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Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on November 16, 2017, 07:13:24 PMAs far as I've seen, peroxide baths seem to not have too much of an effect on the cutie mark or even the paint, but that may be unexplored territory. I would try an oxiclean bath first, as that seems to be less harsh than the peroxide.DO NOT PUT A TWINKLE-EYE PONY IN OXYCLEAN OR PEROXIDE.You will ruin their eyes. Oxy also makes a number of hair colours bleed and/or bleach, it's really NOT safe for cleaning ponies that aren't going to be bait / custom projects. Ditto for acne cream; it bleaches coloured ponies and yellows pale ones, and the effects can take months or years to show up and are irreversible. Unfortunately your Gingerbread already looks toasted - too much UV exposure would be my guess as to her current colouration, and there isn't a decent known solution to that yet.
As far as I've seen, peroxide baths seem to not have too much of an effect on the cutie mark or even the paint, but that may be unexplored territory. I would try an oxiclean bath first, as that seems to be less harsh than the peroxide.
Doing a general clean first might help you to assess what further treatments to use. Putting her in very hot or boiled water and scrubbing with dish soap and a soft toothbrush is what I do. Shampooing and conditioning the hair helps too. When the pony is softened from being in the hot water you can try to twist her head off, a lot of twinkle eyes seem to end up with hardened bodies and need warmth before the plastic will loosen up. She may have dirt or rust on the inside of the body that's showing through as dark staining. Once she's had a good all over clean you will be able to see what are permanent stains and what will lift off.
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on November 16, 2017, 09:24:34 PMQuote from: tailrustedtealeaf on November 16, 2017, 07:13:24 PMAs far as I've seen, peroxide baths seem to not have too much of an effect on the cutie mark or even the paint, but that may be unexplored territory. I would try an oxiclean bath first, as that seems to be less harsh than the peroxide.DO NOT PUT A TWINKLE-EYE PONY IN OXYCLEAN OR PEROXIDE.You will ruin their eyes. Oxy also makes a number of hair colours bleed and/or bleach, it's really NOT safe for cleaning ponies that aren't going to be bait / custom projects. Ditto for acne cream; it bleaches coloured ponies and yellows pale ones, and the effects can take months or years to show up and are irreversible. Unfortunately your Gingerbread already looks toasted - too much UV exposure would be my guess as to her current colouration, and there isn't a decent known solution to that yet.Aw, dang! Thank you for the heads up, I've seen some that swear by it for anything and assumed it was all good to go!
Some good advice on here though because people really do their research. She has gone tanned but I think there is a lot of dirt as well that might come off, so you might be able to improve her a lot.
It's just really hard to find a nice Gingerbread. :/ I wouldn't say she's "bait" because that's kind of like saying a flutter ponies with her wings missing is bait; it's something that is going to happen to most flutter ponies and most Gingerbreads. Your Gingerbread doesn't have a bunch of age spots ('pony cancer'), which means she is still doing pretty well for who she is.Edit: Also, yes, some of the ponies in this pose are hard as ROCKS. I assume it's because of the plasticizer leeching out over time or something. It's just weird, it's so often ponies in this pose.
'Cancer' (ugh I really hate that's what it's coined) aka vinyl deterioration or age spots, is not contagious. It's the natural breakdown of the unstable composite plastic material. Your other ponies are in no danger from Gingerbread's presence. The fact that she's so white inside pretty much proves she's been toasted via UV, sadly. :c