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GrumpisPringle
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I fitted some boots and ordered them online to save money. any tips on Heat molding my intuition liners? And remember kids, lip on blind 270
Oct 14 2014 3:34PM
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tomPietrowski
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Best advice we can offer is take them too a shop. Your getting nice heat mold liners there is no point trying to do it yourself. Go pay to get it done right. You will probably need other fittin doing such as footbeds any way so if you are lucky the shop may do it for free when you buy footbeds.
Oct 14 2014 3:42PM
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kalle.
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even though my boots fit me like a glove, i'll warm the liners with a hairdryer on my first day for this season, since they are heat-moldable liners. that way they get a more presice fit when i'm skiing.
Oct 14 2014 3:52PM
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tomPietrowski
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kalle.even though my boots fit me like a glove, i'll warm the liners with a hairdryer on my first day for this season, since they are heat-moldable liners. that way they get a more presice fit when i'm skiing.


The hair dryer really won't make much difference. If your liners are already bedded in heating them a little will have pretty much no effect.
Oct 14 2014 6:09PM
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nutz.
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tomPietrowskiThe hair dryer really won't make much difference. If your liners are already bedded in heating them a little will have pretty much no effect.


placebo effect maybe?
Oct 14 2014 6:16PM
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[nick]
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Plenty of detailed threads over on TGR detailing this process if you're up for taking the DIY route.
Oct 14 2014 6:49PM
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veng_m
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microwave, duhh
Oct 14 2014 7:54PM
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teamdummy
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Cliff notes version ....

Find out what a toe cap is
Set oven to 250-280 degrees F
put one liner in at a time
DONT put them in on the hot rack or your boots will have griddle burns
put them in on a cool cookies sheet
heat 8-10 minutes
take them out
put them on your foot first
then shove them into the shell
buckle in avoiding any creases or folds
flex a few times
bump your heel back and down
wait about 15 minutes
repeat other foot
Oct 14 2014 9:34PM
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rozboon
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GrumpisPringleI fitted some boots and ordered them online to save money. any tips on Heat molding my intuition liners? And remember kids, lip on blind 270


Wait, so if I'm understanding this right you went to a shop, probably ate up at least an hour of a bootfitters time finding a boot that fits you nicely, then you screwed them by buying the boot online instead?
Oct 14 2014 9:38PM
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tomPietrowski
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rozboonWait, so if I'm understanding this right you went to a shop, probably ate up at least an hour of a bootfitters time finding a boot that fits you nicely, then you screwed them by buying the boot online instead?


He still has unfitted boots though so even though it seems a deal it basically means he now has to pay a shop a lot of money to fit them. So as annoying as it is too waste te fitting someone who is not going to buy at least they hopefully will make some good money on labour when the boots don't fit.
Oct 14 2014 11:05PM
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onenerdykid
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teamdummyCliff notes version ....

Find out what a toe cap is
Set oven to 250-280 degrees F
put one liner in at a time
DONT put them in on the hot rack or your boots will have griddle burns
put them in on a cool cookies sheet
heat 8-10 minutes
take them out
put them on your foot first
then shove them into the shell
buckle in avoiding any creases or folds
flex a few times
bump your heel back and down
wait about 15 minutes
repeat other foot


Many Intuition liners (including Full Tilt) do not recommend being placed in a hot oven as it can delaminate the layers of foam. You also do not want to do one liner at a time- you won't be standing evenly nor distributing your body weight the way you will be while skiing.

As Tom said, you just spent money on a custom liner. Why would you cheapen out on the most important making this custom liner work properly? Take them to a shop and be prepared to spend about $40-$50 to have a trained expert properly fit them to you. Cutting corners on fit is probably the worst idea you can give to people.
Oct 15 2014 2:58AM
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