TPE Glue?!

VeroTwilight · Post by **VeroTwilight** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:30 am

Got my shiny new 165cm D-cup almost a month ago.
Right off the bat, I noticed a huge number of production failures: A half-dozen "bubble" all in vital spots, so today after noting another one that had gone from an innocuous bowl-shape to cone on the side of her knee, I decided to try and fix the hole with the TPE glue that came with her, following all the instructions.
Bad idea. The TPE glue behaves more like highly-corrosive acid. It turned a tiny hole into a gaping void that can never be pushed closed now. Seriously, wtf is this crap? I assume it's meant to "melt" the TPE so it can be pushed together and seal shut. But how can you do that if it turns a small wound into an unclosable hole in the process?

Anyone else got an actual glue for TPE? Since "welding" with TPE won't sit well with anyone.
Since the fingernails are attached with ordinary superglue, that might work. Though it's just as likely to melt the TPE as the glue.

JunkGuy · Post by **JunkGuy** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:43 am

TPE glue breaks down the polymer fibers so they can be reformed and does indeed make holes larger - the trick is to apply pressure to force the two sides back together while the glue dries so that the end result is smaller hole, or ideally, none at all. Believe me, I'm struggling with this on a tear on my doll - its like taking one step backwards before taking two forward. I've used maybe half the TPE glue supplied by factory and still haven't got it satisfactorily fixed.

The fingernail glue or superglues are designed to adhere acrylics to the TPE, not TPE to itself. It doesn't breakdown the TPE fibers though, so its not likely to provide as much bonding once it dries. It may also leave an acetate residue that interferes with future attempts to repair with TPE glue so use at your own risk.

MannequinFan has a repair kit that comes highly recommended. Do a search on the forum for that if you want the best results (I'm considering it myself if I can't get this hole on Brie fixed.)

SynthetikReality95 · Post by **SynthetikReality95** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:05 am

Yeah an injury that you cannot close very tightly while the glue sets in, you don't use glue. If you need to smooth a flat surface you need a cigarette lighter and a spoon. Heat it up, quickly and gently run it over the injury. Should smooth it out

hollows+fentiman · Post by **hollows+fentiman** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:18 am

This may help:_
http://dollforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=257&t=81004

gregleg · Post by **gregleg** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:36 am

VeroTwilight wrote:Got my shiny new 165cm D-cup almost a month ago.
Right off the bat, I noticed a huge number of production failures: A half-dozen "bubble" all in vital spots, so today after noting another one that had gone from an innocuous bowl-shape to cone on the side of her knee, I decided to try and fix the hole with the TPE glue that came with her, following all the instructions.
Bad idea. The TPE glue behaves more like highly-corrosive acid. It turned a tiny hole into a gaping void that can never be pushed closed now. Seriously, wtf is this crap? I assume it's meant to "melt" the TPE so it can be pushed together and seal shut. But how can you do that if it turns a small wound into an unclosable hole in the process?

Anyone else got an actual glue for TPE? Since "welding" with TPE won't sit well with anyone.
Since the fingernails are attached with ordinary superglue, that might work. Though it's just as likely to melt the TPE as the glue.

Sorry, to hear that Vero

. TPE glue does work. When you apply the glue to the damaged area you have to close/squeeze both ends together so the gash is sealed shut otherwise it will create a bigger gash as you experienced. Here's a video on how to apply TPE glue. I hope your doll can still be saved. Best of Luck!