Baking, stretching or punching?

[EJ2 0]

Hi, 

Purchaced Bauer S25 Supreme, and ankle bone (medial malleolus) gets realy paintfull after some skating.
Not expensive ones, but expected more comfort.

Skates has factory punch out, but for my feet it looks in wrong position. 
Blue circkle where actual bone is in my case.


Should i rebake them and hope best? or is this pro-shop job only (punching out in other place)?

Thanks!

 

[Sniper9 535]

Use a heat gun to gently heat the area inside and out then do the tissue technique and see if that works. If not, use the handle part of a screw driver to push the area out slightly. Don't need to rebake the entire skate as this method is more efficient. 

 

 

 

 

[EJ2 0]

Thanks for video, might help.

Inside of skate is covered with some kind non removable yellow "foam", so i doubt that heating from inside could help some how to soften outer shell.

Heat gun? Mine one does not have gentle mode 😄
I will try hairdryer, more likely to reach 180-190°F (80-90°C) without  melting something.

[Vet88 674]

Punch is the best but a heat gun and push should do. Put some lipstick on your bone, foot into the boot and press hard against the boot so the lipstick transfers. Now you know exactly where you have to punch or stretch.

[Sniper9 535]

10 hours ago, EJ2 said:

Thanks for video, might help.

Inside of skate is covered with some kind non removable yellow "foam", so i doubt that heating from inside could help some how to soften outer shell.

Heat gun? Mine one does not have gentle mode 😄
I will try hairdryer, more likely to reach 180-190°F (80-90°C) without  melting something.

You heat the outside and inside as the foams are thermaformable to some degree as well. And by gently I mean moving it constantly and a couple inches away and monitoring how hot the skate is getting often. 

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

22 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

Use a heat gun to gently heat the area inside and out then do the tissue technique and see if that works. If not, use the handle part of a screw driver to push the area out slightly. Don't need to rebake the entire skate as this method is more efficient. 

 

 

 

 

Perfect video. I'll need to do this with my True Customs: I have one sore spot that can absolutely use this technique.