Silly question but... heat molding skates

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

I know you're supposed to wait 24 hours before skating after having your skates heat molded, but has anyone tried to speed up "rest" period by cooling in freezer? Say, sticking in the freezer for a few hours or something?

Just curious. I have a 3 day trial period for some Kor skates, and want to try to get the most skating in as possible to see if they're right or not. Trying to figure out if I can squeeze an extra day out of it or not (after all, take 1 day off the 3 day trial if you wait a full 24 hours). I got them heated at noon today, and have a 10:30 game tonight, so was just trying to figure out a way to shorten the rest/cool down period without doing damage to the skate. Figured if I were to stick them in the freezer for 3 or 4 hours? Just thinking out loud.....

[thunderbirds_are_go 0]

I was told that it's not about the temperature it's about the chemicals curing with the rest cool down period, so if that's the case, freezing them would probably have the opposite effect - slowing down whatever chemical reactions are going on so it takes longer. I could easilu be wrong about this though - hopefully someone that knows for sure can help out!

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

Hmmm... if that's true, then it's certainly an EXCELLENT reason NOT to do it.

Can anyone else confirm one way or the other?

Just sort of curious.

[GH_ID 0]

I would be patient also ;)

[Chadd 916]

Wait, don't skate tonight.

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

Yep, already came to that conclussion. Too much $$ to dump on a skate and risk it falling apart prematurely.

[malcb33 99]

I have done it with a pair of Z-airs, I know it's not recomended (and you are taking a risk) but it can be done. I baked me skates, then put them in the freezer for 3-4 hours and they were really stiff again (like they were before baking), so I decieded to risk it, and never had any problems or anything! I guess try it at your own risk, if it doesn't work you just lost a lot of $$ on skate!

[furlanitalia 1]

I did it with one my second pair of xxx's, didn't even think about it being a problem, i was just trying to get the glue between the skate and the outsole to harden. Didn't matter anyway.

[jimmy 194]

KOR told me 2hrs is enough for their skates.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I baked Kristin's S500s, then put them outside in the cold Michigan weather...they were fine for her o skate 4 hrs later.

[HkyVictor 0]

I was told that it's not about the temperature it's about the chemicals curing with the rest cool down period, so if that's the case, freezing them would probably have the opposite effect - slowing down whatever chemical reactions are going on so it takes longer. I could easilu be wrong about this though - hopefully someone that knows for sure can help out!

different chemicals react better and quicker at different temperatures... so it might help to cool them down, however im assuming if that were the case with saktes...they would tell you to go home and put them in the freezer...

[althoma1 575]

In the fit document KOR emailed to me it says to wait at least 8 hours. I waited 48 hours myself.

[dix0r 0]

i baked my graf's last night and skated in em 5 hours later. they were in the penalty box cooling off in between...they definitely didn't feel soft like when they come out of the oven...