Above all, be careful and stay safe when heat molding your new skates
How to Heat Mold Your Ice Skates: Regular Oven
- Preheat oven to 170 – 180 degrees F. Turn oven off when temperature reached.
- Place your skates in the oven standing straight up and bake for 3 to 4 minutes
- Remove the boots from the oven taking care not to burn yourself on the blades or lace hooks. Let the boots cool slightly so that you can handle them.
- Once your foot is in the boot, lightly tap the heels to set them into the heel cup of your boots
- Lace the boot up with very snug tension (snugger than you would normally for skating) to enable the boots to mold properly over your feet
- Leave your skates on for 10 minutes while they are molding to your feet, with feet flat on floor, occasionally flexing forward and back to mold
- Remove the skates from your feet and allow them to cool for 5 minutes
- Put the skates back on, lace them up and note fit
Convection Oven Instructions: Best
1) Set the oven to 180 degrees or on the warming function. Let the oven preheat and then turn it off. At this point you can put the boots in the oven for approximately 3-5 minutes until the boots begin to become pliable. You may want to use a cookie sheet or other pan so that they can be set upright in the oven.
2) Remove the boots from the oven taking care not to burn yourself on the blades or lace hooks. Let the boots cool slightly so that you can handle them.
3) When the boots are cool enough to handle, place them on the feet pushing the heels all the way into the heel cups. Lace the boots up very snuggly; slightly tighter than normal so that the boots will wrap around the shape of the feet. For Jackson boots, press down on the toe box slightly where the laces start. This will open the toe box slightly allowing for a better fit.
4) Let the boots cool on your feet while sitting or standing for about 5 to 7 minutes. Do not walk around because the way you walk is different than the way you skate. Do not do deep knee bends as this can deeply crease the boot in the wrong way.
5) Remove the boots and let them cool down to room temperature (another 10 minutes).
6) Put the boots back on after cooling to room temperature. You may now walk in them to determine whether the boots fit properly or whether they need any other adjustments. In the case of boot and blade sets, please wear hard guards to protect the blades and your floors.