Comments on: Plastic Gummy Worms – Melting Ski Boot Pebax http://www.wildsnow.com/1562/pebax-melt-temperature/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Sat, 25 May 2013 16:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Frode http://www.wildsnow.com/1562/pebax-melt-temperature/#comment-48165 Frode Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:14:29 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1562#comment-48165 I have not hiked them.. but they feel painful in these particular areas on boths sides of my forefoots (I am used to thicker alpine liners and alpine boots, so touring liners are new for me). I had a new look at my original Mercury liners today, it seems that it is only parts of the liner that contains "moldable material".. an example will be around the anckle. and therefore the sides of my forefoot will not adjust as an result of molding.. maybe I am wrong? Do you guys have any experience here? I can see that you are always throwing out the original liners and put intuition pro tour liners in your reviews.. maybe this is an good option for me to? I am not planning to do anything related to electric heat.. but I am considering to heat the outer sides of my boot with boiling water. But, this will only be an option if I can not mold the liners good.. I have not hiked them.. but they feel painful in these particular areas on boths sides of my forefoots (I am used to thicker alpine liners and alpine boots, so touring liners are new for me).

I had a new look at my original Mercury liners today, it seems that it is only parts of the liner that contains “moldable material”.. an example will be around the anckle. and therefore the sides of my forefoot will not adjust as an result of molding.. maybe I am wrong? Do you guys have any experience here? I can see that you are always throwing out the original liners and put intuition pro tour liners in your reviews.. maybe this is an good option for me to?

I am not planning to do anything related to electric heat.. but I am considering to heat the outer sides of my boot with boiling water. But, this will only be an option if I can not mold the liners good..

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/1562/pebax-melt-temperature/#comment-48155 Lou Dawson Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:16:30 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1562#comment-48155 If you're not a boot fitter, you're not equipped to mold the shell plastic correctly unless you're quite the do it yourself. As for the liners, go for it. Have you skied or hiked in the boots yet? They should feel a bit tight in width when first molded. Not painful, but tight, so they can pack out a tiny bit in use. Lou If you’re not a boot fitter, you’re not equipped to mold the shell plastic correctly unless you’re quite the do it yourself. As for the liners, go for it. Have you skied or hiked in the boots yet? They should feel a bit tight in width when first molded. Not painful, but tight, so they can pack out a tiny bit in use. Lou

]]> By: Frode http://www.wildsnow.com/1562/pebax-melt-temperature/#comment-48154 Frode Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:46:16 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1562#comment-48154 Hi Lou, just received a pair of dynafit mercurys that seems to be ok in the length, but to tight on the sides of my forefoot/last(even if they say that they are 104,5mm wide on the last). My feet are 102mm wide, measured by bootfitters. I am wondering if I could do anything with the grilamid to get a better fit.. do you have any experience with this material? btw: I have only tried to mold the original liners in my normal baking oven with fan on blowing into the liners.. I am going to try out the "hot water or hot rice in a bag" molding next, to see if I can get more room around my last. There are no bootfitters where I live, so I am left to fix this myself... Hi Lou, just received a pair of dynafit mercurys that seems to be ok in the length, but to tight on the sides of my forefoot/last(even if they say that they are 104,5mm wide on the last). My feet are 102mm wide, measured by bootfitters.

I am wondering if I could do anything with the grilamid to get a better fit.. do you have any experience with this material?

btw: I have only tried to mold the original liners in my normal baking oven with fan on blowing into the liners.. I am going to try out the “hot water or hot rice in a bag” molding next, to see if I can get more room around my last.

There are no bootfitters where I live, so I am left to fix this myself…

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/1562/pebax-melt-temperature/#comment-48093 Lou Dawson Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:00:29 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1562#comment-48093 Matt, they hold up fine but yes, you can get a better punch in PU boots. Mainly, you'll be able to punch more distance in the PU. Almost all my heat work is on pebax so I'm used to it, and it always amazes me how much easier it is when I work on the rare pair of PU boots. Lou Matt, they hold up fine but yes, you can get a better punch in PU boots. Mainly, you’ll be able to punch more distance in the PU. Almost all my heat work is on pebax so I’m used to it, and it always amazes me how much easier it is when I work on the rare pair of PU boots. Lou

]]> By: matt http://www.wildsnow.com/1562/pebax-melt-temperature/#comment-48091 matt Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:49:57 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1562#comment-48091 Have well have your punches held up on the pebax boots? I want to get vulcans but seems like the pu version of 'the one' is my only option if i want to get an agressive sixth toe punch. Have well have your punches held up on the pebax boots? I want to get vulcans but seems like the pu version of ‘the one’ is my only option if i want to get an agressive sixth toe punch.

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