How to fix a damaged face?!

Hey guys,

 

I thought I'd get used to it over time but every time I look at her it becomes more and more of a problem for me. ._. What can I do if a DD has a damaged nose because a part of it was rubbed off before she came to me? It's just awful and today in the sunlight was the first time when I realized that I don't want to see her that way anymore. The tip of the nose isn't even pointy anymore, it rather looks like she was hit.

 

Are there any people who are experienced with repairing heads? I really want to keep her original face-up, which is still in great condition, the only problem is the nose. ;-;

 

Thanks!

Just to clarify, you are talking about a dented nose..?

 

Since I am too much of a DD n00b, I do not feel qualified to give advice... But with the resin dolls you could fix a dented nose by boiling it. With Dollfie Dreams, should not heat be able to solve it too..?

I hope someone can confirm this or offer some solid advice that may help you, that may not damage the faceup.

Thanks so much for the reply!

 

I don't think it's dented, to me it rather looks like the tip was sanded off due to abrasion in transport. The spot looks very shiny, too. :< But I can show a picture tomorrow.

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Edited February 15, 2015 by Guest

Looks like a dent to me... You can try heat (boiling water, blow dryer) and see if that fixes it first. You don't even have to put the whole head in the boiling water, just dip the nose in. Plastic has a memory of the shape it was cast in, so if it gets dented you can get it back to normal with heat. People even use heat to move doll fingers into different positions, usually for resin but it might work for vinyl too.

Is it an original Volks faceup, or a custom one?

You can try magic eraser or a high grade sandpaper (like 600+) to remove the shinyness. I've also heard the boiling water trick for resin dolls, but I'd be a bit careful because of the painted parts nearby.

Thanks everyone!

 

Haha, wasn't sure how a dented nose looks like. I imagined something else.

If I use a hair dryer would it be okay to blow-dry the complete head or could that be problematic for the face-up? And about the hot water, can I pour a little bit of it on a flat plate or something like that and touch the tip with it? Or is a pot okay, too, as long as the rest of the head doesn't touch the water? I'm not sure if the steam is good for the face-up.

 

Btw, it's still the original face-up by Volks.

 

 

Once that problem is solved I'll try it with sandpaper and/or the eraser, tho!

If you can bear the shipping costs, I'll fix it for your free ^^ slightly sanding should be enough, though

I haven't tried using boiling water on DDs (just fashion dolls like Barbie, Fashion Royalty etc) but the hair dryer shouldn't damage the face up it'll just soften the head. I can also recommend sanding the nose, I used this brand of sandpaper called Micro Mesh http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002XVDYC0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for a bad shiny spot on an American Girl and it worked well.

Wow, I didn't expect it would turn out so well. I used the dryer and now the shape is normal again. Plus, there is no shininess to be seen anymore. ;-; I'm so relieved!!!

 

Thanks again for the useful tips!

 

Guess it would be still a good idea to have the sandpaper at home...

That's really great to hear! And that it was easy to fix ^^

 

If you do buy some sandpaper, don't use anything coarser than 600 grit unless you're doing some heavy mod work--you don't want to leave scratch marks on the vinyl, or remove more vinyl than you want to.