A method of producing reformed crosslinked polymerarticles provides reformed crosslinked articles free of visibleand objectionable folds, seams, and interfaces on reformedsurfaces thereof. In a preferred embodiment, a method includesthe steps of extruding a silane-grafted polyethylene tube,heating an end of the tube, reforming the end of the tube toproduce a radially enlarged sealing surface thereon, coolingthe reformed tube, and curing the reformed tube to produce anincrease in the degree of crosslinking of the polyethylenematerial.
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