Kydex Holster Question

[dfletcher]

Can Kydex be heated a bit and refigured?

A friend bought a Kydex holster for an FN 45 - he has the FN 45 Tactical with a threaded barrel, a thread protector nut has been permanently attached and when trying to holster it the slightly longer barrrel and nut hits the bottom of the holster. The bottom of the holster is open, what is needed is slightly bending out the opening a bit to allow the thread protector nut to pass. I figure some heat will work better than cutting.

Possible, or will the damn thing go up in a polyholster burst of flame?

[Kodachrome]

Try a hair dryer, heat up the plastic and reform the offensive area.
Theres the hot water method also. You need to hold the holster area being moved till it cools. Good Luck

[jptopz]

I have placed mine in the oven a 200 or a few minutes to remold them.

[zfields]

heat gun or hair dryer. Be carefull with a heatgun, they can get to hot very quickly.

[fullrearview]

Youtube is your friend!!! It's not hard at all. I make my own.

[dfletcher]

^^

Thanks for the above - hadn't thought of You Tube.