BigOakleyGuy
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Ok so I did decide to take matters in my own hands. I did not break anything and overall I think my first tune up on Juliets was a success. To be clear these are my most frequently used x-metal pair so they were not in perfect condition before this either. I only had a small setback when putting back the pins.
I used packaging foam/plastic on top of the bottom part but I recommend using hard rubber instead for anyone since the bottom part actually came a little bit through the foam and made a minor scratch that can be seen in a certain angle.
So what you can learn from my mistakes: don't use paper or plastic/foam to cover the bottom part of the press, use something more durable so that the metal of the press does not come in contact with the frame.
Overall, I knew the risks and still went for it and for me it kinda worked. I personalised my frames to my liking 100% myself and I am happy with the overall look. The scratch is only visible in certain light and a certain angle so I'm not that upset about it (it is exaggerated in pics), after all atleast now I know what not to do next time when fixing juliets.
For someone who is thinking about doing this at home there were really good points made on this thread already and I can only relate. If you only have one X-metal send it to a pro since on the first time doing this it is almost 100% certain that you are not going to be able to do it perfectly.
I used packaging foam/plastic on top of the bottom part but I recommend using hard rubber instead for anyone since the bottom part actually came a little bit through the foam and made a minor scratch that can be seen in a certain angle.
So what you can learn from my mistakes: don't use paper or plastic/foam to cover the bottom part of the press, use something more durable so that the metal of the press does not come in contact with the frame.
Overall, I knew the risks and still went for it and for me it kinda worked. I personalised my frames to my liking 100% myself and I am happy with the overall look. The scratch is only visible in certain light and a certain angle so I'm not that upset about it (it is exaggerated in pics), after all atleast now I know what not to do next time when fixing juliets.
For someone who is thinking about doing this at home there were really good points made on this thread already and I can only relate. If you only have one X-metal send it to a pro since on the first time doing this it is almost 100% certain that you are not going to be able to do it perfectly.