BIGMAC2570
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Post by BIGMAC2570 on Dec 8, 2014 14:35:53 GMT -5
Want to swap a basic Taker head onto a elite body
How easy is it?, or will I have an issue!
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Post by Mr Angry Cena on Dec 8, 2014 14:39:46 GMT -5
If you use boiling hot water it will be very easy.
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Post by marino13 on Dec 8, 2014 14:40:40 GMT -5
Very.
I boil a lil' hot water and dip the head for a few seconds. Pop off, pop on, done.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 14:40:41 GMT -5
1. Put a pot of water onto your stove burner
2. Place both heads in water.
3. once heads boils for 30 seconds
4. Heads pop of instantly
5. Switch 'em
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Post by xavion2004 on Dec 8, 2014 14:49:35 GMT -5
Don't push down too hard on the neck peg when putting the new head on. If it's giving you significant resistance heat the head up a little more. I found this out the hard way with a B36 Kaitlyn last weekend and ended up with a bobble head that I had to fix by filling in the base of the neck around the peg with epoxy. The male figures may not be constructed the same way, but better safe than sorry.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Dec 8, 2014 14:49:43 GMT -5
I just microwave some water in a cup for 1 minute. Dip it in for about 15-20 seconds and done.
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Dec 8, 2014 14:56:33 GMT -5
As long as you don't want to swap the torso most of Mattel's parts can be easily swapped.
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BIGMAC2570
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Post by BIGMAC2570 on Dec 8, 2014 15:14:13 GMT -5
Sweet
Thanks gang, I appreciate it
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Post by BestLookingInTheWorld on Dec 8, 2014 15:57:43 GMT -5
I use a blow dryer. Works like a charm!!
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Post by East Coast on Dec 8, 2014 17:58:16 GMT -5
i've only used boiling water a handful of times.....only when i was swapping something that was giving me trouble (like those dreaded knee pegs)
99% of the time i just turn on the hot water in my bathroom sink. Let it run till it gets super hot, close the drain. Throw some figures in the sink, and let them sit in there for 5 mins
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 18:00:55 GMT -5
3 mins in microwave
Dip head in for about 15 seconds
Pull it out
Pop it off.
Don't understand using boiling water. Maybe for Jakks heads (because some...cough cough balls mahoney are pretty hard to get off)
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Post by bababooey on Dec 8, 2014 18:12:02 GMT -5
It's almost impossible to mess up.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Dec 8, 2014 18:30:07 GMT -5
3 mins in microwave Dip head in for about 15 seconds Pull it out Pop it off. Don't understand using boiling water. Maybe for Jakks heads (because some...cough cough balls mahoney are pretty hard to get off) 3 minutes??? The water doesn't need to literally boil, it just needs to be hot enough to soften the plastic to a more rubber state. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 18:36:04 GMT -5
Whoever said the stuff about the stove is just complicating things. Legit, all you need is a microwave, and a bowl large enough to fit the figure's head in. Fill your bowl with cold water, and put your bowl in the microwave. Leave it to heat up. (I personally like to leave it for about 1 minute and 30 seconds, but it's up to you.) Once you've taken the water out, dip your figure in the water head first for about 30 seconds, until you feel the plastic softening. Then just pull on the head, and it will come off.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 18:38:11 GMT -5
3 mins in microwave Dip head in for about 15 seconds Pull it out Pop it off. Don't understand using boiling water. Maybe for Jakks heads (because some...cough cough balls mahoney are pretty hard to get off) 3 minutes??? The water doesn't need to literally boil, it just needs to be hot enough to soften the plastic to a more rubber state. Yeah, 3 minutes. Even 3 minutes is overdoing it but if you only put it in for say 1 and a half you'll have to wait longer and even then it doesn't go to said rubber state. If you go 3 minutes, all you have to do is dip the head in fast, wait about 20 seconds and pop it off. |
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Post by Yambag Jones on Dec 8, 2014 18:43:58 GMT -5
Very.
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Post by knupmc on Dec 8, 2014 18:50:50 GMT -5
I just grab a mug, heat water for about 1 min. Leave the fig head in for about 45 seconds and pops of with no problem
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Post by PJ on Dec 8, 2014 19:05:26 GMT -5
Don't even waste time boiling water heat the head with a hairdryer for about 2 minutes and pop the head right off. Never had an issue doing that with any toy line I wanted to swap parts with.
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Post by bigreddad on Dec 8, 2014 20:18:59 GMT -5
Oh my goodness my head is swirling with all these ideas....I used a saws-all once. I couldn't get the heads to stay on after that. I call this my Ryback moment!
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Post by Hulk Who? on Dec 8, 2014 21:32:56 GMT -5
Yea really about a minute with a blowdryer and it comes off very easily. I only needed hot water to split torsos.
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