I appreciate the support!
I'm going by what John at DS told me, advice from samara, and the things I learned from
this thread when I repaired some broken feet.
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Here are the tools I'll use:
Tools:
fiber free cloth
plastic gloves
xacto knife
dish soap to coat blade
small flat head screwdriver (might have to pry away silicone from the inner foam to get to de-laminated area)
permatex (less than a tube should fill the area)
A flavor injector with metal cannula to inject the permatex
small paint brush to spread glue on the seam
sewing pins to crosshatch seam back together
clear tape and plastic wrap to hold the seam together
acetone to clean seam before resealing it with glue
cotton swabs to clean the excess glue
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To fix this problem I intend to follow these steps:
Repair steps:
1.
Clean the area. Soak fiber free cloth in a dab of acetone, clean thoroughly and wait to dry.
2.
Make the incision. Coat the xacto blade in dish soap and carefully cut into seam along the thigh making a 2 inch incision.
3. Fill the flavor injector with almost the whole tube of permatex.
4. With her leg bent in a
seated position, slowly and carefully work the injector tube all the way up to the target area. It should be strong enough to push between the silicone and the foam.
Be careful not to push into the silicone as it curves around her thigh.
5. Try to get the injector as far as possible then
squirt out the permatex. Squish it around the de-laminated area. Bring her leg back down to the factory rest position.
6.
Clean outer seam with acetone cloth and let dry. Use tape to pull off any pieces of lint on the seams.
7.
Reseal the seam with permatex, applied to both sides of the cut with a small paint brush. Gently wipe away excess glue with cloth lightly soaked in alcohol.
Close seams and hold together with sewing pins, checking often for any drips. Leave it alone for 48 hours.
8. Pray it doesn't look like crap.
I'm about to start! Wish me luck, please!