02-05-2006, 01:14 AM
Sure did, Brunnen-G.
I bought a vintage Lone Ranger figure from Ebay, and his ranger hat had the front bill shaped like a C. The damn thing would not conform, no matter what I did. It was a type of rubber plastic that was very flexible but wouldnt be willing to stay in a non natural position for any reason. I messed with it by dipping it in scalding hot water on the stove and did the whole flex thing and ran in under water. I did so many different things that never worked.
Then, I did the hot water thing again for 10 minutes, shaped it to my desire, and immediately prepped it with duct tape to hold the shape. I then put the duct taped hat into my freezer for three days. It was rock solid when I pulled it off. I figured that if it went back to the C shape when I pulled the duct tape off, that I would never be able to reshape it.
But when I slowly pulled the tape off, the hat was perfect.
That was 3 months ago, and the hat is still in perfect shape.
Hope this helps....
I bought a vintage Lone Ranger figure from Ebay, and his ranger hat had the front bill shaped like a C. The damn thing would not conform, no matter what I did. It was a type of rubber plastic that was very flexible but wouldnt be willing to stay in a non natural position for any reason. I messed with it by dipping it in scalding hot water on the stove and did the whole flex thing and ran in under water. I did so many different things that never worked.
Then, I did the hot water thing again for 10 minutes, shaped it to my desire, and immediately prepped it with duct tape to hold the shape. I then put the duct taped hat into my freezer for three days. It was rock solid when I pulled it off. I figured that if it went back to the C shape when I pulled the duct tape off, that I would never be able to reshape it.
But when I slowly pulled the tape off, the hat was perfect.
That was 3 months ago, and the hat is still in perfect shape.
Hope this helps....