HOW WOULD YOU REPAIR A CUT OR AN ABRASION ON A TPE DOLL?
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HOW WOULD YOU REPAIR A CUT OR AN ABRASION ON A TPE DOLL?
Please feel free to post your thoughts so people can make an educated decision, fair enough?
You can use products made by Indigo 20, heat, or TPE glue ( or equivalent) .
First, we will talk about heat.
It can be considered iffy.
And remember. practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect
( Vince Lombardi quote )
Some judge the heat while others use a high end machine.
Obviously, proper ventilation is a must.
You can watch a tutorial here by Mishka.
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That said I still need some practice but I close the gap every time I do it and my repairs get better and better, when I make a repair I go back and reheat and tweak an old repair at the same time since everything is in my hands.
I know some guys have had luck using a soldering iron, I'm curious if anybody has tried a hot knife for repairs?
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Above is sort of off topic, but deals with repairs.
Try at your own risk
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Arthur1960 has considerable experience with heat and now includes TPE adhesives for delicate repairs

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Wow, a lot has changed since 2020 when I said I was getting better with heated repairs, I did get into using a hot knife and it worked well but takes some precision. I did a hot knife repair after Bubbles' back surgery and it came out well, but still needs some tweaking. I've been trying to decide how to go about it and decided that I could screw into a soldering iron so there were different shaped pieces for different repairs would be best but I still have to form them.
Probably shape 16 gauge sheet metal into what I want and then tack weld some bits of all thread inside of them, but it wouldn't surprise me if something already exists for use with wax or something. I posted this picture last September in Mishka's thread.
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Done with care heated repairs can make factory strong seamless repairs, and the initial investment for tools cost less than glue, but since not everybody is comfortable with that it's good that glue is out there.
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For the kind of work I have had to do on Ami, I use a solder station with a set of custom bits. The trick is getting the parent TPE molten along with the donor TPE so that they fuse together. If you don't do that, it'll never stay fixed. I use a 'v' groove method like butt welding thick plate. Cut a groove and then adding small chunks of TPE as a filler as I go. Ami has had some extensive repairs like this and she is holding up well.
For finishing off (abrasions), I use a heated, polished teaspoon and white oil. A Chef's blowtorch works well for heating up the spoon. Tyr
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That ball shaped bit is super cool, and I love the idea of the spoon, that's the shape of attachment I want to make. Where did you get the soldering iron tips?Tyr wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:02 pm For a small neat cut I would use CWA, if you can still get it.
For the kind of work I have had to do on Ami, I use a solder station with a set of custom bits.IMAG2855.jpg
The trick is getting the parent TPE molten along with the donor TPE so that they fuse together. If you don't do that, it'll never stay fixed. I use a 'v' groove method like butt welding thick plate. Cut a groove and then adding small chunks of TPE as a filler as I go. Ami has had some extensive repairs like this and she is holding up well.
For finishing off (abrasions), I use a heated, polished teaspoon and white oil. A Chef's blowtorch works well for heating up the spoon. P1010525.JPG
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I was having a particularly difficult time with a repair and the chemical fixes were not working.
I use the blade and the short tip mostly. The ball end can be used for finishing but I find that the spoon works better.
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My advice to people giving advice, is dont mention just the "brand names of products" that only exist from a particular vendor, rather say the actual chemical standard product.
A cut in the neck on my doll after it slipped and was torn by the hanger. I fixed it with fair result but could benefit on expert advice on smoothing finish
Bought a cheap TPE vagina, the type that come in tube cups, they cost usd 10, cut in small pieces and put it in a sealed glass. Then added Xylene just to cover them. Wait a day or two until it melts. Used the melted paste to fill in the cavity in the doll.
Finishing at skin surface is tricky. Would like to learn more about finishing process and how not leave any scars.
The chemical name is important so we can buy it in a local store wherever country you live in.
Online buying overseas importing some stuff is non-practical, long shipping time and expensive. We have to look for ingredients in our local place. Thats why the proper industrial names are needed rather than the brand market.
Its better now with some makeup.
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