To be on the safe side I warmed the joint and "tightened" it back around the hand.
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I have actually had some success removing hands.... I had to change the skin colour of one of my klickys and got the hands out without too much trouble. It was an older klicky - probably late 80's early 90's. I used a special pair of needle nose pliers [the have a foam like material in the jaws]. I grabbed the wrist below the hand and gently rocked it back and forth using moderate pressure and the hand popped out without visible damage to the wrist or hand. The opening in the arm did widen a bit [a mm or so], however, the replacement hand still had to be "popped" in and was fairly secure. To be on the safe side I warmed the joint and "tightened" it back around the hand.
Rey
Thanks for the tips Bill and Rey! :)
I assume that your heating tecnique, Bill,
Would work for other things like... bending hats?
Hmmmm... ;D
Well in that case there may be a few new customs comming out soon... ;)
I just thought,
Couldn't you heat the arm before removing the hand,
And pull it out, widening the hole a little, but fix it when the new hand is in place?
My wife's hair dryer is in use a lot, but not for beauty purposes ;)!
intresting i'am gonna try it but i think it depends on the clicky how well is the hand on the clicky like the heads sometimes you can remove a head with your hand other you need pilers ! if i'am saying nonsense correct me :-[
You have hit on a very valuable point of reference playmo1989! I have found that not all of the designs of Klicky hands are the same, so between all of the different procedures of removal here, I'm sure the operation will be a success to any Klicky ;)!
So.... lets pull out some hands eh??? ;D ;D ;D I'll go with the klickies that have their arms cracked a bit.... Any thread of how to repair cracked arms btw???If the arm is severely discolored, you can always use my hair dryer method to heat the plastic & fade the white discoloration before gluing it. Next spread the cracked plastic after inserting a new hand & use "Plastruct" "Plastic Weld" Plastic Glue available @ most hobby shops, to both sides of the cracked area. Clamp the arm using a small hobby vise or equivalent. Be sure to use the glue sparingly & do not get glue on the hand. If this happens the arm plastic & hand plastic will join together and the hand won't move :o! Leave the arm in the clamped position until it is dry usually 24 hours. If any glue shows after it is dry, take some 1500 or 2000 grit wet or dry sand paper & smooth the area affected. Next polish the sanded area by rubbing the affected arm with some automotive rubbing compound medium/course grade dabbed on a rag. Continue to polish the area until the sanding marks are gone.