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b) To replace the leather or vinyl, it is important that the
positioning be paid close attention to. With the leather or
vinyl in place you should be able to move the character in
any direction with out straining any seams, restricting, or
binding any movement.
2. CLEANING INNER BODY PARTS:
Cleaning inner body parts should be part of your characters
weekly P.M. All that is necessary to clean fiberglass is to
keep any oils or other substances off the fiberglass that will
damage the costume.
To clean the leather or vinyl use a damp cloth, the leather how
ever should be cleaned with saddle soap. These details are
listed in your P.M. part of this manual.
3. PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS:
A. FIBERGLASS: If any snaps are pulled from the fiberglass See
Snaps and Velcro pages 3-143 thru 3-144.
a) Fiberglass that is cracked or has a piece broken off, or the
mounting holes elonglated, can be repaired. It is
recommended that a repair kit be purchased locally, and the
instruction included be followed. Always patch the fiberglass
on the inside, if at all possible.
b) Improper body or head skull placement can be caused by
bent threaded rods, loose nuts either at the frame or the
fiberglass. If any costume damage is caused by fiberglass
placement, re-position the fiberglass using all the nuts, lock
washers and flat washers, and do not drag or push the
fiberglass against the threaded rod, it will elongate the
mounting holes making the re-positioning difficult.
For costume repair see pages 3-139 and 3-140, and fiberglass
placement, pages 3-155 thru 3-186.
B. DUCT HOSE: The duct hose repairs will mostly be rips in the
fabric which make up the body of the hose. Duct tape is the
quickest fix for this, however, using the tape extensively
will coat most everything with adhesive and make a mess of the
costume parts. If large scale repair is necessary, it is
recommended to purchase the hose locally. When replacing the
duct hose with a piece you fabricated yourself, trim and bend
back the wire and cover the exposed ends with a strip of cloth
backed vinyl which is hot glued on. This will protect the fur
or costume.
C. LEATHER OR VINYL: The leather and vinyl pieces are attached
with snaps. If any snaps are pulled out See Snaps and Velcro
pages 3-143 and 3-144.
a)If any vinyl pieces are worn out, they should be replaced
with the updated leather version.
b)Holes in the leather or vinyl can be repaired by hot gluing a
patch on the out side, over the hole. This is not a permanent
fix, and only serves to buy time until a replacement part is
obtained. If the replacement part snap~ do not line up with
snaps in the fiberglass, relocate the snaps in the fiberglass
not in the leather.
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