Tpe peeling after heat repair

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:02 am

Can any one tell me why my tpe dolls skin is peeling after i used heat to repair a cut ?

Chuck Norris · Post by **Chuck Norris** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:59 pm

Hmmmm, Can you tell us what kind of doll it is instead?

DollorDie · Post by **DollorDie** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:08 pm

did you use a heat blower or solder?

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:29 am

Its a 2nd hand doll so im not sure what kind she is i no she dont have wrist plates or shruggin shoulders and on the bottom of her head is a number 3 if that helps Any.. And i preheated the surrounding area with heat gun and then heated a spoon with it then carefully with light touch smoothed it that way

Chuck Norris · Post by **Chuck Norris** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:08 pm

Hmmmm,
My Jy And AS do not have hand plates either. I heated the tpe on those dolls with a heat gun before (No solder yet) and it didnt peeled off.
Since that you do not know if it was a legit doll or a knockoff, I cannot help you more than this.
Get your 5 post in and post pictures of the peeling. Pics are worth a thousand words.

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:06 am

Im not sue what u mean by 5 posts

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Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:15 am

Finally got my 5 posts in so here is a photo of the peeling if i need to i can post more photos

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:27 am

I had to do a major surgery on her because her back was broke at the weld point at the top of the U where her hips meet her back i put the front forks of a kids bicycle in there to replace it & i didnt really pratice. Working with heat & tpe befor hand so she has a pretty nasty lookin scar thats got some discoloration but hey she can sit up without support now befor she couldn't but i dont no what to do about it peeling when u touch it even if its powered

Chuck Norris · Post by **Chuck Norris** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:29 pm

Sad to hear about this. She is a cutie for sure!
Hmmmm, to be honest, I have never seen something like this from your first pic on my dolls.
Was it a cheaper brand of doll you have gotten?
You still did not say where you got her.....

-Ragnar66- · Post by **-Ragnar66-** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:01 pm

Nkk_noodle wrote:Finally got my 5 posts in so here is a photo of the peeling if i need to i can post more photos

just a quick guess. Maybe the heat repair did bits of dry out the material letting the area becoming more porous. I´m short before some own TPE repairs on my doll and now I start thinking about if it makes sense to give the to be repaired area some intensive baby oil treatments or not. Hm... Got to try on less important area first I think.

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:50 pm

Shes a second hand doll that was headed for the trash so i didnt get any paper work or anything with her so i have no idea what brand she id

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:52 pm

If i rub my hand across the area it gets worse

GDP2000 · Post by **GDP2000** » Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:06 pm

It sounds like a cheap knock-off doll, the pictures lean towards confirming this too.
The low detail on things and the color being "off" in places and generally very basic design. Almost like it wasn't fully detailed before shipping and an older model.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad thing.
It is just something you have to cope with and learn what you need to compromise on. The cheaper dolls have issues with their TPE getting abrasions and tearing. There should be a few posts on how to handle these in the repair section. I would suggest trying the search tool and spend an hour or so reading and watching some videos.

You might also want to powder her more regularly to avoid abrasions and making her feel smoother.

Nkk_noodle · Post by **Nkk_noodle** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:16 am

If by color you mean like her make up im sure i removed most of the original that she had on with baby oil and iv found that if i wipe her down with baby oil a good bit her skin tone is actually more of a pink color but once i apply powder she gets alot darker