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how to re-glue skins?
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

touring skins this is. Box says to follow the instructions, but there arent any in any of the boxes in the shop - any tips?
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This is a messy job - and, to do it effectively, you'll need some sort of hot blade too. I made one by attaching a strip of aluminium to a soldering iron.

First spread a load of old newspaper on the floor and lay out one skin - stick side up. Use the hot blade to scrape off the old glue. It's a slow job and you end up with big balls of the stuff. Try to keep it away from the hairs on the back side! I found I needed more heat than I expected - something over 300C on the iron - and lots of pressure on the skin. The glue gives itself up very slowly so prepare for a long haul. Repeat for other skin.

Then comes the easy bit. I used an old credit card but anything with a flat edge will do. Blob on a bit of glue and then spread it about. Try to get good coverage without pushing too much over the edge and into the fur. I guess a run over with the hot knife will help spread it about but I haven't tried that yet.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Like this:



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There are some handy videos of how to do it on the Collex website

http://www.colltex.ch/

It's flash so can't seem to get the link straight to the vids Sad
Just click on the video option under service on the left menu and at the bottom see the section "Recoating"
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

No need for a hot blade - just use a hot-air gun (paint stripper) .... scraper, paper and mess as above Very Happy

When you re-glue, make sure that you leave the glued skins glue side up for (at least) overnight, so the glue can dry before folding the skins/fitting your cheat-sheets.
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ace, thanks for all the advice - looks a bit more involved than i was hoping as dontr have some cleevre wire up hot blad thing or a paint stripper, but something needs to be done with them, cheers
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There is another way to get the old stuff off. It involves a sheet of something absorbent - but I can't remember what - and an iron. You just iron the absorbent sheet into the glue and then peel everything off.

I'll see if I can find a reference....

Aha, a brown paper bag apparently! I guess brown packing paper like you get in rolls at the Post Office will do just fine:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5108256_reglue-climbing-skins.html
Or baking paper, even:
http://www.larryscascaderesource.com/weird/weird_files/skins.html
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

Don't wear your best clothes when doing it, the glue gets everywhere.
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