I rehaired my childhood pony maybe with too much hair LOL
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Rehair:
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Yikes! (I have no idea what these stains are.)
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(I was still working to see if I could get some more of the stain out of the tail which is why it's not put back in yet in the photos.)
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I had bought a really rusty Napper (there were huge chunks of rust in her,) around a year ago- so here she is before: (please excuse the poor lighting ^^; )
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Pretty gross, right? But there was a pony under all that rust. Here she is after her long spa day...
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I also have a few baits waiting to be restored, just gotta wait for all the materials to arrive :biggrin:
I love everyone's restores so far! I'm digging through my photobucket for some pics. I always forget to take before pics but I've cleaned up some gross ponies.
Here's my sister's childhood Baby Quackers that I rehaired.
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These are all very impressive!
I have to ask, what do you guys use to defrizz besides conditioner? I heard fabric softener works but I want to make sure it's safe. I have a Happyglow who is in very good shape besides the fact that she has horrifically frizzy hair. I almost thought about buying a new one but and selling her eventually but I'd like to try to save her first.
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Wow! She looks so wonderful now!
What did you use to cover the eyes and symbols?
These are all very impressive!
I have to ask, what do you guys use to defrizz besides conditioner? I heard fabric softener works but I want to make sure it's safe. I have a Happyglow who is in very good shape besides the fact that she has horrifically frizzy hair. I almost thought about buying a new one but and selling her eventually but I'd like to try to save her first.
Literally conditioner and a straightener. Very very small sections, hair needs to have quite a bit of conditioner in it. Run the iron through FAST. If it needs more than one pass with the iron, make sure it's still nice and wet with conditioner. That's how I do it :) I never tried fabric softener. ^^'
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Wow! She looks so wonderful now!
What did you use to cover the eyes and symbols?
And how long do you leave them in the sun?
NICE!!! Can I use these photos on my website? I need to add info about using paint. I didn't realize you could do it over glitter symbols.
These are all very impressive!
I have to ask, what do you guys use to defrizz besides conditioner? I heard fabric softener works but I want to make sure it's safe. I have a Happyglow who is in very good shape besides the fact that she has horrifically frizzy hair. I almost thought about buying a new one but and selling her eventually but I'd like to try to save her first.
Literally conditioner and a straightener. Very very small sections, hair needs to have quite a bit of conditioner in it. Run the iron through FAST. If it needs more than one pass with the iron, make sure it's still nice and wet with conditioner. That's how I do it :) I never tried fabric softener. ^^'
Thanks for the tip!
Wow, I'm scared to use a hair straightener on my own hair, let alone a pony's hair. I only paid $5 for Happyglow so if I ruin her, it's not like a huge loss. I do have a very high-end straightener on hand, though. I could try it when I feel brave. Happyglow is one of my favorite ponies and I want her to look pretty again.
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Wow! She looks so wonderful now!
What did you use to cover the eyes and symbols?
And how long do you leave them in the sun?
Pokeyonekenkbie - that is acrylic paint! Now they do recommend you don't use acrylic paint over glitter symbols but as you can see I had no problems with it!!! She was in full summer sun up here in Canada for about a month.
Post Merge: November 23, 2016, 04:18:06 PMNICE!!! Can I use these photos on my website? I need to add info about using paint. I didn't realize you could do it over glitter symbols.
Yes of course, I would be honoured! You may want to use a proceed with caution - I had read the paint over glitter and clearly I had no problems with it, however it may have been the type I used. The brand I used is Crafter's Choice brand from Dollarama here in Canada - if say it was more liquidy than a lot of acrylic paint!!!
These are all very impressive!
I have to ask, what do you guys use to defrizz besides conditioner? I heard fabric softener works but I want to make sure it's safe. I have a Happyglow who is in very good shape besides the fact that she has horrifically frizzy hair. I almost thought about buying a new one but and selling her eventually but I'd like to try to save her first.
Literally conditioner and a straightener. Very very small sections, hair needs to have quite a bit of conditioner in it. Run the iron through FAST. If it needs more than one pass with the iron, make sure it's still nice and wet with conditioner. That's how I do it :) I never tried fabric softener. ^^'
Thanks for the tip!
Wow, I'm scared to use a hair straightener on my own hair, let alone a pony's hair. I only paid $5 for Happyglow so if I ruin her, it's not like a huge loss. I do have a very high-end straightener on hand, though. I could try it when I feel brave. Happyglow is one of my favorite ponies and I want her to look pretty again.
I have cheap straighteners and the lowest setting is too hot, so I turn it off and on again between passes to get a lower temperature. It takes forever! But, it is worth it. I did a Lickety Split and then boil permed her curls back in. Everything else was just so perfect. Still about 6 hours of my life I can never have back :blush:
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Sharpied yellowed Gusty!
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Wow! She looks so wonderful now!
What did you use to cover the eyes and symbols?
And how long do you leave them in the sun?
Pokeyonekenkbie - that is acrylic paint! Now they do recommend you don't use acrylic paint over glitter symbols but as you can see I had no problems with it!!! She was in full summer sun up here in Canada for about a month.
Post Merge: November 23, 2016, 04:18:06 PMNICE!!! Can I use these photos on my website? I need to add info about using paint. I didn't realize you could do it over glitter symbols.
Yes of course, I would be honoured! You may want to use a proceed with caution - I had read the paint over glitter and clearly I had no problems with it, however it may have been the type I used. The brand I used is Crafter's Choice brand from Dollarama here in Canada - if say it was more liquidy than a lot of acrylic paint!!!
I've been wondering about this for a while. How did you get the paint off again? Did you have to use hot water? I can't imagine using my artist's acrylics for this as in the ones I use for customs because it's too hard to get off. I know from when I make mistakes on customs and have to take it off. That's a good tip that it's runnier. Maybe there is something similar in craft stores over here. It can be tricky to find equivalents between countries. Thanks for sharing!!
I have heard that you can use rubbing alcohol, but heres some more information:
Paint and Sunfading tutorial: http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,288994.0.html
Mlppreservationproject: http://www.mlppreservationproject.com/body.html#SunFading
So... here's my poor Main Sail before:
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And here she is now:
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She's done some quite intense sunbathing over the past months... There's still a scissor/knife mark over her boats (you can see it in the after-photo if you squint) and her other eye is worn, but I'm not sure if I'm going to fix either of these things. She also had a giant, smudged and dark ink mark with initials on her other side, but my old memory card broke with the photos of it still inside, and as it had already faded when that happened, I just... didn't bother to take another picture. The seller also didn't show that one particular blemish. Oh well! She's a lot better now!
@nightgliderSA - im MORTIFIED to see the condition that munchy came to you in! she looks MUCH happier now, im so glad you were able to clean her out!
and speaking of nightglider, my restoration i posted about just the other day is worth showing agian.
its amazing what a bath and detergent can do. i keep taking her off my shelf and just petting her...
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from flea market nasty to beautiful~
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aboslutely no other marks or flaws.
I love this thread! :inlove:
Here is my contribution:
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Munchy is lying on the floor because she arrived covered in cat wee. True.
First pony I have ever received that has had an immediate Spa Day. Inside she was full of some brown slimy stuff:
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And here she is now:
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That is a donor tail she is wearing there from a poor Cherries Jubilee that had been chomped up by a dog. Cherries is still with me, but now she is a Spring pony called Cherry Blossom and is sporting a whole new Look. My first attempt at customisation, which I might one day be brave enough to show in the correct forum.
I love this thread! :inlove:
Here is my contribution:
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Munchy is lying on the floor because she arrived covered in cat wee. True.
First pony I have ever received that has had an immediate Spa Day. Inside she was full of some brown slimy stuff:
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And here she is now:
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That is a donor tail she is wearing there from a poor Cherries Jubilee that had been chomped up by a dog. Cherries is still with me, but now she is a Spring pony called Cherry Blossom and is sporting a whole new Look. My first attempt at customisation, which I might one day be brave enough to show in the correct forum.
Why did she arrive in cat wee? :pout:
I love this thread! :inlove:
Here is my contribution:
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Munchy is lying on the floor because she arrived covered in cat wee. True.
First pony I have ever received that has had an immediate Spa Day. Inside she was full of some brown slimy stuff:
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And here she is now:
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That is a donor tail she is wearing there from a poor Cherries Jubilee that had been chomped up by a dog. Cherries is still with me, but now she is a Spring pony called Cherry Blossom and is sporting a whole new Look. My first attempt at customisation, which I might one day be brave enough to show in the correct forum.
Why did she arrive in cat wee? :pout:
No, I really have no idea. She was just covered in old, sticky, disgusting cat wee when I unwrapped the parcel. Also Wigwam, who I bought from the same seller. There is no mistaking that smell. :(
MO Starhopper. I got the rust out and the wonderful Sunshine Pony rehaired her for me. She looks almost as good as new.
http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Rusty-Pony-609811009?q=LittleKunai%2F13578957&qo=400
http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Improvements-609852247?q=LittleKunai%2F54354190&qo=155
http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Restored-Starhopper-687035516
MO Starhopper. I got the rust out and the wonderful Sunshine Pony rehaired her for me. She looks almost as good as new.
http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Rusty-Pony-609811009?q=LittleKunai%2F13578957&qo=400
http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Improvements-609852247?q=LittleKunai%2F54354190&qo=155
http://littlekunai.deviantart.com/art/Restored-Starhopper-687035516
I'd love to own this pony but I'm only after the MO one. She does look like sea glass! Stunning.
I rehaired my childhood pony maybe with too much hair LOL
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