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sacox003 · Newbie

Hair lines on the doll

Miss Reborner · Senior Member

I used a Berenguer for my first 2 babies, including my avatar. I did not remove the hairlines on the rooted one, and they are not noticeable. I rooted it quite thick, though. See pictures of it under 'Am I done?' in the Artist Showcase. I've heard that removing the hairlines can make the vinyl too thin for rooting and you'd have to wig it anyway. Hope this is helpful.

sacox003 · Newbie

Hi, thanks for your message. Unfortunately I can't find the post you're referring to, could you link it for me? Thanks.

precious_lullabies · Guru

I remove the lines with a drimal (don't know if thats how its spelt) drill, it has a sanding drill bit attachment. It can take soe time to remove them all and you'll want to work outside and wear protective eyewear as little bits of vinyl sometimes flick up.

kits such an the berenguers are of such think vinyl that there really is no risk of you making it too thin by sanding the hair lines off.

you can root over the lines but you'll need to do some thick hair to cover them all and remember that the berenguer vinyl is allot harder than most kits so your rooting into this is going to be more difficult/time consuming already.

good luck

Heather M · Senior Member

I have rooted over the hairlines and I have sanded them off, depending on the doll and how much hair I want to put on it. If you want to sand off the lines, you should use a Dremel like Naomi recommended. You can find them at Wal-mart or any hardware store. Dremels are a bit expensive, but a worthwhile investment as they have so many uses. If your local store doesn't carry the Dremel brand, the tool is called a rotary hobby tool.