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Thank you for your reply! I'm very tempted to go for the pony now, if for no other reason than I'm curious to see how painting over the eye with Pearl Ex would turn out, but I'll hold off for a bit because, you know, limited money. If I get my hands on her and the necessary materials, I'll try fixing up the eyes and I'll probably post the results!
With all due respect, I don’t think adding extra resin to a pony is a good idea. There could be issues where the chemical composition of the pony plastic inhibits the curing of the resin, causing it to never harden properly and leaving you with a goopy mess, or at best you’ve added a rock hard layer of extra plastic to the pony, and it would alter the shape of the eye. It could drip before it cures as well, and in any case Twinkle Eyes seem to be going up in price lately - you wouldn’t want to alter one in a way that can’t be reversed.I believe the Twinkle Eye coating is painted on. My best suggestion for a comparable modern material would be to mix interference Pearl Ex powdered pigments into a clear medium (paint) and paint, or better! Airbrush it onto the twinkle eye after masking off the area around the plastic gem with painter’s tape. The interference pigments have colors that show up best on colored surfaces and are somewhat translucent, so, like the original ponies, the color of the plastic underneath plays a role in how the final product looks. They come in multiple colors. I’d suggest a mix to get the right multi colored sheen. If you can get this pony I say go for it! Even if you don’t want to keep it, it’s likely you can pass it on to another interested person on here. Best of luck!
You are most welcome for the reply! I admit I don’t have all the answers. I told BF about the issue and he said that mixing the Pearl Ex into clear enamel paint instead of clear acrylic paint might help change the look to closer to G1. An interesting thing to think would affect the process! He cited Adam Savage’a videos, and said that Testers makes a good clear enamel that is sold at hobby shops.. Apparently it’s closer in texture to nail polish, but you know, unlike nail polish it’s meant to be permanent. I would absolutely love to see some re-twinkling tests on cheap gems! And the electroplating honestly looks promising, too, but much harder to do at home. At least, as far as I know! Those nail transfers look interesting too!