Ah, persistence pays off.
I tried deleting all the skins (making sure I kept them safe in the recycle bin) then downloading. Initially, when I logged on the hanger still showed red. But when I moved to another field * voila * there they were, ready for application. (Adds one more trick to try in skin use notes).
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I want to thank everyone for their help on this issue.
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