ISO solution for lightening TPE skin color

Dollyman25442 · Post by **Dollyman25442** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:21 pm

Hmmm. So I have a head that's much darker than I want.
I've like to make it ALOT whiter.
In the past, I've used acne cream with benzyol to remove stains but I don't think that would actually lighten TPE.
Anyone have a solution that they have personally used?
I would prefer to know about a proven solution rather than a guess or conjecture.
Thanks,
D

grimreefer24601 · Post by **grimreefer24601** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:18 am

Benzoyl Peroxide can lighten TPE. It doesn't on my fair doll, at least noticeably, but it might on a darker doll. Chemically, it should act like bleach on TPE. The only people I know for sure that have used it was to remove stains from light colored dolls.

Dollyman25442 · Post by **Dollyman25442** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:40 am

grimreefer24601 wrote:Benzoyl Peroxide can lighten TPE. It doesn't on my fair doll, at least noticeably, but it might on a darker doll. Chemically, it should act like bleach on TPE. The only people I know for sure that have used it was to remove stains from light colored dolls.

I have a whole freakin head I need to do lol.
Mebbe I just need to let it set longer. As I recall, with stains it took a few hours but to completely remove all traces of staining it took overnight.

grimreefer24601 · Post by **grimreefer24601** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:08 am

What works good for me is benzoyl peroxide, " acne cream", you can get it anywhere, it is safe for them and inexpensive. Get 10% benzoyl peroxide acne cream. Put a good thick layer, leave it over night and wash off in the morning. Repeat if necessary. Tar may take several treatments no matter what you use. The great thing about TPE is that if you do nothing, it will clear up on its own with time.

That is what James told me in a PM.

Indigo has a thread somewhere also talking about why not to use Benzoyl Peroxide because it can bleach your doll. That may be exactly what you're looking for. Indigo knows his chemistry. But some things are cheap and work for certain purposes.

DexterQuest · Post by **DexterQuest** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:53 am

I had the same problem but with a body too, and I tried some bleaching methods. They either didn't do anything or they would warp the TPE and still not lighten. I used test blocks of TPE. The only thing I was able to do is use oil based paint to convert it up. Oil paint doesn't dry, it cures and it can take a month to cure after application.

Here is a painted sample. You want the thinnest coat possible or else it will shed the excess like glitter. I can twist and bend this piece and the paint doesn't crack.