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Or do the rips keep ripping anew after repaired? My ds is 4 years old thanks

I have no tears in my old DS, but once you repair silicone, if done correctly, should last a long time. I’ve had silicone dolls for 15 years.

I would clean and fill the area w/ silicone VS trying to pull the wound closed and glue.

My doll has similar damage in her left armpit and I tried to fix it with Permatex couple of times by applying a bit of flowable windshield silicone into the "wound" and closing the armpit. Fix seemed to be successfull and neat at first but then it teared open again becase apparently adhesive couldn't sustain the tension caused by raising and rotating arm etc. Next I tried to leave armpit open a bit and just filled the tear with RTV silicone which I tried to dye close to skin color by mixing it with makeup powder. Let's see how long that lasts. I think the biggest problem is rotating motion of the arm from the shoulder and it's quite easy to rotate arm too much accidentally because it's so loose on loose jointed doll.

stacy718 wrote:I have no tears in my old DS, but once you repair silicone, if done correctly, should last a long time. I’ve had silicone dolls for 15 years.

Thank you

rubherkitty wrote:I would clean and fill the area w/ silicone VS trying to pull the wound closed and glue.

Thank you

Pumpster wrote:My doll has similar damage in her left armpit and I tried to fix it with Permatex couple of times by applying a bit of flowable windshield silicone into the "wound" and closing the armpit. Fix seemed to be successfull and neat at first but then it teared open again becase apparently adhesive couldn't sustain the tension caused by raising and rotating arm etc. Next I tried to leave armpit open a bit and just filled the tear with RTV silicone which I tried to dye close to skin color by mixing it with makeup powder. Let's see how long that lasts. I think the biggest problem is rotating motion of the arm from the shoulder and it's quite easy to rotate arm too much accidentally because it's so loose on loose jointed doll.

Thank you I don’t want to make a huge rip I am surprised on how little give the silicone is around the shoulder, loose joints also. My boy toy is much more pliable? She can raise arms much higher than the DS.

My 2014 DS168+ had those same rips under her shoulder. I think the new silicone is much better but generally that older silicone is particularly great being robust for photography. It's this lady who stars as the Chinese Tourist in London https://coverdoll.com/drupal/node/2757

and generally a superb and photogenic lady even despite her weak point.

Best wishes

Harem

haremlover wrote:My 2014 DS168+ had those same rips under her shoulder. I think the new silicone is much better but generally that older silicone is particularly great being robust for photography. It's this lady who stars as the Chinese Tourist in London https://coverdoll.com/drupal/node/2757

and generally a superb and photogenic lady even despite her weak point.

Best wishes

Harem

Thank you I guess she can’t high five anymore

Oh she's perfectly happy and with some repair her armpits haven't been healed entirely but aren't getting worse.

I think this is an issue relating only to the older silicone, not the silicone used at present.

Best wishes

Harem

What exactly is this TPE glue? Is it super glue?

SO if you have a minor cut or tear is it ok to use the 100% rtv clear silicon or that goop glue?

WIll it harm the TPE skin?

Nathan08004 wrote:What exactly is this TPE glue? Is it super glue?

SO if you have a minor cut or tear is it ok to use the 100% rtv clear silicon or that goop glue?

WIll it harm the TPE skin?

TPE 'glue' is a solvent Not a glue or adhesive. It works by melting or liquefying the two pieces together but in the end, not really. The molecular structure of TPE is such that it will not bond back together for all intendant purposes.

Do Not mix silicone and TPE Anything.

rubherkitty wrote:I would clean and fill the area w/ silicone VS trying to pull the wound closed and glue.

Complete agree with your comment rubherkitty
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siliconelover wrote:

Nathan08004 wrote:What exactly is this TPE glue? Is it super glue?

SO if you have a minor cut or tear is it ok to use the 100% rtv clear silicon or that goop glue?

WIll it harm the TPE skin?

TPE 'glue' is a solvent Not a glue or adhesive. It works by melting or liquefying the two pieces together but in the end, not really. The molecular structure of TPE is such that it will not bond back together for all intendant purposes.

Do Not mix silicone and TPE Anything.

Ok TY for the response. SO what do you use to fix, gule, repair a TPE doll?

Do Not mix silicone and TPE Anything. ????

SO what do you use to fix cuts and tears then? If the TPE glue is garbage?

I do know that Goop the plumbers version will glue anything. " Its like the clear rtv silicone stuff but better and strong " But do not know if it will melt TPE ..

I am brand new to dolls just ordered my very 1st one and have sooo many questions about doll care.