[CAUT] wippen heels & steam

[David Ilvedson]

That is the question...will it last!   Let us know.

David Ilvedson



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From: Mark Cramer <Cramer@BrandonU.ca>
To: CAUT <caut@ptg.org>
Received: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:53:19 -0500
Subject: [CAUT] wippen heels & steam

>a month or so back I mentioned having little success steaming wippen heel
>cloth back to shape, but it seems I am wrong.

>I was using "loose steam" from a portable steamer, which merely made the
>cloth damp.

>Since then, I've used an iron and damp cloth as you would if steaming out
>crushed wood veneer, and the results are well worth it.

>(follow-up with a dry-warm pressing with the iron)

>I also recommend bolstering wippen heels if possible/necessary with bushing
>cloth, if they don't have this already.

>Anything that restores the charactristics of a new well-made part, and
>lasts, is worth a try!

>Mark Cramer,
>Brandon University


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