Slight scratch/hole in TPE

[thepride724]

I was getting carried away with taking pictures of my new doll, and while trying to get her in a standing pose I struggled a little bit, unknowingly causing a slight tear/hole in the TPE around her left knee. I have some TPE glue for a previous doll I bought, but want to find someone who has experienced this type of “injury” to their doll and the best way to remedy it. I have included a picture so you can see. As you get towards the end, that’s where the small hole is.

[Wheezer]

There have been some good results using 3M 94 primer to weld TPE and to make paste for other repairs.
That or perhaps a heat gun might work.
You can see the info and such about the 3M primer HERE (viewtopic.php?f=229&t=131728)
It's a long thread but lots of repair info.
Cheers!
... W ...

[Arthur1960]

I would echo what Wheezer just said, if that graze has any depth to it then I would hold it open and coat the inner surface with a little 3m Primer 94, let it close and leave for several hours, then finish off with some heat. However if it's as shallow as it looks I would probably just use my hot air rework station to smooth it off having first applied baby oil to the area, applying some gentle pressure with a piece of oiled, lint free cloth, or fine wet&dry paper, this would give a good finish.