tpe doll company sample skin for testing to customers

timetraveler1 · Post by **timetraveler1** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:48 am

i saw a tpe high quality doll for sale that had dark material on it that had faded , I believe until ordoll and or any other tpe doll company can resolve the fading color on skin (which i really hope they keep working on a correct formula to stop clothes from fading on doll skin , i have seen different tpe dolls ruined from dark stains that won't come out ) that companies should provide to the customers a sample piece of flat skin to let owners test clothing etc. on it to see how long before something will actually fade . to prevent or hopefully prevent fading on the doll it's self .
unless their is other info . i don't know about i know of no specific info. stating how long dark colors can be left on a doll before unrecoverable fade damage will occur ! this test skin sample to check about fading colors is no substitute for the real problem , and i as i mentioned hope ordoll and other companies continue to keep working on a correct formula fix for this problem .

coleridge · Post by **coleridge** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:45 am

This is certainly something to be aware of, and I wouldn't want to minimise the annoyance caused by stains on a TPE doll. However, in my experience of buying about 20 different items of clothing for Pippa - several of which were dark red, blue and black - only 1 (maybe 2?) caused any problems. If I remember rightly the offending item was a pair of black leggings. I bought all my clothes from a well known online retailer here in the UK, so that may also have something to do with it. Cheaper clothes from more dubious sources may be more of a problem? Not sure. Also Pippa never wore a bra - so if bras are a danger area, I wouldn't know about it.

I used to test clothing by resting her head upside down on new purchases for a couple of hours. I started out by washing items before use, but the test came out negative so many times that I started to skip the washing stage altogether and go straight on to the test. (The leggings incident was a cock-up - I thought I'd tested them, and I hadn't!) I always made sure to rest her head on the inside seams, where the pressure on her skin would be greatest during use.

But yes, I agree, it would be nice to have a sample of material rather than having to use part of the doll's body. If something fails the test you have to move to a different area (soles of the feet?) in order to get a clear result. I guess if you had a cube of material (with 6 faces) that would be good for 6 "fails".

SmittyT · Post by **SmittyT** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:51 am

you mean something like this? http://www.reallovesexdolls.com/tpe-skin-test-piece/

coleridge · Post by **coleridge** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:58 am

SmittyT wrote:you mean something like this? http://www.reallovesexdolls.com/tpe-skin-test-piece/

Yes indeed! A cube would give you more bang for your bucks, but I won't quibble.

SmittyT · Post by **SmittyT** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:05 pm

coleridge wrote:
SmittyT wrote:you mean something like this? http://www.reallovesexdolls.com/tpe-skin-test-piece/
Yes indeed!

So far It's the only place I have seen offering it. but I haven't looked too hard. I don't think it's that bad of a price either considering it may save you ruining a doll that costed you several thousand

coleridge · Post by **coleridge** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:11 pm

SmittyT wrote:So far It's the only place I have seen offering it. but I haven't looked too hard. I don't think it's that bad of a price either considering it may save you ruining a doll that costed you several thousand

Yes, I agree, well worth the money. I'd probably put something heavy on top of it (a few books, maybe?) to increase the pressure on the fabric.

dollguy13 · Post by **dollguy13** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:42 pm

timetraveler1 wrote:i saw a tpe high quality doll for sale that had dark material on it that had faded , I believe until ordoll and or any other tpe doll company can resolve the fading color on skin (which i really hope they keep working on a correct formula to stop clothes from fading on doll skin , i have seen different tpe dolls ruined from dark stains that won't come out ) that companies should provide to the customers a sample piece of flat skin to let owners test clothing etc. on it to see how long before something will actually fade . to prevent or hopefully prevent fading on the doll it's self .
unless their is other info . i don't know about i know of no specific info. stating how long dark colors can be left on a doll before unrecoverable fade damage will occur ! this test skin sample to check about fading colors is no substitute for the real problem , and i as i mentioned hope ordoll and other companies continue to keep working on a correct formula fix for this problem .

I personally found that my TPE insert was the perfect item to test fabric on. You can set clothes on it and if it stains, you won't be able to see it while it's in your doll anyway, so the aesthetics don't matter. The other thing to keep in mind is that there is more than several factors affecting what can stain TPE. For example applying body heat to certain fabric dyes might facilitate a stain.

The best protection for a TPE or ORdoll is a skin colored body stocking; I have found. Then, it doesn't matter what you put on her, because it can't stain through the stocking.

SynDaverlover765 · Post by **SynDaverlover765** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:06 am

Totally agree.

timetraveler1 · Post by **timetraveler1** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:02 am

Body stocking is a good idea as an alternative , but i hope to see one day ordoll solve this peroblem so people don't have to keep worrying did some clothing stain my thousand of dollars doll and now won't come out , which leaves the doll looking as if it has massive bruising on the body .
I still believe though that a skin patch would be a good idea and also what someone else said about putting a book on it for pressure when testing clothing .

SynDaverlover765 · Post by **SynDaverlover765** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 5:21 pm

I just might have to buy some. I am keeping an open mind about doll skin. I have my heart set a certain type. I look for medically accurit simulated skin and soft tissue.