LUW said:
John, if the buttons were a 10 in stiffness before you boiled it, how stiff is it now?
The light button and the circle buttons on the right side are the most improved. Maybe 6-7.
The square buttons on the left side are still a little stiff. Maybe 7-8. Its hard to say because I am left handed and the left side buttons are a little awkward for me to press anyway, so that may have soemthing to do with it.
I boiled the strap too and it did get a little softer, but it really wasn't a problem in the first place. The funny thing is when the strap came out of the water it was completely straight when it previously had a nice curve to it. Still flexible, but I guess it lost whatever memory it had.
I think the resin is only one factor. I was surprised to see how small the actual buttons are, so that explains why I often have to get the right angle. Also I think it was the left side which needed the longer screw, so there is a little more air or resin that you have to push through to get to the button.
I should have pointed out that I boiled for 7 minutes. I've seen others go longer I think up to 15 minutes. I cut it short because I didn't want to stress the resin too much and because I had no other experience with this. Maybe longer would have helped more, but I'm ok with where it is at now.