How to Bake Your True Skates at Home

[@DADVNTRS]

Fantastic interview & presentation, foresaw all the questions I had while keeping it concise!

[@ice.warehouse]

Glad to hear! Nothing better than getting the actual baking instructions from True themselves! Brandon at IW Hockey

[@richiefoster794]

Hockey is so freaking beautiful I love it

[@crossetix]

Awesome video, perfect explanation 🔥. Thanks

[@ice.warehouse]

Thanks so much for watching! Chase at IW Hockey

[@mezera787]

Awesome video 👍

[@ice.warehouse]

Thank you! Cheers! Brandon at IW Hockey

[@benderisgreat349]

Great informative video! One question if possible... I molded my skates fine; however, I baked them with the top eyelet done up (where normally I don't while skating). This caused the top of my boot to curve in a bunch. Is there any way to fix this? Like flair it back out safely without running my nice boots?

[@ice.warehouse]

Exactly, I'd recommend re-baking your skates and not lacing the top eyelet as they cool. You can also flare out the eyelets when they're still warm to make it easier to slide your foot into them. Chase at IW Hockey

[@isaboteur2562]

Yea man why did u bake your skates while they were ties? All due respect but it's pretty obvious to leave em loose...I didn't even need directions to figure that out😂

[@MorganRosser]

Is he rocking a Casio with leather strap?! If so, that’s incredible

[@MiltIV84]

Bummer you didn't get to bake those bad boys to your feet Chase! LOL

[@TheBrad605]

Vacuum storage bags work great for molding too.

[@ice.warehouse]

That's a great idea, do you have any details on your process? Chase at IW Hockey

[@TheBrad605]

@@ice.warehouseI thought of it because I worked for Dallas in the 90's when CCM had 650 vacu-Tacks. We would have to sit with a heat gun and heat the skate by hand. It took around 15-20 minutes to just heat the boot. The player put the skate on and we had a rubber bag we put over the boot. It had a valve where a pump (reverse air compressor) would suck the shit out the boot. There was so much pressure their toes would come out blue. Anyway it molded the skate beyond perfect. Amazon sell a bunch of different ones. Some come with a hand pump, or a small blue plug in pump or just use the shop-vac. Just zip bag around leg and suck away, you just have to hold the zipper at the leg to hold the seal but it really works. Good Luck!

[@isaboteur2562]

​​​@@TheBrad605 damm thats impressive that he asked u for advice. Humility goes a long way...such a good look @Chase IW hockey

[@KyleAnderson-el6pi]

For an at home oven do I leave it at 200? Or heat it to 200, turn off the heat, and bake it with the ambient air inside

[@jjrox8930]

Where do you get that size shrink wrap?

[@ice.warehouse]

We carry it on our site! www.icewarehouse.com/Skate_Molding_Stretch_Wrap_Roll/descpage-ULSW.html Chase at IW Hockey

[@biffdanielson2820]

Is it OK to take the blades off the holders during the baking process?

[@ice.warehouse]

You can take the blades out of the holder but you don't have to, you can bake the skates with them in. Brandon at IW Hockey

[@ice.warehouse]

Hey friend! I wanted to hop in here because we recommend baking the skate WITH the steel inside of the holders rather than removing the steel. The steel helps keep the holder stiff and straight during the baking process.. Chase at IW Hockey

[@camdenrose9381]

After I finish molding and I take them off to rest do I leave my skates unlaced or do I lace them up lightly?

[@ice.warehouse]

That's a great question. You will leave them unlaced, as you're now done the process. Remember to try and not skate with them for 24 hours! Brandon at IW Hockey

[@-Nobody-1]

Have any of you guys at ice warehouse tried the shrink wrap method with other skate brands?? If so have you seen a difference??

[@ice.warehouse]

We haven't tried with other brands, but you can apply this method to achieve better molding results. I'd recommend doing this with any skate that is heat moldable. Brandon at IW Hockey

[@-Nobody-1]

@@ice.warehouse first time I’ve ever seen it. Makes a lot of sense and seams obvious… after some one makes a video about it 😆. Thanks for the share 👍 great idea 👍.

[@ice.warehouse]

No problem! Brandon at IW Hockey

[@CPickard-cc1ed]

I just got a new pair of TF7"s delivered at home. On the heat mold instructions someone wrote a note on the side saying not to bake TF7's at home. Is this true? I've baked other skates at home with no issues.

[@jenstorma]

How much can a true skate widen with baking? Iv’e bought a pair of Catalyst 5x4 in sz 7.5 wide, but the forefoot are still way to narrow before baking. How much can i expect the skate to widen with baking? I mean, they are like 10mm to narrow!

[@ice.warehouse]

They are very, very moldable especially with that poly fusion boot. You could even experiment by wearing extra thick socks to help widen the boot while it's molding to your foot. Chase at IW Hockey

[@scott8532]

Can I use saran wrap instead of shrink wrap?

[@ice.warehouse]

I don't think saran wrap will offer what you need to accomplish this process. We offer a roll of shrink wrap on our website specifically designed to apply to this baking process. www.icewarehouse.com/Skate_Molding_Stretch_Wrap_Roll/descpage-ULSW.html Brandon at IW Hockey

[@isaboteur2562]

Saran wrap😂

[@BradyRoux]

You think Id be fine baking the 9x4 goalie skates this same way?

[@BradyRoux]

Also can I do this in a conventional oven?

[@ice.warehouse]

You sure can! It would be the exact same process as this tutorial video and you can use your conventional oven. Brandon at IW Hockey

[@STLVideos314]

If you have your True Skates rebaked a second time later down the road, is it necessary to get new insoles or just rebake with the original ones?

[@ice.warehouse]

You can keep the same insoles and rebake them with the skate! Brandon at IW Hockey

[@isaboteur2562]

​@@ice.warehouseman u respond to every question!! Respect 👊🏼

[@garybowers2629]

Wherca you get the wrap

[@ice.warehouse]

We have it on our website! www.icewarehouse.com/Skate_Molding_Stretch_Wrap_Roll/descpage-ULSW.html Brandon at IW Hockey

[@maxbett8845]

Keanu Reeves really cares about skates fitting well…

[@isaboteur2562]

Yea he unplugged just for this video😂

[@3406Accert]

Winnipeg ? As in Winterpeg Canada ? That's my Home town My late Mom Gave birth to me downtown Winnipeg on the bank of the Red River ,in the Red River Hospital By that big Metal life size Bison statue next to the Automobile Bridge Anyway that all took place Mid July 1964 from 2 Irish parents second oldest of 5 kids. I thought this is a American company that shows 2 Locations on the Ice Warehouse Website ?one in California and the other in Georgia ? Anyway it's been awhile since I Outdoor skated last mid too late 1980's and looking to get back into to Skating and playing shinny Hockey outdoors and Returning the Chinese Knockoff Bauer XLP Skates purchased day's ago and Buying a Pair of either True Hzrdus 5X or 7 X But a super weird Poor grade Crack meth induced name for these Skates Which spells out True Hazardous ? Definitely Crack induced name.

[@ice.warehouse]

Thanks for sharing! We are indeed an American company but we travel to all the awesome hockey brand locations to get one-on-one video insights into their product. So we traveled to Winnipeg to interview True. You are going to have a fantastic upgrade with a True skate over the Bauer XLP!! Brandon at IW Hockey