Deeluxe GTS, how to mold Liner?

[Fanman]

I recently picked up a pair of these and used them on a couple of powder days.

The fit is just a little loose, the have a thermoflex partly moldable liner.

Does anyone have these? And if so, did you get these molded using a heatstack, or in the convection oven? Or another way, shop etc.??

Thanks, Brett

[lonerider]

I recently picked up a pair of these and used them on a couple of powder days.

The fit is just a little loose, the have a thermoflex partly moldable liner.

Does anyone have these? And if so, did you get these molded using a heatstack, or in the convection oven? Or another way, shop etc.??

Thanks, Brett

If the boot is too loose, heat molding isn't going to help you. The liner only really squishes outward to avoid pressure points. You are going to need to buy some foam inserts and stick them around your liners to fill in the space... check out Tognar.com and look for C-pads or Ankle-wraps.

[Fanman]

Thanks,

I will give that a try. I havn't worn softies in a while, guess I am just use to my snug fitting hard boots?

Brett

[Furi]

Brett -

where do they feel loose?

I am in opposite side of the boat - i'm trying to get used to how tight hardboots feel...well tight might not be best word - more like "secure" :p

On my softies my big toe can feel the end of the boot without curling the toes. I heat molded my 32 boots but like Lonerider said it doesn't really add volume to the boot itself. Try removing the footbed and getting either a custom footbed (like surefoot) or some off the shelf superfeet liners (orange or wintergreen work well). That will add a bit of volume. If you still feel loose in some spots get the pads to fill in the empty space.

My softies wrap my feet snuggly and feel about the same as my hardboots expect for the stiffness and more "secure" feel of the harder shell.

[Fanman]

I thought after I tried them on my big toe might get smashed a bit, but the toes stretced out fine along with the rest of the boot. I have plenty of foot beds laying around, I worked many a day in ski shops. I have used many pads and duct tape in the past, got that idea down to tighten things up.

My main reason for this post was how to do the mold on the liner's, and then I will custom fit from there!

Thanks for the suggestion's!

Brett

[Furi]

ah cool...sorry I couldn't help on how to heat mold em. I guess you could try emailing deeluxe and asking them? Or try hardbooter.com they carry those boots and might know what type of method you need you to mold the liners :)

[Fanman]

Hey guy's thanks, for the input!

I put in my old Raichle ski boot liners in and I think that will do the trick?

Also give's the boot's a little more stiffness for those extreme softie carve's:lol:

Sweet!