Do any of you guy's know how or if i can do the rechargeable 9v battery setup but instead of using the adapter that they come with if somehow i can set it up so i can recharge the 9v battery with a mini or micro USB setup. Thanks for any help or advice anyone can offer
or any mini or micro USB set up that can be used.
Do any of you guy's know how or if i can do the rechargeable 9v battery setup but instead of using the adapter that they come with if somehow i can set it up so i can recharge the 9v battery with a mini or micro USB setup. Thanks for any help or advice anyone can offer
or any mini or micro USB set up that can be used.
Actually, there seems to be a material inside the toe box that reacts to moisture. When steaming the toe box this material went soft.
Now after it had time to dry the toe box feels sturdier again. Does not pop back. Could there be some thin cardboard material inside? More pics to follow.
I did some research and found this outdoor UV protective clear coat that stays flexible after drying.
It is used for prints that will be displayed outdoors, but works well on the mags also.
Used it on the mags already. It is very easy to apply, even with a simple brush.
It stays rubbery when dry, does not crack or chip when wearing the shoes.
I did indeed notice the glossy sheen in the above picture and wondered what it was.... that explains it.
Thanks to airair and DL4567 I made two improvements to my mags.
First of all I managed to get the matte effect back from the ClearShield clear coat. What I did wrong when sealing the mags was to put too much of the clear coat on the shoe. If it is applied too thick it will dry looking semi-gloss. I repainted the soles with an almost dry brush and the result is perfectly matte. So the soles are not going to yellow AND will still be looking matte. YAY. :cool
On the left image the upper shoe is brushed matte already, the lower one still is semi-glossy, on the right image both are painted matte.
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Toe box iron mod:
airair did explain very well how the toe box is built up. Like he said, the white rigid stuff gets really soft as soon as it is heated up and will become completely rigid again when it cools down.
In my first attempt the rigid material crumbled and caused ripples. That's because when it becomes soft the overstretched grey fabric is allowed to shrink back to it's regular shape. This made the softened rigid material ripple underneath.
Knowing this I was able to remove the ripples entirely now. I did heat up only one segment of the toe box at a time. I used the hot steam coming from the iron. It is pretty easy to do: You need to put one hand inside the shoe, put a protective fabric on top of the shoe, "shoot" some steam into the area you want to modify, and then hold and stretch the hot fabric of the shoe flat with both hands until it is cooled down.
Then move on to the next segment and so on.
All the ripples are gone now, the toe box is pretty slim and all this without tearing up the shoes at all.
And here is how they look. Probably not the slimmest toe box out there, but I like it. What do you think of this mod?
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TProbably not the slimmest toe box out there, but I like it. What do you think of this mod?
Almost forgot... I read somewhere that the mags will start yellowing on the clear soles, the mid soles and heel cups.
I did some research and found this outdoor UV protective clear coat that stays flexible after drying.
It is used for prints that will be displayed outdoors, but works well on the mags also.
ClearShield Type C Matte Quart (WBCMCANQT)
Water-based, non-yellowing clear coating that has excellent exterior durability and are highly flexible - Great to use on canvas that needs to be stretched as the top-coat will not crack. ClearShield Type C contains state-of-the-art UV inhibitors that protects your print.
Pros of ClearStar Type C:
Specifications
- Use Instead of Film Laminates
- Contains State-Of-The-Art UV Inhibitors
- High-Performace
- Highly-Flexible
- Waterproof
- Will Not Yellow
- Use for Pigment and Solvent-Based Inks
Information Sheet
IT Supplies - ClearShield - ClearShield Type C Matte Quart WBCMCANQT
Used it on the mags already. It is very easy to apply, even with a simple brush.
It stays rubbery when dry, does not crack or chip when wearing the shoes.
How stiff is the toebox now after it dried back to its original hardness?
PS I just got the iron out and went over a few of my own pairs which have slight wrinkles in them (thats after I cut them and glued them back), and the iron trick with a thin towel has done the trick, its smoothed out the toebox completely on them, the rigid part goes soft with some iron steam heat, then dries back to its original hardness and not a single wrinkle!
Emmet, top job! such a simple thing and no need to cut anything up again! thumbsup
You make me want to buy a pair (as you made me want to finish my hoverboard)
Would you say this is the same type of thing that they use in the clear uv protectant spray cans?
It is stiff enough not to show your toenails through the outer fabric when wearing the shoes- no one seemed to have mentioned it before, but if you slim down the toebox of the V2s, it is getting pretty tight in there.
I am glad this helped you out.
I'm sorry Yann.
On the other hand, your hoverboard turned out really well!
I think ClearShield is a very advanced product and you won't find a substitute too easily.
It is made to be used on truck trailer canvases and they have to stand heavy strain - like a shoe does.
These UV protective sprays are meant for sealing drawings and paper prints, I don't think they can do what ClearShield does.
This tuff is so easy to apply with a simple brush and stays flexible after drying.
The matte version is virtually invisible on the mid soles (if applied correctly that is). It is water-based, but water resistant once dried. It is even resistant to chemicals and abrasion. All this makes it perfect for the Mags.
There is a ClearShield test set available. It contains a set of 100ml bottles of glossy, semi-gloss and matte ClearShield. Maybe you can try to find one of these in your country.
I used the glossy product on the clear soles and the matte product on the rest of the soles and heel cup. I even went over the clear LED-bubble to frost it, looks perfect.
So I guess they must have some good marketing there to have such a high price!