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Fiber glass gauntlets...

Discussion on Fiber glass gauntlets... within the Boba Fett Armor forum, part of the Star Wars Original Trilogy Bounty Hunters category; I had just picked up a nice pair of gauntlets

  1. 06-10-2008, 10:32 AM #1
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    Fiber glass gaunts...

    I had just picked up a nice pair of gauntlets from a TDH member a little bit ago & they just need a little bit of tweeking to fit right.

    So my question is, can I heat up the fiber glass alittle to just carefully bend it just a tiney bit?
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  2. 06-10-2008, 10:46 AM #2
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    Re: Fiber glass gaunts...

    I have. I just used my trusty heat gun. Be careful when heating. You don't want to melt them or not get them hot enough that they don't bend.
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    Re: Fiber glass gaunts...

    thank you verry much my good friend!
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  4. 06-10-2008, 10:53 AM #4
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    Re: Fiber glass gaunts...

    did I mention... be careful....
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    Re: Fiber glass gaunts...

    Quote Originally Posted by Darth_Nickel View Post
    did I mention... be careful....
    yeah, there's a VERY fine line between just right and cooked.

    it works great as long as you stay on the just right side of the line
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  6. 06-10-2008, 12:40 PM #6
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    Re: Fiber glass gaunts...

    Just right...gotcha!

    Would a hair dryer be better than a heat gun then?
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