Elbow pads stretching question

Equipment Uniforms
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Hey everyone. I’ve got a really stupid question, but I’ve tried everything I can think of. I have a pair of large knee pads for my uniform dyed ( and also used certain types of clothing paints to get the color I wanted ), but everytime I wear them, they are so tight around my arms, that after a few hours, it starts to cut off the circulation in them.

I’ve tried putting items inside the armband parts for weeks at a time to stretch them to their limits. I’ve tried soaking them, hand stretching, nothing seems to work. Is there a proper way to permanently stretch out the elastic material in these so they are a bit more comfortable? Thanks for any advice.

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I heard someone say that they left them over full 2 liter bottles for a couple days. DOn’t now if you tried that or if it would work, though.

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Have you cut the elastic down on the pads to make them look like they did in the movie?

I did mine and it made all the difference.If you haven’t done it do it! It will give you more room!

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I agree with the trimming the elastic.

That would really help if you have’nt already done it.

Failing that I heard someone say they cut the elastic in the middle and sew in another piece of elastic to make them bigger?

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Awesome guys! Thanks for the suggestions, I will give them a try this weekend.

Umm, I forgot to ask, where exactly do you cut the elastic on the elbow pads to create more room?

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I stretched them over pop bottles.

Worked great.

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Check out the Where to buy elbow pads thread,that will answer all you questions!

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Thank you, sometimes I wonder if it’s worth the trouble getting those threads stickied or even to bother making them.

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In CCSpidey81’s defense, since he only need to modifed elbow pads he already purchased, I wouldn’t see why he would check a thread titled where to buy them. The title of the thread could be changed to make sure people know there is more info in the topic than what is stated.