Another reason why silicone.
Removing paint vinyl doll reborn.
Several types of household cleaners can remove ink from a variety of doll faces including vinyl rubber plastic and porcelain.
While permanent ink is not removable ballpoint pen and markers are more likely to come off.
This tutorial is for secrist doll kits or doll kits using authentic reborn paints using this tutorial for doll kits from other manufacturers may yield different or negative results.
The next step necessary to prepare a vinyl doll for reborning is to strip the hair lines painted on the head assuming your doll has painted and not fabric hair.
Dawn or other brands that are equally gentle can be applied to vinyl or plastic doll skin.
Depending on the ink the method to remove it may differ.
When you clean a doll s face legs or arms it might be wise to remove the doll s clothing so as to avoid getting the outfit wet.
Before painting the doll you must remove all paint and surface sealers that are on the doll first.
How to remove paint off of a reborn doll fast and easy duration.
How to clean oily vinyl for years now people have been running into oily vinyl doll parts.
I use acetone however to stop the vinyl going shinny you will need to take all the paint off with acetone then drop each part as you finish removing the paint into a bucket of warm water with soap and baking soda the baking soda stops shine and also stops the vinyl being damaged as acetone continues to eat away if not cleaned properly.
But that doesn t mean that silicone babies cannot look real as there are some magnificent pieces out there.
Use some kind of remover or stripper that won t harm vinyl.
The process of removing the hair paint is pretty much the same as removing the paint from your doll s limb.
Given that vinyl is much better for applying paint it allows artists and companies to make reborn vinyl dolls more realistic.
In order to accomplish this you ll first need to pick up a couple items.
Try removing the ink using one solution at a time.
Please use gloves the last thing i want you guys having is a chemical burn.
Removing factory paint from vinyl dolls duration.
On the other hand silicone babies will usually have much fewer details on them.
Please 15 years and older.
Don t scrub or be too rough in trying to clean a vinyl or plastic doll s skin.
After the paint is removed then wash the vinyl thoroughly with sudsy water and rinse completely and dry completely inside and out.
Always ask the manufacturer of your doll kit before proceeding.