Any remedies for loose joints?

[thoduo]

I am extremely picky when it comes to the way joints feel for action figures. In my case I like them nice and tight. If it's any less than that I get extremely irritated with them. Any ideas?

[Aanchir]

I am extremely picky when it comes to the way joints feel for action figures. In my case I like them nice and tight. If it's any less than that I get extremely irritated with them. Any ideas?

Well, for purist solutions, you could always try to work these into your MOCs. But I have a feeling you're talking about sets as well as MOCs, and using those for smaller sets could really screw with their proportions.

I'm sure a thin coat of paint on the inside of the ball cup might make a difference, though it might wear away after a certain amount of use.

[thoduo]

Any more ideas? They're really bothering me.

[coolcab1]

Put a dab of Krazy Glue (A.K.A the Kragle) or super glue and it might tighten. Sometimes it works and sometimes it won't but, you NEED one dab ok. If you don't use just a dab then it might keep it there for EVER (and EVER and EVER and EVER etc.).

Edited February 13, 2014 by coolcab1

[Taaron]

While I don't use it for Lego, but some other action figures I'm always quite fond of using clear nail polish for tightening.

Put a coat on the socket, let dry, reassemble. If it's not what you like, put a coat on the ball, let dry, reassemble. Keep going till it's how you want it.

[Kalhiki]

As said above, nail polish or super glue works on other action figures. Haven't tried it on Lego, though.

Just be sure to put a small amount and continuously rotate the joint in all possible directions while it dries. That way you get full coverage and it won't stick in place.

[Shine]

This works pretty well.

[Saberwing40k]

This works pretty well.

I've used this with a MOC, and it works very well, However, it does not work on hero factory joints.

[Pate-keetongu]

The rubber band technique usually breaks the sockets after a while, at least if the figure is played with. I used to do that with Pridak which had that odd ball joint torso.