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How to decore olives for RE0?

post #1 of 16
9/11/09 at 6:17am
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Hey

I heard decored olives are the best tips for RE0. I have a set of Comply T400 and a set of Shure olives. How do you strip the tube from the olives? I've been trying to pry it off but it's stuck on really hard
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post #2 of 16
9/11/09 at 7:10am
Use razor blade or any sharp knife to cut (a little bit at a time) along the wall of the tube where the foam glued on.
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post #3 of 16
9/11/09 at 7:48am
i used tweezers, sharp flat point but not too sharp. the idea is to scrape the glue holdint them together rather than cutting them off.


once it gets going them get much easier but its a bugger to get going, near indestructible little buggers they are
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post #4 of 16
9/11/09 at 1:05pm
Will the olives just not fit at all on the RE0 barrel/nozzle? The Comply T-400 is a tight but easy fit.
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post #5 of 16
9/11/09 at 1:21pm
It won't fit, the plastic sleeve is too small. You can try stretching them out with needle nose pliers.
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post #6 of 16
9/11/09 at 2:13pm
i use a soldering iron do melt out the rubber, then glue in some heat shrinking tube that fits onto the sound tube of the iem´s.
did not test it with any other iem than ue tf10, but with these it works perfectly.
the advantage of "melting out - gluing in" is that the tips will sit tight and not slip as easyly as it happens with decored tips. the melting is more easy than cutting it out, plus it will leave a better surface for the glue.
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post #7 of 16
9/11/09 at 3:13pm
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Originally Posted by motorbit View Post
i use a soldering iron do melt out the rubber, then glue in some heat shrinking tube that fits onto the sound tube of the iem´s.
did not test it with any other iem than ue tf10, but with these it works perfectly.
the advantage of "melting out - gluing in" is that the tips will sit tight and not slip as easyly as it happens with decored tips. the melting is more easy than cutting it out, plus it will leave a better surface for the glue.
Wow, interesting suggestion! The soldering iron will only melt the plastic core but not the foam itself?
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post #8 of 16
9/11/09 at 3:57pm
Will try the melting.I just ordered the RE0's and still have a ton of olives left from my shures.
Thanks for the advice.
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post #9 of 16
9/12/09 at 1:21am
Once I got it started using a small, pointed knife I just used my fingernails to scrape the foam away from the core. As long as the core is separating without retaining any significant amount of foam you'll be fine no matter how much you brutalize the foam. As others have said, these things are nearly indestructible -- set it down for a few minutes and the foam will return to form.

It would be really nice if someone would aftermarket olive knockoffs of this quality to fit different size tips. The olives are a truly remarkable, quality product.
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post #10 of 16
9/12/09 at 5:18am
im sure shure could go long way to driving comply out of business if they did olives in the same assortment of sizes.
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post #11 of 16
9/12/09 at 3:23pm
Comply could do it themselves but it would conflict with their cynical planned obsolescence after 2-3 weeks use business model...
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post #12 of 16
9/12/09 at 5:39pm
well thats a business model that just means i refuse to use their product period then

a little money is better than no money
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post #13 of 16
10/21/09 at 4:10am
Bah! I came here looking for the best price/place to pick up these much heralded olives, but no dice. (cause, you know, I expect MORE from a head-fi thread)

Still, I dig the soldering idea!
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post #14 of 16
10/21/09 at 9:40am
i have found that there isn't really a need to decore them but you can stretch them open using needle nose pliers. It may feel like you are going to rip them apart but quite a lot of force is required to stretch them enough to fit them on say re0s or ue tips. It is possible though and holds them much more securely than decoring. Getting them off can be a pain though.
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post #15 of 16
11/5/09 at 3:29pm
I just wound up using my fingernail and pushing the foam back. After alternating to the other side, I'd say it took no more than a few minutes. They fit kinda loose up to the silver part and get stuck in my ears. If I push them back over the silver, they'll stay on.
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