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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2017, 05:41:50 PM »
Not to hijack the thread, but I just got a wonderful Twilight who, sadly, has a muzzle stain and lipstick.  Can lipstick be washed out of flocking?
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2017, 10:55:00 PM »
That's really strange, Paradise isn't known to sunburn.  I wonder if she was exposed to some chemical that had a similar effect when combined with UV?

@ Gator - Probably not - the lipstick could be removed, but the pigments that are in it have probably already stained the flocking and/or vinyl. 
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2017, 12:06:15 AM »
I seem to have run into another complication. She's almost completely deadlocked now, but she was a tad bit yellow underneath all of that glue. I left her out to sunfade a while, and when I came back, she had turned an ugly brownish color. It's blotchy on her face and side. I thought it was the glue resides, but there's no glue left on her.

Oh gosh, no! I am so sorry! That must have been a horrible shock  :(

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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2017, 12:46:02 AM »
Regarding Gator's problem.. I seem to recall someone once suggested putting a So-Soft in the washing machine on cold and gentle. But I could be misremembering.

Regarding Paradise's sunburn, has anyone ever tried the sitting in sunlight while immersed in hydrogen peroxide whitening method on a sunburnt pony? I know that it's good for reversing sun-yellowing on other toys.
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2017, 07:59:22 AM »
Gator, the lipstick has probably stained the viny already :(
It is odd the Paradise burned though. Maybe her vinyl is like Starshine, so some of her burn and some don't?
Regarding Gator's problem.. I seem to recall someone once suggested putting a So-Soft in the washing machine on cold and gentle. But I could be misremembering.

Regarding Paradise's sunburn, has anyone ever tried the sitting in sunlight while immersed in hydrogen peroxide whitening method on a sunburnt pony? I know that it's good for reversing sun-yellowing on other toys.
I wouldn't use the hydrogen peroxide method here. You have to put the immersed pony out in the sun which is what caused it to be burnt in the first place. It would probably make it worse :(
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2017, 12:50:16 PM »
The flocking glue could have been "working against" the vinyl for years before you deflocked her, causing much more serious "age marks" than what would normally happen on a pony. 

So-Softs are just so irritating... they were so gorgeous brand-new, but ughhhh the fuzz, the stains, the glue... ARGH.  Collector's nightmare of a gimmick!
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2017, 02:34:56 PM »
But that flocking is so wonderfully soft... I wouldn't dream of deflocking my Wind Whistler and Ribbon
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2017, 04:05:34 PM »
Well darn, I was hoping deflocking was an option for my Twilight, but if the vinyl is stained too, I guess she's of no use and I'll just throw her away.
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2017, 04:13:45 PM »
Hasbro was really dumb in their choice of flocking for them.  Sylvanian Families figures are flocked with very short fuzz, and they look fine after all these years.  So-Soft ponies have long-ish flocking that smushes down if you look at it funny, never to look decent again, and gets permanent stains easily.

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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2017, 04:36:05 PM »
Well darn, I was hoping deflocking was an option for my Twilight, but if the vinyl is stained too, I guess she's of no use and I'll just throw her away.

Oh, don't do that! I'd be happy to give her a home! First, though, you might try some whitening toothpaste and a magic eraser. I've had incredibly good luck using a magic eraser gently on flocking....it gets it super clean and even fluffs it to an almost new look! Plus, you don't have to put conditioner on the pony to keep the flocking soft :) Rub in gentle, small circles. It's time consuming, but worth it.

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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2017, 04:51:54 PM »
Most So-Softs don't have major issues with glue-induced discolouration.  We don't even know for a fact that this is the case here with Paradise.  I hope you seriously won't throw away a vintage toy because of the *possibility* it could be discoloured under the flocking. o_o;  Especially Twilight, who isn't common and also isn't known for having vinyl issues.
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2017, 06:24:57 PM »
Yes, please for the love of all that is good don't chuck her in the trash! If you're so sure you don't want her anymore, donate her to a thrift store or sell her off! Entirely too many ponies have gone to the dump.
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2017, 06:28:48 PM »
Please don't actually throw her out! You can still try to fix her!
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2017, 06:44:25 PM »
I'm definitely going to try first.  No worries. 
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Re: So Soft Restoring - Mystery Stains
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2017, 07:12:04 PM »
Well darn, I was hoping deflocking was an option for my Twilight, but if the vinyl is stained too, I guess she's of no use and I'll just throw her away.

While there is certainly a chance that the plastic is stained, it's also possible that it's not.  I've deflocked two different Magic Stars with stained flocking that were completely fine underneath. 

The first had marker over one symbol and around her eye - no traces of it under the flocking:
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The second had nail polish or lipstick all over her hooves and face - again no trace under the flocking:
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So give it a shot, she may turn out better than you expect.
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