Baking...

Abomber22... your boots a real thing, huh?

Bootfitter did the best they could with these neuropic, diabetic feet but got some play inside.

Seems I can put my K2recons in, separate liner and then shells, the oven on low...then slap them on my feet?

I did a DIY shell cooking a while ago on a pair of Salomon Quest Max. It worked well. I'm happy to go into detail on my process if you'd like. If you have a good quality convection oven and an infrared thermometer it's not super difficult.

Just an oven

Shell only?
Leave the liners alone?

mystery3I did a DIY shell cooking a while ago on a pair of Salomon Quest Max. It worked well. I'm happy to go into detail on my process if you'd like. If you have a good quality convection oven and an infrared thermometer it's not super difficult.

Abomber22Just an oven

Shell only?
Leave the liners alone?

I'll see if I can track down the videos and reference material I used.

Just the shells go in the oven then you quickly stuff the liners and footbeds in the hot shells and pull them on. Buckle gently, not too tight, and stand with you toes on a 2x4 in an athletic stance for 5 minutes or so then stand in a storage bin full of ice water or snow to cool the shells all the way. I imagine there is some significant heat transfer to the liner which probably molds the liner somewhat or you could probably do the liners after the shells.

I'll look around for those links

This is a pretty complete step by step.
I used a piece of 1x6 redwood on the rack to keep the boots from contacting the metal. I also made a toe cap out of an old thick sock, actually a couple layers, taped some layers of cut up sock to the problem areas (instep and first met) before putting a super thin sock on top, nylons would work well. I did mine in slightly more of a flexed position by putting my toes on a piece of 2x4 and after 5-7 minutes stood in a big Rubbermaid storage container that I had filled with ice and water for another 5 or 10 minutes until the shells felt cold.

All in all ot was a fun and rewarding little DIY project that made that pair of boots remarkably more comfortable.



https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1027675/DIY-Ski-Boot-Shell-Molding---Bootorials-Ep-38
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1027675/DIY-Ski-Boot-Shell-Molding---Bootorials-Ep-38