How to Fix loose Action Figure Joints with Mod Podge 

i’ve watched when i was a kid and just now came across this video because i recently bought a figure i wanted and it has a loose leg. you really helped me out! now im about to go do all my other figures now lol!!

Yeah, I have action figures and doll bodies with loose joints and I will try this way because it's less drastic to use PVA than acetone or superglue which can end up sticking the joint rather than the desired swelling/roughening of the vinyl in reaction. Thanks!

Sir, you are a life saver! This truly is the best method for tightening joints that I've found. Thank you so much!

Sorry about the background music. I thought it was lower than this but I hear it getting louder as the video progresses.

Mod Podge hips don’t lie.

Thanks. I'm about to buy some of this for my Trick or Treat Studios Halloween 4 Michael Myers. $155 figure, & one of the hip joints has been loose as hell since day one...

I heard a trick similar to this using Pledge floor wax, but it's essentially the same principle, coating the peg with a few extra layers so there's more resistance. Plus I'd imagine Mod Podge is more accessible than floor wax I'd imagine

Your wife's nail polish hardener or clear polish works pretty well. It might get a little scary if you're worried about paint coming off. I've not had it take factory paint off, but not sure about a custom, every time. I have used it on my own paint work, but lightly and it didn't take it off. I used a permanent marker on some black pants and the nail polish did destroy the permanent marker spots...

Floor cleaner works best for swingingly loose hip joints you just got to get it on the lower part of each side of the ab crunch. Ab Crutch looseness is tricky as nothing seems to resolve that without breaking the figure apart or using a rubber band.

Thanks a lot, man. Now that I'm stuck at home I can fix my Batman figures. Now I have to check batteries (and hopefully none exploded in my collectibles).

Thanks I have this Goldberg and the legs are so loose but this made it better!!

Great video, as always! Keep up the great work. 👍👍

cool I see a kenny omega custom still in progress

Thanks for the tips Chase, you are the G.O.A.T.

Do you need to reapply monthly for figures you frequently play with?Or is it just one application?

Sick gloves bro. But how do I do the neck and torso? My white Ranger is having all of the issues imaginable.

So, would this work for something like an S.H.Figuarts SDCC 2011 Super Saiyan Goku head? The seller I got him from stated he already tried the floor care fix and I attempted several fixes with it (paper being the main solution, still loose, but nowhere near as unbearably loose as it was originally) and most haven't quite gotten his head to snap onto the joint properly. I saw how tight the figure in the video was after your fix and I thought it might work for my Goku. Other than the head, he's pretty damn tight. Certain joints actually squeak when I move them, it's just his head falls off really easily.

Glue for the waist , Rubber bands for the shoulders

Cool you are coming to New York

Saw your vid, got the mod podge, testing it right now on my beast wars transformers

I use the small rubber bands, that is used for the pigtail hairstyle, for the shoulders I heard if you torso crack and add glue it also tightens it but I'm okay with using the rubber bands

You can use rubber bands to tighten the shoulders!

I tried the modge Podge 3D ascents on the ankle joint of my 12 inch figure with to much side play in the Ankle

Why is this tutorial so underrated? Also does any mod podge work?

Thanks for the tip

Sorry I keep asking but how do I apply it to ab crunch? (Without cracking it)

What about the proper waists where it's body twists

I’ve done this since the first day I got mod podge, and always done it since!

Anyone know if PVA book glue will work just as well? I already have some of that but am hesitant to try it on one of my GI Joe figures.

Do you still take orders for costume figures?

Nail polish works great as well at least for normal plastic action figures but for die cast. Not so much

Will this work for Monsterarts Godzilla figures?

Do you recommend this for joints that pop out easy?

Really helpful brother

Will this work for ankle hinges? My black series Darth Vader has a loose right ankle hinge.

I use little rubber bands for the shoulders

Any tips on the Ab Crunch?

Does this need to be reapplied often?

How do I apply it to knee joints? Do I just put mod podge on the back of the elites leg?

Would this work on loose pieces of sh monsterarts Godzilla figures the ball joints go in but some of the pieces are loose would this fix that issue

What about the ab crunch

Cool intro

How do you fix the joint where the arm bends ?

What about loose hand?

Use loom bands for the waist and the shoulders

So should you apply it before or after putting a decal on the figure?

Does it have to specifically be matte-mat-mate mod podge or can it be any other mod podge?

i'm not sure that even 1000 coats will help old Micronauts.

I have a Sasha figure and the arm is loose will that Mod Podge work for it also

Hey Chase, thanks for the video! Fixed my Sami Zayn figure with this! Do you know any solutions for a loose ab crunch? I'm trying to avoid the rubber band technique as it's quite obvious on camera in animations. Would this mod podge fix-up work as well there?

wb transformers? for example some wioth a metal pin

When are you going to do another stream?

My Kane figure hand is loose how would I fix it

What about ab crunch

Can it work for jakks figures

Are your customs hand painted or are they decals?

has anyone tried coating ball joints with JB WELD? (5 min clear version) im about to try this on some figures. i figure if it holds up to 4400 psi and weld engine blocks together... so this has gotta work... im tired of everything i use rubbing off due to friction.. any thoughts???

How do i fix loose thigh swivel

Thx for this

My mk50 have loose joints. Can I apply mod podge to it? And do I have to remove the joints?

Go to time travels for cheap old figures that's how I got my elite 4 kane and elite 24 ryback and jakk elite Shawn Michaels all for 6$

Use super glue for the waist, just a little though

Whens the next live stream please tell me

Does this work with the hands

If your in ny come meet me in queens

Try to use kiki . fix loose ่joints action figures

I fixed my Part 5 Jason’s legs via gorilla glue. All I need help with is tightening his waist.

Can u make a hulk hogan

I want a jon moxley

Great

Each figure at time travels are cheap like i said each was 6$

Yo burnout do you still trade ? I wanna get rid of my elites I stopped watching wrestling I have some good rare elites I have the nwo macho man and luke gallows and other stuff if you’re interested I’d send first too

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