How to Tighten loose Joints

[lungz90]

really helpful.. thx :D :D

[MiSTERMARVEL8]

u wnna put nail paint remover to get rid of the glue on ya hand

[mconklin98]

Thanks dude! This worked to perfection, the joints move and pose like they should but dont swing. Thanks a lot!!!

[file374]

i have that dude old memories

[Mr007jamster]

can you do one forfixing loose ractchet joints? (not the character, the clicky joint system)

[Blitzwing989]

How to Remove Super Glue: go to the f****** emergency room! lol

[thrustmegatron]

can u still transformer them and turn them back

[Unicronsupreme]

@thrustmegatron yes

[CloudStrife113]

Uhm. I have a question... I have a revoltech action figure who has a hand peg (You know a peg that goes into the socet for the arm that can be switched with other hands that have pegs..) Well two of the hands on my figure are too small and I was wondering if this procedure would work the same way for my figure ><

[Unicronsupreme]

@CloudStrife113 I personally don't own any Revoltechs and I haven't tried this on pegs, but I can't see why it wouldn't work if they're only a bit too small. If you don't switch out the hands a lot you could also just wrap a tiny piece of paper around them. I've had success with that method for things I didn't plan on messing with often.

[jelliexbean1]

very misleading title

[Unicronsupreme]

@jelliexbean1 How do you come to that conclusion? This video demonstrates how to tighten loose joints. There is an erroneous capital in the middle, but I don't think that really negates the validity of my title.

[berkaydavulcu11]

@Unicronsupreme ill stick to paper glue lol (works on HFTD battle blade BB's legs) quick question have you hever tryed gorilla glue on TFs? the doors on my bumblebee keep coming off from super glue will gorilla glue work?

[MSG685]

@jelliexbean1 i know what you mean , pinch one end, then grab the other end and shake it using centrifugal force to bring the "stuff" to the pinched end. but you probably already knew that.

[MrsWest03]

@jelliexbean1 LMFAO I AGREE!

[xoio]

LOL ... reading your Vid title, I thought for a moment it was about how to adjust a loosely rolled spliff !!! :-D

[jelliexbean1]

@xoio thats what i thought!

[Drumvain]

Genius!

[Unicronsupreme]

@Sixshotreviews2 I'm glad you used this and not super glue on that figure. Super glue melts down his transparent plastic.

[bong264]

hey man thanks for this guide. i experimented a little and figured out super glue is a little better for really lose joints. so thanks man

[Unicronsupreme]

@bong264 I think that you're right in most cases. This solution has a couple of advantages over that though:

1) If you botch it big time it's pretty easily removed

2) Clear nail polish won't melt up clear plastic like super glue tends to.

[bong264]

yea i learned that the hard way when i experimented. so i only use this option when i need to

[aerospace]

so to tighten the joints i put nail polish on my TF's ball joint and wait for it to dry completely then i attatch it back on but do i have to do some maintanence on it ????Like i have to regularely apply it on the joint????

I hate it when i buy a TF toy and this happens why can't they all have tight joints

[Unicronsupreme]

That's basically the gist of it. If you're playing with your figures then you will need to re-apply this fix regularly but if you're just displaying them then once should be good. Super glue will do the same thing as this but more permanently but it can dissolve some plastics so it's more risky.

[aerospace]

Thanks man ok another thing is this i don't play with my TF's but i just transform them from time to time and just put them on my desk so the nail polish can tighten it but it won't wear of that fast right????

[Unicronsupreme]

I think your mileage will probably vary. It's going to depend a lot on the type of joint and how much it's involved in the transformation. I suggest you just try it and see how it works for ya.

[minimullen]

Dude thats crazy i was trying to tighten the joints on this SAME FIGURE

and bam first video i come across

i tripped out!

[Unicronsupreme]

That's probably because I try to be really accurate with my tagging. That being said, a lot of people have trouble with this figure and I hope this helps. This solution does need to be re-done occasionally if you're playing with the figure and not just displaying it.

[CaramellDancerElite]

the ball joints on my 1/200 scale wing gundam is very loose I hope this will help

[mkfan49]

it worked for my Digivolving Patamon to Angemon thanks man

[Thunderscreamer]

My dredwing is looser

[Unicronsupreme]

amazing

[shikaguy2]

try a cheese greater or creator hoever you say i

[TFfan7]

i use super glue

[Jackaldoublenine]

try rubbing your hands together briskly with a bit of turpentine and a bit of laundry detergent mix.

[boredomness999]

dude this helped aLOT thanks a bunch

[Unicronsupreme]

you're welcome, thanks for watching!

[9mandazi9]

i had super glue between my fingers and they made contact so separating them was a son of a gun!

[meanstreetman22]

THANK YOU!

[Unicronsupreme]

you're very welcome!

thanks for watching!

[9mandazi9]

try hot or warm water but a little hotter. not to hot just a tad. i think it works, it's what i did to separate my fingers which were stuck together.

[Unicronsupreme]

This video was posted 18 months ago. The super glue is LONG gone.

[9mandazi9]

i should've read the thing on the right of the comment to save me embarrassment.

[yoyowadada]

you get get the glue off with nail polish remover

[Unicronsupreme]

I've responded to that comment about 5 or 6 times...

[gruzergrub5000]

super glue works alot better, dries faster and holds up to the extreme friction way better too.

[Unicronsupreme]

true, but it's a huge pain to remove and if you get some accidentally in the wrong spot you can ruin a figure permanently. Clear nail polish is just less risky.

[robotstopmotion1]

hey thanks alot man

you helped me alot

im going to do that to my barricade

very soon thanks to you

once again thanks

[Unicronsupreme]

hey, no prob. glad I can help. Just make sure that it has PLENTY of time to dry, or it will get sticky. The fix CAN wear off eventually, but it is easy enough to re-do.

[robotstopmotion1]

yea ill do so

[IamGreg73]

Only thing I can think of for superglue is lightly scratch it off. It will come off, like regular glue. Just try. Not too much scratching.

[Unicronsupreme]

This video was posted at the beginning of February. The glue came off the next day.

[IamGreg73]

Y i kind of guessed it came off because I saw when it was posted. I put that for future help.

[Unicronsupreme]

alright, cool. At the very least transfans with loose joints and sticky fingers can now fix both at the same time.

[Unicronsupreme]

most do, that's why I chose that figure. Please stop double posting.

[grimlock52]

thanks soooooooooo much

[BikerTrashWolf]

cool video, Will need to remver this when I am trying to describe how to do this to someone.

The superglue... I cant think of anythign to take it off well, maybe nail polish remover. by now though your outer lair of skin has probably died and the glue is flaking off naturealy:) What I hate is when you glue a finger to itself or another finger... hurts like hell seperatign it if you dont catch it fast enough... like inside a second or two.

[Unicronsupreme]

the super glue came off the next day and luckily I ran my fingers under some cold water within a few seconds,which hardened all the glue and I didn't get anything stuck.

[carrotbandsnooze]

thanks for the tips

[kinglaffo]

Nice video, a lot of people need to see this

[Unicronsupreme]

thanks, any ideas on how to distribute this vid a little better?

[kinglaffo]

TF forums!

[Unicronsupreme]

did you have a site in mind?

[kinglaffo]

TFW2005 has always been my favorite

seibertron is ok too, as well as theallspark

No matter where you put it though, do a good search first and make sure you don't just make a thread where there's already one about this sort of stuff. If you can, possibly add it to an existing one

[Unicronsupreme]

alright, I was considering making an account on one of those sites anyways because of all the cool news.

[kinglaffo]

Yeah, TFW has won best news site twice at botcon. Go there first if you want news, the news guys there are really on the ball

[Unicronsupreme]

I finally made a TFW account but I've seen this mentioned in every forum that would care at all about it.

[kinglaffo]

Well hope you stick around regardless!

[Unicronsupreme]

I've made a couple of comments. I'll probably post more later when I have questions about things that I can't answer on my own with a little research.

[mangamegs]

nail polish remover will get that super glue off

[Unicronsupreme]

I recorded this yesterday, the glue is all gone now, thanks though! =)