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Messages - Cheyennethepony
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« on: September 06, 2018, 06:29:50 PM »
I had a baity Sweet Stuff I bought, that I regretted. Major main cut and pvc breakdown. My daughter has her now and wants to send her off to a customizer to turn her into a TE Daddy Berrytown. We're both getting replacements.
Okay. Glad you guys are getting replacements.
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« on: September 06, 2018, 06:08:45 PM »
Any ponies you regret buying? For me, I'm not too sure...
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« on: September 04, 2018, 08:03:37 AM »
Thank you, guys!!  
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« on: September 03, 2018, 04:35:43 PM »
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« on: September 01, 2018, 10:22:59 AM »
Soon, maybe tomorrow I had to style their manes and they are drying.
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« on: August 31, 2018, 08:22:15 PM »
I got my hair today from Dollyhair and I gave my Lemondrop a new tail and my Medley a new mane and tail! Right now they are drying from getting their new hair(s) washed. So happy how they turned out, especially since it's only the second time I've rerooted a figure. I'll probably post pics later after they are finished.
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« on: August 30, 2018, 03:12:03 PM »
I wouldn't even have enough money to buy her, let alone being on a budget. 
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« on: August 30, 2018, 03:08:42 PM »
I've only used Oxiclean once (to clean up a WigWam that was filled with rust). I didn't soak him though. I had to behead him to remove the remains of tail washer anyway, so I sprinkled a small amount of the powder into his body, poured some hot water inside and watched all the rust and gunk fizz out (which admittedly was kinda cool).
He is much better now and I haven't seen any ill effects from his treatment.
I think if I do decide to use Oxiclean again I would not do a soak but instead put some power on her body and rub her with a magic eraser.
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« on: August 30, 2018, 09:54:18 AM »
I know a lot of people dislike the Medley/Firefly pose but I really like it! The pony looks like she could fly away into the sky at any moment. The pony looks so happy too.   The shy pose (Surprise) is a close second.
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« on: August 30, 2018, 07:02:28 AM »
SO glad Lemondrop emerged from her bath sparkling clean!
After your experience with Lemondrop, do you feel Oxiclean is an all or nothing soak-it-in kind of approach to cleaning ponies? Or can you lightly surface-clean with Oxiclean without a soak?
I've had a ton of success with Dawn, Magic Eraser, and all-natural shampoos and conditioners. No experience with Oxiclean tho.
—mari
I wouldn't use Oxiclean on every pony that I would get. I made sure that Lemondrop didn't have any glitter or other paint issues like that before giving her a soak. I always give my ponies surface cleanings first. I mostly wanted to experiment with this and see how much it would clean her. But I wouldn't give her one again, just because it might be harsh on ponies. I only used a little amount of Oxiclean. I just like knowing that a pony has been really cleaned and rid of germs. Post Merge: August 30, 2018, 07:07:31 AMOxyClean is overkill for 99.9% of ponies.
It happily ruins glitter, iridescence, metallics, most of the neon hair colours (charteruse, red, orange), weak flocking, certain paint colours, magic message symbols, glues, and can further damage nylon hair. Unless your pony has a serious fungal problem or other biological contaminant that requires sterilization or is already 'bait' quality to begin with, I wouldn't go near OxyClean. There are plenty of other cleaning products that are safer for you and your ponies.
It also does NOT fix ink, stains, or yellowing. Safest to start with the easiest and mildest treatments before moving to more aggressive ones. Even soap and water can damage certain types of ponies; there's a risk with any efforts, but minimizing them will save you a lot of potential grief.
I don't think I would use Oxiclean again on any future ponies, this was more of a 'test' I suppose. Even though Lemondrop came out good and no damage that I could see I might get a different result with another pony and it could turn out damaged.
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« on: August 29, 2018, 06:35:57 PM »
I have never had oxy ruin a pony mane. I have had soaking in oxy change symbol colors, remove glitter and even slightly change eye color. The problem was probably I used too much oxyclean. The key really is not to soak long and check/recheck. I used conditioner and shampoo on the hair to get the stiff oxyclean out of the hair. It dries out a pony's hair but doesn't ruin it. Now when it comes to neon yellow it will pull out the color of the hair some. Do not ever put a flocked pony in Oxyclean. I actually quit soaking and dipped my magic eraser in warm oxy and cleaned the pony by hand due to some of the issues I have found happened to me. Oxyclean will most likely not remove any marker stains that have had a long time to soak into the vinyl. It really is best for cleaning dirty ponies that have clogged pores. Hot water opens the pores and oxy on a magic clean eraser will get in there and remove the ground in dirt. It is not really good at other types of stains.
All of my so-softs have received oxiclean baths and they turned out so so much nicer. Cleaner looking and way softer!
Have you personally had issues in regards to flocking? Or is this more of a better-safe-than-sorry warning?
I haven't had any so-soft ponies so I'm not sure.
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« on: August 29, 2018, 11:21:32 AM »
I have never had oxy ruin a pony mane. I have had soaking in oxy change symbol colors, remove glitter and even slightly change eye color. The problem was probably I used too much oxyclean. The key really is not to soak long and check/recheck. I used conditioner and shampoo on the hair to get the stiff oxyclean out of the hair. It dries out a pony's hair but doesn't ruin it. Now when it comes to neon yellow it will pull out the color of the hair some. Do not ever put a flocked pony in Oxyclean. I actually quit soaking and dipped my magic eraser in warm oxy and cleaned the pony by hand due to some of the issues I have found happened to me. Oxyclean will most likely not remove any marker stains that have had a long time to soak into the vinyl. It really is best for cleaning dirty ponies that have clogged pores. Hot water opens the pores and oxy on a magic clean eraser will get in there and remove the ground in dirt. It is not really good at other types of stains.
I think I'll give her another surface clean. I would do an OxiClean bath on Majesty but she has glitter symbols  Post Merge: August 29, 2018, 12:05:01 PMOkay, I gave Lemondrop an Oxiclean bath (I couldn't help myself) she only stayed in there 5 mins tops. After the soak, I did some surface cleaning with Dawn and a magic eraser. Then I washed her hair and put conditioner in it. Right now she's drying with straws in her mane. Honestly, I'm glad I gave her one, even if she didn't have any major stains or discoloring it still killed all the germs and now she is fully clean!
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« on: August 29, 2018, 10:58:23 AM »
I think it makes the hair a bit nasty, so you have to give it extra-special cleaning afterwards (probably involving a lot of conditioner). To my knowledge, it doesn't cause irreversible damage to the hair, but perhaps someone can say if they had a particularly bad run-in with oxiclean and manes.
Removing the tail is advised because it isn't hard to replace with the original or a new tail, and it allows for the oxiclean to get in and clean out all the gunk.
I'd try just soap and maybe magic eraser first, what are the flaws that you notice on her?
I have given her a surface clean before. She sorta looks dirty and "grungy" plus she does have pink marks on her legs (I'm not sure if that's something Oxiclean can clean or not).
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« on: August 29, 2018, 10:04:18 AM »
I have a Lemondrop that I'm thinking of giving her a soak in Oxiclean. I never found a clear answer on: do you have to remove their mane and tail before soaking? She's already missing her tail, which is fine because I have hair for her coming in the mail but her mane still looks good. I don't want to re-root her mane. Will Oxiclean damage the mane?
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« on: August 28, 2018, 05:48:23 PM »
If I'm re-hairing G1s I use PVA glue because you although it can dry a little milky in colour can remove it with hot water if you want to re-hair again. For example, someone might want to restore an alt. re-hair to a more original appearance. E6000 is for plugging rhinestones onto trainers and suchlike as far as I know. it might be good for use on a G4 who will be played with although i'm not sure if it's child safe.
I'll have to look into PVA glue.
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