Acetone On Vinyl Doll

The chemical make up proportions of vinyl can vary wildly so it s not an exact procedure.

Acetone on vinyl doll.

Pour either rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover into a dish and dip your cotton pad into it. You can draw a new eye brow carefully with a thin marker pen. Acetone is a strong chemical solvent that will remove contaminants from the surface. They myscene head was half submerged in 100 acetone for 3 hours and left to dry for 24 48 hours to make sure all the acetone has evaporated.

This chemical can damage plastics and some kinds of vinyl. The oil allows dirt and debris to stick to the doll s vinyl skin. Rinse the doll s face off with water to get rid of any acetone residue and the cotton pad fuzz. I mentioned on fb that i d be using my down time to catch up on my blog.

Some dangers about removing the paint. Your marks should start to fade away. I have discovered while removing paint that the acetone can work itself into the vinyl of the doll and make small dark spots. Don t get any acetone on the body though as it may damage the vinyl that the body is made from.

Rub the cotton pad over the marker spot on the doll. They look like freckles. If the doll has just a light smattering of grime and looks a tad grungy you can wipe down its skin with baby wipes. All of us humans leave behind traces of our own sweat and oil when we play with a doll for any length of time.

If you re trying to clean ink off of vinyl dolls not plastic dolls then i use wd40 goof off or even xylene but it s a good idea to test an inconspicuous surface first to make sure there s no damage. Acetone is especially useful in removing paint or adhesive stains. It is perfectly safe and does not damage the plastic in any way. Shrinking heads is the craft of using acetone to break down the plasticizer in a vinyl doll s head to make it smaller and less elastic.

Baby wipe your doll. Never use acetone on painted plastic as acetone will. Apply acetone to your doll s marker spot using a cotton pad. Before a head shrinks it expands.

The idea is that acetone deteriorates plasticizer content in the vinyl head the part that makes it soft and pliable. As a result the head shrinks. I would rather use non acetone nail polish remover. I had to do that when i cleaned an old doll with acetone nail polish remover and took off her eye brow got another old doll with pen on her i intend to use this trick with but this being the uk sun is scarce its a warm damp island at best.

I have ruined some dolls at this stage.