First warm the head to remove from the neck and squish a little to take a look at the glue: how degraded is it? what’s …
restoration
Guest Post: smoothing pony hair (nylon) in general by Tiffy
Cross posted from https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/ I’ll try to get this all together in one go…. How to get from: To: Most important is that your flat …
Removing the hair from a vintage doll who’s hair has felted/melted together and rerooting a swiss cheese head safely
Cover the faces with tissues when ever you’re working with them as friction from your hands could damage the vintage paint Alternate between tough nail …
1969 Barbie Julia
Saw this 1969 Julia Barbie on ebay in a TLC lot and knew I really wanted to try and fix her up. Her hair was …
Tutorial for quickly making a generic doll into a custom to gift, donate or resell.
Especially useful around the holidays. You’ll need hair (from a donor doll, from a hair extension, seperated sewing thread or about a ¼ of a …
Glue removal for Monster high or other Mattel dolls with glue in their heads using talc
This works with both the white and yellow glues but it does have to be disintegrating and therefore sticky. This won’t work if the talc …
Fixing up Bratzillaz Illiana and Carolina
The hair required quite a bit of work, I seperated out the pieces and worked on them one by one. Illiana’s tinsel was removed with …
How to fix a squished doll head
Dip it in a pan of boiling water for thirty seconds at a time – check to see if it looks unsquished, if not, do …
How to seal a repainted doll’s eyes or lips without smudging
Dip your paint brush into the sealant enough to get a small drip or at least a full brush. Drag the brush across the lips …
How to fix up your doll (general information)
Ink stains, stains from shoes Use cotton buds/qtips and alcohol (perfume, aftershave, rubbing alcohol) to remove these Nail varnish stains, factory paint errors Use cotton …