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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Marlin on January 24, 2012, 03:57:32 PM
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Ok - I know some people might be totally against re-pinking G1 hair, but I have to confess to being a crim in that regard if the pony is well and truly intended to be part of my collection! (In which case, guilty about 4 times over... oh, YumYum, how pretty you are now!!). I would like to state too that I would never sell a re-pinked pony without mentioning the hair had been re-coloured!
My latest touch up was Baby Cotton Candy who I've had for a little while now, and had always intended to restore to former glory as she is lovely in all other respects. Have to admit - I was enchanted with the result! Here is a before and after (sadly the light makes the hair look a little darker in places!):
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(http://www.flickr.com/photos/71080454@N08/6757469451/)
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(http://www.flickr.com/photos/71080454@N08/6757469315/)
So, I figure there must be other re-pinkers out there! I'd love to see some before and after shots - anyone want to share? :)
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She looks fab :) I've been thinking about doing a couple of mine. How did you do it?
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I've done heaps!
But I don't have before and afters unfortunately.
Baby cotton candy looks great!
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Short pinking explanation:
Hot water in bowl (plastic ice cream containers work well, fill up bottom about an inch), 1/4 tsp (or less) rose color rit dye crystals, stir. Swish pony hair in dye for a few seconds, rinse with cold water.
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Looks great. :) I have a TE whose pink stripe has turned white and maybe I'll fix her up one of these days. That sunny sparkle pony too.
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I've pinked TONS of ponies. Just don't really have good before pics, I usually wait to take pics after they look their best.
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Thanks for the compliments, guys :) Sourdough - at the time I did Baby Cotton Candy, I also very lightly touched up my Curly Lock's streak - came up great, not excessively vibrant; just looks slightly faded as opposed to white! I found a tooth pick useful in separating out the hairs from the streak I wanted to colour from the others ;)
And now preparing myself for hate mail.... I don't have any dye (and am too lazy to find the right one....) so, I experimented with pink food colouring, with great success. I've used it ever since. I don't feel too bad about it - I've heard some people use red fizzy drink!! And I do only colour ponies I intend to keep.
I'm careful with how much I put in, and I use hot water (I found it seems to fix better). Rinse and repeat several times till I have the desired darkness. I then condition, and the colour holds nicely.
If you guys do find photos, even 'after' shots - stick 'em up! :)
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Rit dye in rose pink gets the closest I've found.
Here is a repink on frizzy dry hair, repink on silky hair (tail was still a little pink, mane was white), and original.
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Post Merge: January 24, 2012, 04:47:01 PM
Oops there is a Hank of pussycat on little flitter too
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Here is a before and after of my Baby Cotton Candy
Before
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And after!
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ooh yah for photos!
Here is another re-pink I did... YumYum's tail still had a hint of pink, but her mane had gone pretty much white. I love her; she's one of my favourites <3
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(http://www.flickr.com/photos/71080454@N08/6757727197/)
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I'm debating re-pinking a few of my Little Flitters. I've had a hard time tracking down rit dye in the right shade though. Butterfly, your wingers look gorgeous and you've just convinced me to take the plunge:)
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Before and after! Came out exactly how I remember it when I saw a Mex baby Quackers without the faded hair, so I'm pretty pleased.
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She is lovely! :)
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I use Rit Dye for mine. I would be far too scared to use food colouring!
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I'm a little odd, cause I've used boiling hot water and crimson red watercolor for re-pinking... And it has been working like a charm!
My results with Sniffles and Kisscurl:
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Lovely pics everyone!
Here's my Yum Yum before
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& after
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Cocoberry before
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& After
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Ok, now I needs to get me some dye! Holy cow do these ponies look amazing. Cocoberry and Yum Yum look like brand new ponies Angel:)
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Food coloring and watercolor?? Wow did they ever turn out great! I would have never thought to use those. I am with the group that uses Rit Dye for mine. I have searched for the before pictures but I can't seem to locate them so I guess I'll just have to post the after pics. Both of these ponies had completely faded to white hair when they arrived to me. The first picture was the best picture I could find of Wind Whistler showing the true color of her re-pinking.
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They all look great! This reminds me that I have some ponies who need re-pinking!
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Wow they are all beautiful! I don't think we get Rit dye here in the UK...not sure about using food dye either in case it came off onto another pony. What is the longest anyone has had a repinked pony with no colour transferance?
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Wow they are all beautiful! I don't think we get Rit dye here in the UK...not sure about using food dye either in case it came off onto another pony. What is the longest anyone has had a repinked pony with no colour transferance?
If you keep the hair a little bit above the water, the dye travels upwards towards the root without actually having to dip the root into the water itself. I used rit dye, so I don't have any idea about food colouring staining or not. I'm sure if it the water never touches the pony itself it should be fine. :)
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Oh! I'm loving these photos and techniques! Keep 'em coming :)
I haven't had trouble with staining (using food colour). Obviously I'm pretty careful about it, and a bit like other dye I suppose the whole process is so brief that provided you wash the pony quickly there shouldn't be any trouble :) I do wonder when I'll make my first cock-up though! :P
Here's my other two re-pinks, both of whom had white hair before:
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(http://www.flickr.com/photos/71080454@N08/6762732755/)
Childhood Little Flitter
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Wind Whistler
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Marlin: I love your Wind Whistler. She is absolutely gorgeous! Such perfect cheek blush! Mine barely has any left.
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:blush: Thank you! :blush:
I do adore her; she was one of the first ponies I got when I got back into MLP (and my first re-pink!). Picked her up in a bulk lot.
I LOVE your baby Wind Whistler!
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Well... I think I'm gonna have to get me some RIT dye! :D
I have a Fancy Flower that arrived today... her hair is WHITE!! O.o Methinks I'll give her a shot at a new life. :D
I'll be sure to take before and after pics. :good:
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Alrighty... took some "before" pics of Fancy Flower today! Check this out...
Here she is... next to my, unfaded, gal... O.o Insane huh? :lol:
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I almost like her with the white hair tho! :D Oh well... if she isn't snagged by someone... I'll repink her hair soon!
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I'm all for repinking, so well done!
My "victims" include Posey, Steamer and NSS Wind Whistler (now one of my herd favorites).
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Thanks for the advice...those pics are awesome. I do have a NSS Wind Whistler who's hair is whiter than white. She's so badly faded even her whistles are white! Always seems strange looking at ones with pink hair. She may be my first 'victim'...