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It is finished. With great input from Itsme, I have swapped the heads. There are pictures in my album,
http://www.dollalbum.com/dollgallery/th ... album=4763
A list of steps can be followed in the album, or are written in more detail here:
Procedure for swapping Kelly head onto Lolly body
1. Cut off Lolly head, using sawing action with a slightly serrated knife, like a butter knife, leaving as much neck as possible (just below the chin.) Cuts can be started with an Exacto blade, and jagged edges can also be cleaned up with an Exacto, but don’t cut stuff away until you’re sure. You can plan your cuts by marking them with DRY ERASE MARKER.
2. Cut neck from Kelly head, also using a slightly serrated knife, just below the chin to remove any trace of neck. You can leave some neck for now and remove it as necessary later…better to have too much neck and remove it later rather than to remove some only to find you need it later.
3. Cut a + shape in the center of the foam inside the Lolly neck, and push about 6 inches of ¾” diameter PVC pipe into the body until it is flush with the top of the neck and won’t interfere with the Kelly mouthpiece, which tears easily.
4. Place Kelly head on Lolly neck and inspect.
5. Adjust height and angle of head to taste, removing some Lolly neck if necessary and adding or removing bits of foam to adjust firmness or bendability of neck. Adjust fit for the front of the neck so that any imperfections in alignment are in the back and will be covered by a wig.
6. When satisfied with head placement, use Contact Cement to fuse head foam to neck foam. Also use this cement to add extra pieces of foam if any. After allowing 15 minutes for tackiness, the foam will stick to ANYTHING, so be careful and wear gloves.
7. Lightly scrub the urethane surfaces to be fused together with fine sand paper
8. Clean the urethane surfaces with Cotol-240, then wipe away white residue with a soapy rag.
9. Mix a dab of Aquaseal with some make-up to match skin tone.
10. Use Aquaseal to fuse urethane parts of head to body, working with the front first, so any mismatches are in back. Smooth Aquaseal with gloved hands. Let doll and head sit for at least 2 hours, by pressing parts together against a wall, but not too hard or else the neck could get kinked.
11. If necessary, super glue can be used to fuse in some gaps, but it will dry hard. Super glue can possibly be softened using Cotol-240.
12. If dirty, urethane skin can usually be cleaned using a cloth dampened (not dripping) with acetone.
