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COSTUME

AND

FUR

DESCRIPTION:

The

costume

and

fur

parts

are

common

to

all

characters

in

the

form

of

coverings

for

Mask,

Arms,

Hands,

Body,

Legs,

Feet

etc.

and

are

generally

made

of

polyester

fibers,

with

the

exception

of

Wigs

which

are

made

of

P.V.C.

Fibers.

The

costume

material

or

fur

is

cut

into

patterns,

sewn

or

hot

glued

into

parts

that

are

attached

to

the

characters

by

either

snaps

or

velcro.

Maintanence

is

very

important

to

the

costumes

and

fur

and

should

be

part

of

your

P.M.

procedures.

1.

R&R-

Removal

and

Replacement:

a)

Removal

with

snaps:

Locate

where

all

the

snaps

are

before

you

attempt

to

remove

the

costume

or

fur

part.

DO

NOT

rip

the

snaps

apart,

because

you

can

tear

or

pull

the

snaps

from

the

costume

or

fur

parts

.

If

a

snap

is

stubborn,

a

small

screw

driver

can

be

used

to

pry

the

male

and

female

portions

of

the

snap

apart.

If

a

snap

is

pulled

out

SEE SNAPS

and

VELCRO

page

3-143

and

3-144.

b)

Removal

with

velcro:

Separate

the

two

parts

slowly,

DO

NOT

rip

the

velcro

apart,

because

you

can

rip

or

tear

the

velcro

from

the

part

or

tear

the

part

itself.

If

the

velcro

is

pulled

off

the

part

SEE SNAPS

and

VELCRO

page

3-143

and

3-144.

2.

Installing

Costume

or

Fur:

It

is

important

that

you

pay

close

attention

to

the

positioning

and

placement

of

the

costume

or

fur.

With

the

costume

or

fur

in

place,

you

should

be

able

to

move

the

character

in

any

direction

with

out

straining

any

of

the

seams,

restricting

or

binding

any

movements

or

rubbing

the

costume

or

fur

parts

together.

If

any

of

these

problems

exist.

See

Problems

and

Repair

Below.

For

detailed

instructions

on

character

dress.

See

pages

3-149

thru

154.

3.

CLEANING:

a)

Dry

Cleaning

is

the

only

method

used,

although

there

are

some

exceptions.

One

is

DOOKS

Silver

Lame

Vest,

it

has

the

D

emblem

stitch

to

it.

The

emblem

has

to

come

off

before

dry

cleaning

the

vest.

Cut

the

stitching

to

free

the

emblem,

taking

care

not

to

cut

the

vest

material

or

the

emblem

and

denote

the

position

the

emblem

is

on

the

vest.

Re-attach

the

emblem

to

the

vest

in

the

same

position

as

before.

NOTE: Some

dry

cleaners

will

remove

and

re-attach

the

emblem

if

arrangement

can

be

worked

out.

This

is

entirely

up

to

you

and

the

cleaners.

The

other

exception

is

where

the

costume

or

fur

is

attached

to

latex

or

foam.

To

clean

use

a SPOT

CREAM

REMOVER

ONLY,

as

any

other

cleaner

would

be

useful

but

is

hard

to

control.

CAUTION

CREAM

SPOT

REMOVER

WILL

DAMAGE

LATEX

OR

FOAM

3-139