Kaori Kusanagi wrote:Something like this could easily be done to give a slight texture to skin, like pores and wrinkles, too (though I expect making the mold for that might take more patience...I may find out eventually, if I get that far someday).
In the meantime, while you're modifying things: Do you have any interest or need for heating some areas, like faces, or hands (both of those are trauma-inducing for me if I'm not prepared for it).
I might have found a relatively simple and probably safe solution (experiments to commence "soon"
when I have energy and time at the same time). This post:
viewtopic.php?p=1886721#p1886721
is about the stuff I found, and this one and the next:
viewtopic.php?p=1895622#p1895622
are about the results of the initial tests (not yet embedded in anything).
They are "glove heaters" powered by USB (or batteries), with little high/medium/low switches (there are versions without the switches), which when powered that way shouldn't be *able* to produce enough heat to damage TPE or silicone. I'm going to test slip them between teh skull and face skin of my spare head and see how well they work, as a first approximation test, right now. No results till tomorrow, soonest, though.
Hummm!! I might have to order a set of those, only for warming the hands I don't need anything else to melt TPE, I have plenty of tools for that. But yeah warm hands would be nice. I bought two electric snuggies from Walmart last September, to keep the doll's body warm when they are in bed. I think I only paid $20 a piece for them and they work great, to warm the body but hands not so much unless their hands are under the blanket for a while.
-Ragnar66- wrote:
yeah, thanks! I´ll surely do lots of references to this thread when the time comes. 
Even if I don´t get my ass of the ground yet, I keep following here with greatest interest. I might hesitate due to the many things that need repair. Hard to get started ATM. Still some major things that need a solution. I´d removed wires from my gals hands and their conditions are critical now. Floppy fingers seem to stress the TPE material even more than without. Do I repair ragged holes & cuts then leave them like that or add new wires to get the troubles started anytime soon again? Hm.... Same for the tear at the end of the vaginal tunnel. Too deep in for repair unless I cut the doll open at an appropiate place. That´s yet to be found and I´ve doubts on my soldering iron skills. In the meantime I´d purchased some primer stuff, though it´s not 3M. Found an alternative from german manufacturer at good price (~10$). Yet needs to be tested on my dolls TPE. I´m now saving for a 2nd doll and that´s maybe where my lack of motivation to repair comes. Please everybody kick my ass now! 
Repairs and modifications, I always go with the critical stuff first. It sounds like your doll is needing new hand wires. What type is she? If she is a WM there is articulated hand kits you can buy. I can't find the link to where you order them, but that would fix the interior issues with your dolls hand. There are also videos on YouTube on how to install the new hands.
So the interior vaginal tear, there is a lot of discussion on the 3M primer Cold Weld thread
viewtopic.php?f=229&t=131728 on repairing vaginal tears. I have mentioned this several times on the thread but if I needed to repair a vaginal/anal tear I would buy a dildo a bit larger then myself (of course being a woman that would be really really small. LOL), cover that dildo with a condom, coat it with 5 or 6 thick layers of TPE paste, leaving time in between coats for the TPE to cure. Once you have it built up coat it again with another thick layer of paste, insert the dildo and all into the vagina or anus and let it set for 2-4 days, to cure. Pull out the dildo and condom and the tear should not only be repaired but the whole area reinforced to prevent further tearing. But as I have not done this I cannot say for sure, it works. It was something that Wheezer and I discussed before he disappeared.
I understand motivation, and obviously I love me some dolls, as I have acquired 4 of them in less then a year.
But here is something that may help inspire you. Just think about being able to fix your girl and knowing that she is in tip-top condition. There is definitely a sense of satisfaction in being able to fix your dolls when something goes south. This I know from experience. Right now, I am just struggling to get E'agle repaired and modified. Of course it doesn't help that the supplies I ordered have been delayed. **sigh**
Let me know how the other primer works. I would definitely test it on some scrap TPE to make sure if won't hurt your doll. If it doesn't work, let me know and I will give you the link to the vendor I buy the 3M 94 from on eBay. It is about $16 a can, but if the other stuff you bought works, I may go with that.
So I may have mentioned I am going to try hot processing TPE. For E'agle and Agares' tails I am going to melt the TPE in an electric dutch oven I have then pour into the molds. Otherwise it is going to cost me several hundred dollars to buy enough primer to melt down the TPE for their tails. This was something else Wheezer had been working on, and it had worked for him. So fingers crossed I can make it work. Of course the tails will have to wait for after the weight reduction process, since I will use the TPE removed from their bodies to make the tail. Waste not want not and all that..
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