Doll Sweet repair kit

Post by **jiayi** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:09 am

Tried to get a repair kit from DS and was told they cannot send liquids to US. Anyone tried a US manufacturer repair kit (like RD) on a DS?
JiaYi

von_Shredhead · Post by **von_Shredhead** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:58 pm

All my DS repairs have never needed anything more than a tube of SilPoxy. This has worked for minor rips/tears wonderfully. Also used it for eyelash replacement adhesive. Have not experienced any MAJOR repairs needed on my DS, so ... YMMV.
Cheers!
Von

Post by **jiayi** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 3:33 pm

Thanks Von,
I'm adopting a 168 that has minor damage at the insert entrance. When she arrives, I'll know just how bad it is.
Jiayi

dollcaster · Post by **dollcaster** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:57 pm

I recently did a repair for a customer on a "serious" tear in that same area of a DS doll and the Smooth On Silpoxy worked great. It was a split about 2 inches long and I was able to repair it by filling the torn area with the silpoxy (colored to match the skin for nearly invisible seam) and then holding the area shut together using staples. Once I pushed the two halves together and wiped off the excess glue I gently pushed in quite a few staples using a pair of needle nosed pliers. Like stitches, the staples held the area together and immobile until the glue was able to cure. The results were great as the scar from the repair was very, very minor.

haremlover · Post by **haremlover** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:20 pm

Permatex Silicone Flowable windshield repair is excellent too and gets well into cracks, is strong and can be very very thin

When gluing silicone wipe surfaces to be glued with acetone first

Best wishes

Harem

Ogre Magi · Post by **Ogre Magi** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:27 pm

What does the acetone do?

haremlover · Post by **haremlover** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:45 pm

Ogre Magi wrote:What does the acetone do?

It dissolves surface oil which otherwise prevents adhesion

Post by **jiayi** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:50 pm

dollcaster wrote: (colored to match the skin for nearly invisible seam)

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i know about staples. Tore my kneecap and they used staples instead of stitches. Ouch! They nailed a bunch in then stopped. Then they wanted to put in a couple more. I said "I don't think so!"
Where do I get color to mix into the smooth-on sil-poxy? Doll is light pink.
Jiayi