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!
it's worth it anyway. I have my barbie a little loose in her elbow and this is like the first video which shows a way to fix that doesn't risk the overall condition of the doll/figure. Keep on the good work and have a lovely day! :)
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).
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.
@@redhunter3327 probably turn figure sideways to make front of figure face outside of one of the legs then apply it to in front of torso and back behind it, then turn figure around (spin torso around on the waist. Hoped this maybe helped Also do you know what kind of glue?
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
It should. I’m not too familiar with that figure but basically you need something that will fill the gaps wherever the joint it loose to create friction and mod podge works really good for that.
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?
Take a small piece of plasticard, wedge in into the joint in the back. If you know the joint shqpe well evough, trim the plasticard in a semi circle so it can fit in around the joint. It will be nearly invisible to a camera. You can mod podge the ab crunch, but that involves cracking the upper torso, and I'm betting that's not in your wheelhouse. Plasticard is easy, cheap, and reversible if you don't like the results.
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???
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
@@DastardlyDer I actually do I was hoping to give them away to true collector at first to a friend but then I found out he was gonna sell them so decided to just keep them just have some in a bag