There was a follow up discussion about this that might interest you: viewtopic.php?p=2266544#p2266544Zenrel wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:47 pmYeah, you've opened my eyes about the situation when I pm you about it a while ago and read your thread about bubbles couple weeks ago (poor thing). Do you recommend a tpe paste to fill the hole or a plug?RevJack wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:40 pmThank you Zenrel for proving my point. I know you THINK you were correcting me, but you are simply proving my point.Zenrel wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:29 pmI already asked the person who helped me ordered, and he talked to the head of the company. The head of the company said it's sealed and it's normal to have the "holes"number9 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:44 amHi Zenrel, what vendor did you buy your doll from? Did they not want to help out? There are soo many posts here I figured it would be faster just to ask you.
What did you expect them to say? "Oh dear, you caught us." or "Yeah, it ensures stock turnover and repeat sales" or even "Planned obsolescence is for the consumer, we don't wan't to do it, but it's better for you in the long run."
Here, here is what happens from those "two little dots" that are "perfectly normal" and "sealed".
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Enjoy.
Reverend Jack
That decision is often about comfort and tools.
IF it is an old school opening, aka BIG, then a TPE ball slathered in 3M Primer 94 is a must and a minimum.
IF it is an old school opening and you are Rev Jack, you put in the plug, then go back the next day and re-seal the margins with TPE paste.
IF it is one of the newer two-little-holes problem, I recommend that you just fill the little holes with TPE Paste.
IF it in a two hole problem and you are Rev Jack, you fill the holes then go back the next day and put a 1/4 inch (6mm) layer of paste over the whole end.
IF it is a two hole problem and you are uncomfortable or can't seal with paste, then just put a TPE plug in like it was a big hole, overkill but works great.
- TPE Solvent for TPE Plugs - I use the 3M Primer 94, from amazon. Slather it on the plug, and stuff it in.
- TPE Paste - I use Xylene to make my paste with, this is dangerous because Xylene is so damn strong a solvent. So if you use it make your paste THICK, like toothpaste thick. Just thin enough to force out of a 10 gauge needle and syringe. You make this too thin and it will eat a new hole in your TPE and your life will suck.
- THIN TPE Paste I make with 3M Primer 94, it retains enough bite if it's not too thick.
- Clean cuts and scratches - 3M Primer 94