Grinding, punching, and otherwise mutilating liners

[Lord Thomas]

Just got a new pair of touring boots and need to make room in the navicular area. However, there is a thick reinforced area in the shell right where I would need to do the punch. So, following a bake I will still need a little more space and was going to cut away most or all of the foam in that area. My question is: what kind of tape to you use to cover the area that was cut away? Looking for something like the shit in this video at 3:50ish or similar. My inclination would be to use duct tape but there has to be something better and more durable.

Open to any other suggestions for making space for hot spots in liners.

Figure this might also be a handy thread to keep rolling for the betterment of the unwashed masses, so if you got something to add, or more questions, have at it.
LT

[arild]

I've started liking gorilla tape and heat gun application for similar stuff. Keeps the shape well, is pretty strong.

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[XXX-er]

Duno about other liners but I had my power wraps heat moulded at the Intuition factory outlet in Vancover ( simpley ze best) and so I watched the fitter working on someone else's liner

After the heat moulding there were still issues so the fitter spot heated the area with a heat gun and rubbed it with something blunt like the handle end of a screwdriver,

I would supose she did this to spot crush out the foam when asked she said to only do it once,

you could try this before you cut out the foam anyway

[turnfarmer]

After doing the mod, I’d use gaffer tape alone first until you are sure you have enough room. Gaffer tape will not leave the nasty residue that Gorilla and duct tape leave. When you are sure you are good, peel back the gaffer tape, a little heat helps. Cut a new piece of gaffer tape and apply contact cement to the liner. Let the contact cement dry and apply the tape. This will be semi permanent , but could be removed by using glue thinner. If there is enough/movement friction that this starts coming undone, use Boot Fix glue( a flexible Cyaonacrylate) as needed. This will be permanent. As a general rule with adhesives, less is more.

[chedman]

I've cut out the foam from my intuitions and just slapped some gorilla tape on it. Its still holding on since last season

[stuckathuntermtn]

Pad up the hot spots of your foot when heat molding and grind or punch the shell. Don't fuck up the liners.

[Dee Hubbs]

I would try to manipulate the liner by packing it down before cutting it.
Heat and then compression the area to break down some width. C- Clamps, wood clamp, vise, hammer and hard surface. You'll be surprised how compressed/broken down you can a section of a liner before you need to cut/remove material

[XXX-er]

thats ^^ what Crystal the fitter at intuition was doing, heat and crush but only once, I guess you can't cut a new boot liner all to ratshit and then sell it

I believe her Dad invented the ultralon foam bootliner 30 yrs ago and she had been working there just fitting boot liners , I asked her something about a bone in the foot and she said " yeah I don't know what that is, I just fit boot liners "

[XXX-er]

https://www.bcbusiness.ca/people/spo...uition-liners/

So wanking about on the google I found ^^ a great story about how a drug dealer invented your ski boot liners

It was along time ago but I think Rob Watt was demontstratng his liners at a bike/ ski/ board shop in Williams lake ( another doper eh) when i walked in on his demo,

I was so impressed i bought my 1st set of Inutitions for my T-1's and they say Raichle on the back

A whole lot of freaks went to UBC back in the day, artical sez Watt graduated UBC not with a an engineering degree but an English degree ( code for he didn't go )

In that BC business ^^ artical I recognise Crystal in the pict, more punk rock girl not Madison ave

so i bought/ fitted my pwr wraps from Crystal the president of Intuition and SO she said heat and crush once only