
That should give you a clue of the jumbo's hot air threshold.
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I use the
hot water method to get the entire jumbo softened so that
I can remove the limbs and clean the parts.
Jumbos can handle boiling water up to 200 degrees F, perhaps even hotter
but no hotter than 275 degrees-- and you'll need tongs to handle
the parts, because they get wicked hot!
The hotter the water, the faster you must dip the jumbo in and out of there
or the poor thing will melt into a jumbo slab of plastic dreariness bad
enough to make emo kids do themselves.
Straighten a bent or curved jumbo area? place the part in a pot of
boiling water (just like hard-boiling an egg) at low heat and watch it
for a minute, then take the part out of there and straighten as it is
cooling back down.
If the part becomes rigid too soon, dip it back into the pot and try
to straighten it again.
Blow dryer method... this is the Safest and most common method used
by hobbyists when working with rigid plastic materials.
It's simple, the blow drier has 2 or 3 heat settings (Lo, Med, Hi) and
you can wave the hot air over the part while you're handling it.
Of course, if you concentrate the hot air on an area TOO LONG you
could still damage the jumbo and burn your hand.
Don't have your own blow dryer? Steal your sister's dryer!
Heat gun method... this method is a matter of extreme last resort,
it's Very dangerous, and it's only used by someone who actually Knows what
he/she is doing. Folks using heat guns have deep experience with it
because they fix and repair jumbo machinders professionally on almost
a consistent daily basis.
Heat guns are Very Very dangerous to jumbos and anything plastic.
Do NOT try this with vinyl!Think I'm kidding? Okay, go ahead and stand 2 or 3ft in front of a blasting
Kerosene heater nozzle and do not move.... it hurts, doesn't it?
Continue standing there... by now portions of you have been charred
and burnt to molten bloody slabs, if you're still standing.
That's what happens to jumbos when a Heat gun is carelessly used.
I've used Heat guns to form plastic objects and PVC pipes... it's too easy
to underestimate the strength of a Heat gun. My stuff melted from
either leaving the heat on an area too long, or not waving the heat gun
quick enough to avoid concentrating the heat, or not pulling the gun
away soon enough.
Hot Sand method... just like the heat gun method, hot sand is also
a high-risk dangerous way to bend and shape plastic.
You MUST know what you're doing when using hot sand.
Do NOT try this with vinyl!The sand is heated to a very high temperature with a torch, and poured
inside a plastic object. So, you're forming the plastic from the inside
while handling the object with your hands... you Must wear thick gloves
to keep from getting burnt.
This method is commonly used by plumbers and electricians
for bending, straightening, and/or forming PVC pipes.
After the object is formed, pour the sand out and let the object
cool down to retain its new shape.
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No matter how you work with jumbos, you still need Patience.
Seriously... when working with jumbo machinders, the best and most
important tool to have is
Patience.
People in any hobby can have the biggest toolbox and a garage filled with
all the best tools... but
Patience is the important tool they're missing.
It's aggravating having to Wait long to get something done on parts.
But with Patience, you'll be glad you waited.
When you screw something up by rushing, the object and the project
all stand the chance of becoming worthless and you'll surely go Emo.
Patience is not just an important tool, it's also the "
I told you so" medicine.
zozo-mag
WTF? magengar hes just trying to reassamble a toy,not weld the titanic! LOL