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Thread: making old valo shells lighter? any ideas

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    Default making old valo shells lighter? any ideas

    so i have a size 13 jj1s and was wondering if anyone knew of a way to make em lighter? Like cutting away at excess plastic

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    Boil them.

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    The Japanese guys drill mad holes in them...

















    then complain they are too soft.

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    valos too heavy for you? you win the giant pussy award

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    cut off the entire front half of the boot not including the footbed. then cut from the bottom up until you get to the cuff.
    basically so it looks like this


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    i though all florida kids are wild, your a big guy, cry about it.

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    Don't mess with them. The best advice I can give you is man up.

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    If your skates are too heavy for you then you have bitch made legs. Man the fuck up.

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    Buy some USD legacies

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    by a shell size down and cut the toe back a tad more and you'll be fine.
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    Get rid of the skin and the liner.
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    Yeah, get rid of the skins and rock the roces m12's proud.

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    Remove your feet and replace them with helium balloons.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matthew Shannon View Post
    cut off the entire front half of the boot not including the footbed. then cut from the bottom up until you get to the cuff.
    basically so it looks like this

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    Well played sir.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monday View Post
    Soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monday View Post
    Wasn't the TRS shell cut like that?
    Did it have a problem of bowing/warping in the middle?
    soon.

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