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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Moza on March 16, 2007, 05:57 PM

Title: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: Moza on March 16, 2007, 05:57 PM

Can you straighten them  and how ????

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: theRuler on March 16, 2007, 05:58 PM

freezer :D

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: Moza on March 16, 2007, 06:39 PM

Quote from: ruler™ on March 16, 2007, 05:58 PM

freezer :D

Is that right, I was told that as a kid !!!!

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: motomagII on March 16, 2007, 06:39 PM

no its load of b*****ks it dont work

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: theRuler on March 16, 2007, 06:50 PM

you have to leave it there for 25 years

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: motomagII on March 16, 2007, 06:59 PM

and wrap it in tin foil and lard

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: Moza on March 16, 2007, 07:13 PM

is there a proper way then ???

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: lazychubs on March 16, 2007, 07:15 PM

heat and somit to clamp it in to keep it straight
(ie two car rims work )

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: Moza on March 16, 2007, 07:39 PM

Quote from: Lazychubs on March 16, 2007, 07:15 PM

heat and somit to clamp it in to keep it straight
(ie two car rims work )

thanks

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: lazychubs on March 16, 2007, 08:02 PM

or boiling water as it helps to bend back into shape

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: Bob_Acid on March 16, 2007, 09:13 PM

I heard putting it through a dishwasher on high temp can help  :-\

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 17, 2007, 11:46 AM

Thermal memory

by heating the nylon should remember its original shape

but there old and may not got back as its probably a warp , but theoretically heat should work , 70 degree dishwashing  sounds a resonable way

Title: Re: Buckled tuff ???
Post by: crazycraig on March 17, 2007, 11:48 AM

i have put a few sets of skyways through the dish washer .....steaming  :daumenhoch: