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Offline sampaguita

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Heat molding after waterproofing?
« on: April 13, 2012, 10:10:29 AM »
Is it okay to have skates heat molded AFTER they've been waterproofed (chemically treated, not waxed)? I already gave my skates to the pro guy for waterproofing after skating for a while. I find that the boots need to be tighter in certain areas, so I think heat molding would do the trick?
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Re: Heat molding after waterproofing?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2012, 11:55:41 AM »
Heat molding won't make it tighter; it just shapes the boot to your foot. If they're too wide, it doesn't make them shrink/grow narrower/tighten up.
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Re: Heat molding after waterproofing?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2012, 11:57:04 AM »
Should not be an issue at all since waterproofing is on the soles and heat molding is on the upper boot.
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