I recently got a Ringlet with really DRY hair. I want it to feel silky again! The conditioner I tried (just my regular L’Oréal Elvive) didn’t do much to soften the  texture. I also tried the standard process of moistening the hair, coating it in a thick layer of conditioner, and running it through my flat iron on the lowest setting, but it didn’t seem to help much. The ends were still pretty kinked. 

I did some research to look for a treatment that might work better. I have heard that cheaper shampoos (one thread specifically mentioned Pantene) have ingredients that coat hair strands and leave them looking shiny but don’t really penetrate the hair follicle, and that this ingredient is helpful to treating dry pony hair. I’m guessing it’s some kind of silicone but I’m not sure.

On that note, I have heard people recommend fabric softener over conditioner for doll hair, since it’s nylon, and the things that make conditioner work for human hair don’t apply to plastic hair. BUT, I have heard really mixed things about fabric softener.  Imreadydollparts on Tumblr recently tried to fix a bunch of g3’s whose hair had been treated with undiluted fabric softener (and then coated in baby powder once that got sticky) and she said they were waxy, stinky, and that it was pretty much impossible to remove the nasty fabric softener residue from their hair. I hear that diluting the softener A LOT is key to avoiding this, but is it even good for plastic hair at all?

In short, can I please hear some of your stories about using both methods? I don’t want to damage my ponies long term. I feel like what I’ve tried so far is missing a step, and I want to know what it is. If diluting the fabric softener and washing the hair well with strong detergent after is the way to go, I’d love to know!

Thank you in advance!

Has anyone tried soaking rust stained pony hair in white vinegar to remove the stains? I ask because my BF soaked a pair of rusty bolt cutters in plain white vinegar and the rust simply vanished in a few days! I know that oxi clean and tooth paste are both used on rust stains, but if vinegar won’t harm nylon pony hair, it certainly would be a useful and cheap way to pretreat a large number of rusty tails. I’ve seen people mention using vinegar to help set the color in dyed pony or doll hair, so I assume it doesn’t harm the fiber or dry it out to much, though if I’m wrong on that front I’d love to hear about your experiences! Thanks folks!

Another point - I’ve noticed a few eBay listings lately mention of ponies have had their washers replaced with zip ties. I know most of us collectors prefer zip ties as it means never having to deal with rust again, but I wonder if some collectors will ever become more stringent about ponies having their original washers? If so…an intact washer could probably be fixed up with a vinegar soak and popped back in if you planned to sell the pony.

So I suppose this is a bit similar to the thread about people having a hard time finding the Minty fashion pac, but I feel like batch 2 of the Potion Surprise blind bag ponies never appeared in most stores in my area. I never saw them at least. Has anyone else had an easier time finding them, or was distribution just really spotty on Hasbro stuff at the second half of last year? It makes sense with Covid affecting everything, but it’s a pity. Myself I was really looking forward to finding the extra cute round ponies, and since the secret ring set is very well distributed now, I’m wondering if I’ve missed my chance, or if it’s time to start haunting the toy isle at Tuesday Morning. The other post about Minty made me wonder if a lot of people have been having this issue with other things meant to be released around the same time.

Not to bring this post into territory that will get it moved to another area of the forum but if you happen to have a few you don’t want, please feel free to PM me! Thanks!

I really like the g4.5 ponies and I’ve got a few I’m trying to get my hands on! After scrolling through EBay and Amazon, I’ve decided to check to see what I can find here. The ponies don’t have to be in package (if they are, I’m going to open them) I’d prefer they be in good condition, but show me what you’ve got. A pony cleaning project can be fun.

Here are the ones I’m looking for:

My Little Pony The Movie All About DJ Pon-3

My Little Pony The Movie All About Soarin

My Little Pony The Movie All About Sweetie Drops

My little pony the movie All About Friends Photo Finish (only with whole outfit, please!)

My Little Pony The Movie All About Friends Tempest Shadow

School of Friendship Starlight Glimmer with cape

Rainbow Road Trip: On-the-Go Rarity

G4.5 Muffin pony

Reboot Shining Armor

All three Cutie Mark Crusaders from the School of Friendship set

Would also like to buy some pony pets, like the ones that came with the Equestria Girls minis. Interested in all except Tank. I’ve got a Tank already.

I’m looking more to buy then to trade, but if you did want to trade I’ve got the following ponies available:
g4.5 Trixie Lullamoon, MIP
G4.5 All About Applejack with...her face plastered all over her side. MIP

I have a bunch of g1 doubles too, although I haven’t organized my spares in a while. If you’re looking for a G1 let me know and I’ll see what I can find!

Thank you!

So! I have read a lot about pin dot (ingrained dirt) removal, but I can’t seem to get it to work for me. Recently I took a pindot-y pony, soaked her in some boiled water, and scraped the side of a popsicle stick against the side of the dirty area. Also used a wire bristle brush, a wet and dry magic eraser, and fingernails. It’s still full of little dots. Maybe a few came off? Hard to tell.

If you’ve made pin dot removal work, what’s your secret? I’d love to see some before and after pics too, please! Thank you!

Edit: spell check gave me pinot removal in the subject line, I changed it, har har.

So I recently bought a big lot of G1 ponies off Craigslist! There were lots of good ponies in there, but many need a LOT of work to get back up to being in nice condition. While looking for ways to fix tail rust, I came across RIT rust remover and this list of other similar products that get rust out of fabric.  http://www.stain-removal-101.com/rust-stain-remover.html

Particularly interesting is the Carbona Stain Devil #9, which can be used to soak items, and then rinse away the rust stain. Since there are SO many ponies with tail rust, it would be lovely to just pull out a bunch of tails, soak them in a bucket of this stuff for a few hours, and rinse them and be done. Has anyone else used it for ponies? I suppose if the materials says it works on nylon there couldn't be any promblems, since G1s have nylon hair right?

If you've had experience with the stuff let me know! If I get a hold of some and test it on a common tail, I will let you know how it turns out.

I have a box of very cigarette smoke stained ponies I got last winter who have been marinating in a tub of odor absorbing cat litter and baking soda since. It's helped a bit, but they still smell pretty funky, so today, after seeing it mentioned on an MLPTP post, I looked up how to de-scent plastic with vinegar.

I found this tutorial: http://www.ehow.com/how_5565782_remove-smoke-smell-plastic.html

I currently have a Peachy soaking in a Tupperware full of the water and vinegar solution. I popped off her head so the vinegar could work inside too. Hopefully it helps! If it does, I will try it on the other ponies. I know ponies and liquid submersion can cause rust, but since it's summer I figure drying her out fully should be easy. It's better to smell like salad than tar, and the article says the vinegar smell fades over time. I will keep you posted on how it goes!

Have any of you guys tried similar methods, or other liquid solutions to destroy pony smells?