Torso doll repair! Here goes nothing!

minezoni · Post by **minezoni** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:11 am

Well my girl is a bit worse for wear! Here is a pic that doesnt show much damage. Nice! I am repairing her today.
1st She has a horrible split on her neck. I have place a 1 1/2 ft copper pipe through her head and into her chest foam core, thus stablizing her head. I will attempt to seal the slit with Platsil gel 10 deadened 1:1 ratio of platsil a&b to Deadener.
2nd. She needs help down stairs. I will perform a recore, and sculpt a new labia.
3rd She has a split along the left side of her chest just under the breast.
4th She has a split along side of her left hip. This will be sealed with the same mixture as above.
I will clean all repair areas with mineral spirits before starting. Any advice before I start?

minezoni · Post by **minezoni** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:17 am

here are the pics. Please post suggestions.

Mechwizard · Post by **Mechwizard** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:32 pm

That's some ugly damage. Make sure you use silicone that is compatible with the doll. Test somewhere inconspicuous if you're not sure. When filling gaps I find its best to have the area as horizontal as possible so postioning the doll with pillows or other props will be necessary. For large gaps like the hip and neck you may have to do it in stages rather than one go. Find something that will give a smooth finish like cling wrap or latex sheet, whatever you can find. On the neck you may have to do some trimming first to get rid of the high spots.

minezoni · Post by **minezoni** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:50 am

Can anyone tell me what type of silicone is most commonly used? I am having problems getting the new silicone to stick!

siliconelover · Post by **siliconelover** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:44 pm

davecarbass wrote:Can anyone tell me what type of silicone is most commonly used? I am having problems getting the new silicone to stick!

Use SilPoxy for the repairing of cracks and splits. For fill I'm not sure. I would contact Don at Ruby 13 for platinum silicone fill material. He should be (and will want to) help you. He has proven to be dedicated to doll world and if nothing more will be able to shed some light on your needs.

Make sure the area to be repaired is cleaned thoroghly and dried before application of repair material. Temperature and humidity control will only aid and help in the curing process.

beardygoat · Post by **beardygoat** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:10 am

here goes NOTHING?? not the words i would use. /best of luck

call Don at Ruby13.

minezoni · Post by **minezoni** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:51 am

I got the recore and new labia completed. I carefully used silicone1 to attach the labia. I used Platsil gel 10 with 30% prosthetic deadener for the recore. Worked nicely, but now she is a bit "snug". That will have to be worked out! I repaired the tear along the side of the hip. I am not happy with the color match. I am going to redo the repair in a few days. I will most likely close the tear with silicone1 and smooth over with the last 3 ounces of the repair kit that I have been saving. The neck tear is such an ominous job lurking over me that I have not attempted any silicone work on it as of yet.....Thanks for all the great advice.

Obin · Post by **Obin** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:41 am

davecarbass, are you using windex to clean the silicone? That makes sense, though.

thrforeman · Post by **thrforeman** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:24 am

There are two types of sillicone that are used most.

tin type and platinum silicone.
if your doll doesn´t work with platgel you might use a tin type you can easy recognize a tin type silicone because hardener is a one to ten ratio plat is one to one. Tin type from smooth on is MoldMax-translucent - should use the same thinner but please check.

For the side split use to cut of some foam material so you have more material of the skin and a more durable cure.
You can form the silicone when it starts to cure with a latex one way glove. Add some dishwashing soap on the glove so it will not stick.
Use small needles to bend the silicone or for sculpting. Toluole will make the surface a little bit softer for sculpt, never rub because it ruin your surface try to push it gently....