Cleaning of the Summer Head

Drakeema · Post by **Drakeema** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:26 am

Hello, wanted to share how I thoroughly cleaned out the Summer Head.

First I took out her eyes. The cotton behind the eyes had a strong smell so they were discarded.

Then used a spray bottle with antibacterial soap diluted in water. Patted dry, then sprayed only water for a rinse. Repeated this soap/rinse step.

For the oral cavity, I opened her mouth up with a tube cut to size. PVC would work just as good, but since I had only a heavy duty cardboard tube, it was wrapped in some packing tape for protection (of her and the tube).

With her mouth now fully opened, access was very easy. Used soap/water, even soaked some hydrogen peroxide in there for safe measure.

Finally dried it out with a fan. It worked well!

Drakeema · Post by **Drakeema** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:33 am

I should add that she was left in front of the fan for about 30 minutes and was completely dry at that time. Probably sooner.

The eyes were cleaned very good too. Some new cotton was placed in the sockets and then reinserted the eyes.

All the best,
Drakeema

Drakeema · Post by **Drakeema** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:39 am

...and here she is- ALL CLEAN!!

Gave her the "lip filler look" with some extra lipstick on her upper lip

AGL · Post by **AGL** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:59 am

Hey, great job, Drakeema.

Now she's spic n' span & all ready for action!

BTW, she's a beauty - congrats & enjoy the honeymoon. Gotta love those pouty lips, too - just so cute!

Drakeema · Post by **Drakeema** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:11 am

AGL wrote:Hey, great job, Drakeema. Now she's spic n' span & all ready for action!

BTW, she's a beauty - congrats & enjoy the honeymoon. Gotta love those pouty lips, too - just so cute!

Hey, thanks AGL! I didn't use mineral oil on the head or mouth area, not sure if I should have or not

AGL · Post by **AGL** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:15 am

Drakeema wrote:
AGL wrote:Hey, great job, Drakeema. Now she's spic n' span & all ready for action!

BTW, she's a beauty - congrats & enjoy the honeymoon. Gotta love those pouty lips, too - just so cute!
Hey, thanks AGL! I didn't use mineral oil on the head or mouth area, not sure if I should have or not

Sure, man!

Yeah, you're better off not, as you don't want to mess with the makeup, and using it on just a portion of the face can cause a visible line. But if you need to remove the makeup at a later date, it works wonders.

Drakeema · Post by **Drakeema** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:20 am

AGL wrote: Sure, man!

Yeah, you're better off not, as you don't want to mess with the makeup, and using it on just a portion of the face can cause a visible line. But if you need to remove the makeup at a later date, it works wonders.

This is great information and very helpful. Thank you

ikonikon · Post by **ikonikon** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:29 pm

Very informative.Thanks. It's good to see other methods of cleaning the dolls head/mouth.

cubertfarnsworth · Post by **cubertfarnsworth** » Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:43 am

I like using a fish tank pump. Much easier and less invasive. It is only like $10 at Walmart. Doesn't stress out the mouth so much and you can just leave it running if you have other things to do. It gets the job done.