Custom One Minute Fit
Heat Fitting Your Boots
1. Room temp. “cold” shells are stiff
2. HOT shells are soft, pliable & moldable
3. Warm & soften the liners, use plastic sock for best results
4. Lace up & attach power strap. Slip into warm shell.
5. Loosen laces and Power Strap. Prepare to hoist
6. Hoist the liner while pushing your heel and orthotic down and under the heel huggers
7. Stand flat on the floor & adjust the laces and power strap firmly
8. Attach the buckles. Stand neutral as you wish.
9. Close comfortably. Not tight. Leave the boots on to cool at least to room temperature.
10. After skiing pull the liner out of the frozen shell with your foot. Hold the back of the shell and push your knee down towards the ground. Attention to rough edges in back of the shell that can catch and damage the liner.
Heating Systems
Therma convection oven, door open
Boiling water pot, 25mm without towel cover.
Heating Suggestions
- Suggest gloves to protect fingers from hot metal parts …
- Remember first to adjust out the buckles before heating so that you do not lose heat doing it.
- (HOT BOX to retain heat?)
- (Compressed air or paint sprayer to accelerate cooling.)
- Sloping fitting platform.
Hot Water.
You only need 2 inches of water in the bottom of the pot to create steam.
The advantage of boiling water is that the maximum temperature cannot exceed 100C. Its safe. It is also very conductive and effective … 30-40 seconds and the shell is saturated and ready for fitting.
The minimum effective heat molding is about 80C, depending on the type of plastics.
Convection heat … NO RADIANT “grill-roast” … is simply slower and the special Thermaflex oven can be found in most ski shops today. Heating takes about 8-10 minutes.
The problem with hot oven air is that the shells can be over heated .
Heating the liner.
You may need toe caps to help your toes compress and punch out some more toe room.
Many questions typically remain after viewing these slides, and watching the video. Please do checkout fit-tricks for some additional details on the fitment process