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Jaden


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Hi--First of all I just want to let you know that I have finally sold a reborn doll!!! After burning through about five used play dolls that I bought to practice on, when I reborned the 6th used play doll-it actually turned out good enough to sell!!!  Before I even started reborning dolls-I had bought a Paradise Gallery reborn doll.  I really like the doll mold itself.  But I was wondering if I could go back and strip their paint off it and repaint it myself.  I know I can make the complexion look more real than it does now.  I'm okay with leaving the original hair wig and eyelashes alone on the doll.  Does anyone know if the hair and eyelashes are mohair?  I use the heat set gun for baking GHSP on all my dolls.  Why??-because I don't own an oven!!If not mohair, is there a way to sheild the wig and eyelashes from the heat of the heat set gun so that they don't melt away or get damaged?    Thanks---Jaden

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Even hot water ruins acrylic lashes, so you may have to replace them, with the hair, I would probably shave it off, at the minute you can buy mohair wigs with clear cap from BB. for $14.99. The other thing you could do is wet the hair and wrap it in cotton toweling. As for the paint you can strip it off with Acetone, do it outside or open area as to avoid having fumes in your home or work area. XXXXX June

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Thanks June for your quick response and your wise advice!!--Jaden

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The PG dolls can be stripped (matter of fact I have 4 for sale) but the wig/hair has to come off (at least till you're done reborning) and as June said, the lashes have to come off too. Most all the wigs (or factory rooted hair) are modacrylic which actually means a type of plastic (thus the heat ruining it). The eyes can/will also be damaged by heat so you'll have to remove those also.
With those 3 items there is not a "successful" way of sheilding them from the heat, even the heat gun. Sorry.

Your best bet would be to take those off, then strip with the acetone. I wouldn't leave the paint on and use heat set or anything else over it because we have no idea WHAT that paint is and it may not have a reaction at this point in time but probably down the road. Who wants to take that chance if you're selling it? Not me!!!



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I had no idea what sort of dolls they where Pat, as I have never heard of them over here. Fancy forgetting about the eyes, Come On June, use your brain, OH sorry there few and fare between lately. Poor Sam has had another tooth pulled and yet again another dry socket. Poor feella. XXXXXX June. LOL.

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Thanks for the warning, Pat!  I too, would have never considered that the eyeballs themselves could be ruined by the heat as well.  Thanks for the info---Jaden

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You're welcome. Also one note... the PD dolls are probably toxic when baked/heated as are most dolls. Most contain chemicals that when heated will give off a gas (no you probably can't see it) and a lot of them contain some type of PVC (poly vinyl chloride) amongst other things. So just a warning... bake/heat with lots of ventilation, bake outdoors if possible (in a countertop oven), don't bake in the same oven you cook, etc. These dolls (and most commercial play dolls) were not made to be baked or heated, thus the ADP's (air dry paints).
Even the heat gun gets to over 400 degrees F so can cause the toxins to come out. I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm just letting you know the potential hazards so you can protect yourself.

June, it's ok hun, these dolls are (IMHO) cheap imitations of the original artist work, or at least they used to be. Most used to be produced in China and there have been issues. PD went out of business for quite some time, and they are now back as of a few months ago. They do not appear to be carrying any of the former dolls they sold before the shutdown. Don't have any more information on that.
Tell Sam I wish him a speedy recovery on the dry socket. OUCH! :(

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