Dr Dollinger wrote:Good luck on the TPE welding bobhenry. It's really late for that, but even it doesn't work, you get some good experience with heat!
I hope, it will work. Nice description and really detailed pictures to point that up.
You are absolutely right tubbienine. The various glues, like you mentioned and the various TPE formula makes it really difficult to find the best repair method and glue. Melting works mostly.tubbienine wrote:Very early on in this thread, I warned against any repairs to this doll other than welding the TPE with a soldering iron. The various "glues" out there chemically melt the TPE. Cyanoacrylate glues meld and adhere it but with a hard seam, however thin it may be. It's too bad this stunning goddess has become this way. My early suggestion would have been an easy fix that would have even allowed you to customize the hole to your size and actually impart more realism. Yes, I have used all methods.bobhenry wrote:Yes I have 2 big chunks of TPE that came with the repair kits.Dr Dollinger wrote:It's nothing lost. It would be stupid to give it up just now.
Don't you ever use heat for repair?
Melting method? Use a hot air blower?
Or a soldering iron. It's often by far the best
method to repair such a fucking damage.
Do you have any leftover material. Old insert?
Not?
You could maybe use this doll for the repair of your next one...
never heard of the heat method. I'm willing to try anything at this point.
I think the TPE on some last generation dolls was getting really firm. Especially on that heavy dolls. Began with my WM141, which was considerably more firm than my other jinsan dolls. The WM160 was even firmer. Like the WM170
Caused by that rising firmness, the TPE lost some of it's elasticity in my opinion. If tearing starts, it can go really fast and cut through the TPE like on bobhenry's doll. Various glue maybe accelerate that.
If the repair should be done successfully, you have to choose possibly the same TPE formula for repair than your doll has.
Simply : soft doll - soft repair TPE, firm doll - firmer repair TPE
Thanks. I'm mostly experimenting at this point. it's a bit tricky because you have to make sure the entire section you're working with is in a melted state so that new TPE can be added. I just looked at the doll today (just came back from work) and I'm currently doing some retouching. definitely good experience (massive fix). The scars will be very visible but it's looking much better. will post pics soon.