Vinyl Cape Repair Guide

[Joe]

I did all of my capes today, although I may give it another try when I put them on display, I found that the water really does have to be boiling like Pete said in his guide and if doing more than say 4-6 capes at a time it might be best to heat the water twice.

Some of the fold lines didn't come out of mine but for the most part they did straighten up nicely

Thanks again for the guide Pete I wouldn't have bothered but I wanted a blue peter badge !

 

[Joe]

Wahey! Decided to try again with really scolding hot water and it worked perfectly, got some shots before and after !
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Some of these were REALLY misshaped !

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This was my attempt just now, took every single wrinkle out!



Put them back 8)

 

[Joe]

Most impressed with Ben's , first time it just didn't take out the bend on the side, this time - flat as a pancake!


Thanks Pete for the guide!

 

[weasel]

Looks good, unlike that table cloth! :?

 

[poncho]

ive got a tear in my leia cape, any idea on how i could repair it?

 

[Joe]

ive got a tear in my leia cape, any idea on how i could repair it?

Well you can't really glue looks crap and it'll probably come undone.

If the tear isn't that big you could take some nail scissors and cut it out from the inside of the arm hole (presuming its on the arm hole?) the arm hole will be a tiny bit bigger but the tear will be gone if you do it neatly.

 

[poncho]

mmm i may have too buy an orignal replacement cape as the tear is quite big! no more than a five quid. i could use white pvc tape :shock: ....umm no bad idea. il buy a one

 

[plantman]

Just thought id add to this thread.

If you want your figures cape to sit with a neat fold on it so it doesnt stay open on the figure, dip the cape again whilst holding it in the folded position, this obviously makes the cape supple, place the figure in a bag and wrap it around keeping the cape folded, as the cape cools it holds the folded position. You can speed this up by placing it in cold water or refrigirator ect.

The final result is a figure that has a cape folded and displays a bit better.

 

[gustie]

some nice results

 

[Pomse2001]

Thanks for this great guide

 

[Lonebudman]

Cheers for this,it worked an absolute treat!

 

[Jedi_june]

Great idea & Great Post.

Thanks

 

[Wild Whiphid]

Great, this is really easy and works wonders!
I've just tried it on Ben's cape, which had an annoying fold in it, and it looks like new.

 

[Lars]

I can vouch for this. I tried it and it came out far better than it was before.

 

[walkie]

does anyone have any tips to repair slight tears?

 

[batman]

I have used glue called wonderlas made by alebastine ,it's clear and stays elastic and so strong you can use it to repair tyres and rubber boats without patches.

 

[absolutelysuperb]

Excellent tips! cheers!

 

[jay4]

brilliiant :wink: easy but effective how i havent thought of this before i dont know

 

[sparkysx]

bookmarked!

 

[Furtin]

Superb howto! Got my Leias today and will give them capes a good hot bath

Thanks a ton for this!

Damn, hardly a day goes by with something new to me on the StarWars front ... :lol: