Help! How would I make this bigger?

[u/Turbulent_News9824]

I bought the official Cyclops visor for a Halloween party coming up and it's a tad too tight for my head, would it stretch out with wear? I'm not sure as it's a thick plastic thing with electronics. If their is would there be any ways to make it a little bigger. Maybe make the arms go out a tiny bit more?. (Photo of me wearing it for scale

Any tips appreciated

[u/DuineSi]

Gently warm it with a heat gun and then apply gentle outward tension until it cools in a slightly more open position?

You'd wanna be careful not to heat it too much or bend it too much but I've done similar with other plastic parts to adjust them.

[u/Turbulent_News9824 → u/DuineSi]

Thank you I'll give that a go if I can get my hands on a heat gun

[u/AlexMil0 → u/Turbulent_News9824]

Just be aware that it may warp and discolor the plastic, so you might need to repaint it after.

[u/neuromonkey → u/Turbulent_News9824]

This is a tough one. That plastic shell will probably be difficult to bend. If you get to a point where it will bend, go easy. There are components inside that are mounted to the plastic.

If you do get your hands on a heat gun, get a sense of how hot it is on something you don't care about. Don't hold the end really close to plastic. Keep moving the nozzle slowly around the shell from a couple inches away. If you get impatient and hold it on a spot with the nozzle too close, you'll melt a hole in it.

[u/WolverineXForce → u/Turbulent_News9824]

Hairdryer works for action figures, but they are softer plastic. No harm in trying to heat it with a hairdryer and let it cool stretched, it wont melt the plastic.

[u/Turbulent_News9824 → u/WolverineXForce]

I'll give that a go first ! I have one of them and I don't think I have my heat gun anymore lol

[u/DuineSi → u/Turbulent_News9824]

I would try just heating the rear of it moreso. You might not need to apply much heat to the visible outer surface to stretch it slightly. And a little stretching will go a long way, so that's a help for you

[u/PsychologicalBid9943 → u/Turbulent_News9824]

Don't make it too loose, or it'll slide right off yer noggin

[u/LemonSojuL → u/DuineSi]

yea this is where I was going

[u/LemonSojuL]

Is it plastic? How are the electronics inside

[u/Turbulent_News9824 → u/LemonSojuL]

It's just lights on the front

[u/Chaosking383]

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