Can she be fixed?

Draco

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I had this girl and she’s a bit of a mess. I’m not sure if it’s dirt or really bad degrading of the plastic. I tried washing her but had trouble getting in her mouth. Any suggestions what I can do to restore her?

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I will have to look again if she has tail rust, I can't recall and I am at work to check right now. One of the marks does look like its from the inside and not the outside that I noticed earlier.

I didn't try magic eraser, I can give it a shot!

I'm wondering if soaking her in something would help? Bleach? Oxyclean? Im afraid bleach would ruin the color of her hair but I wouldn't mind if it whitened her body
 
I will have to look again if she has tail rust, I can't recall and I am at work to check right now. One of the marks does look like its from the inside and not the outside that I noticed earlier.

I didn't try magic eraser, I can give it a shot!

I'm wondering if soaking her in something would help? Bleach? Oxyclean? Im afraid bleach would ruin the color of her hair but I wouldn't mind if it whitened her body

Hi DracoKat :) You might want to take a look at our Tutorials section: https://www.mlptp.net/index.php?threads/how-do-i-surface-clean-my-pony.115778/

I would try one thing at a time. Try the magic eraser with dish soap, and if that doesn't work, then move on to other means. I would not suggest bleach. ;)
 
Hi DracoKat :) You might want to take a look at our Tutorials section: https://www.mlptp.net/index.php?threads/how-do-i-surface-clean-my-pony.115778/

I would try one thing at a time. Try the magic eraser with dish soap, and if that doesn't work, then move on to other means. I would not suggest bleach. ;)

Thanks! That tutorial suggested soap and water, and it didn't work with me. I'm looking for other means that isn't listed there. (and that video isn't working for me so I can't check that :( )
 
There aren't really a lot of different methods to try, because so many chemicals and tools can damage your pony ;) Try the magic eraser with some dish soap, and that way you'll know if it's surface dirt or if it's a stain in the vinyl. If it's a stain, your only option may be UV light fading with volume 40 peroxide (tutorial pending ;) ).
 
a great all-around resource for mlp restoration is the mlp preservation project, here is their section on staining and sunfading. :smile:
I'm wondering if soaking her in something would help? Bleach? Oxyclean? Im afraid bleach would ruin the color of her hair but I wouldn't mind if it whitened her body
i would also advise against the bleach, but oxiclean has been effective for getting out deeply embedded dirt (not sure about staining). sunfading would also whiten her body as well as removing the stain, given enough time.
 
Does oxiclean knock off glitter though?

I do know it takes off the shiny part from princess symbols.
 
I won't mind repainting glitter if i have to.

I'll try again with magic eraser, and a toothbrush to get in the crevices of her mouth. Thanks all :D

yea those brown marks are def embedded in the body, the magic eraser isn't doing anything. I don't think sunbleaching will help with where the location is on the body. I will toss her in the bait pile to be customised one day
 
I won't mind repainting glitter if i have to.

I'll try again with magic eraser, and a toothbrush to get in the crevices of her mouth. Thanks all :D

yea those brown marks are def embedded in the body, the magic eraser isn't doing anything. I don't think sunbleaching will help with where the location is on the body. I will toss her in the bait pile to be customised one day
I might put her in a sealed baggie before tossing her in the pile though if I were you :) just incase it’s something inside her and decided to spread to others
 
I might put her in a sealed baggie before tossing her in the pile though if I were you :) just incase it’s something inside her and decided to spread to others

good idea, I'll have to do that. going to try dipping her in oxyclean first for the heck of it. She barely has any glitter left on my symbols anyway
 
Have you tried opening her up? Unless she doesnt show any signs of tail rust or mildew.. Just be careful not to trap water inside her if you dont open her. That way no tail rust happens! :winkpony:
 
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