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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Marshie on September 09, 2020, 07:31:40 PM

Title: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: Marshie on September 09, 2020, 07:31:40 PM: Hello everyone!
I was doing some restoration on G1 Moondancer and ran into a bit of a predicament. On her right hoof there appears to be a spot where the vinyl has been eaten away by mold or some other thing, leaving a small area of thin plastic (see attached image).
I was going to just break the vinyl and fill it with apoxi sculpt, but I was also wondering if there was any other way to go about this?
Thank you so much for any advice! :frolic:

http://imgur.com/a/re7nUBj (http://imgur.com/a/re7nUBj)
(Also if anyone can help me with uploading images that would be great lol)
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on September 09, 2020, 07:52:17 PM: visitors can't see pics , please register or login

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Breaking the vinyl open would be not-an-excellent idea, unless you mean carefully popping her head off and putting the sculpt in from there. Is it eaten from the inside or outside?
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: Marshie on September 10, 2020, 02:25:14 AM: Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on September 09, 2020, 07:52:17 PM
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Breaking the vinyl open would be not-an-excellent idea, unless you mean carefully popping her head off and putting the sculpt in from there. Is it eaten from the inside or outside?

I would be carefully taking the head off and insert the apoxi sculpt from there, yes. Also it is eaten from the inside
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: BlackCurtains on September 10, 2020, 06:15:05 AM: I think that's actually a manufacturing defect. I would probably leave it but if you're determined to fix it I think your idea would work.
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: Shaiyeh on September 10, 2020, 06:49:21 AM: I would honestly leave that as is, and not pop her open (unless there are clear signs of mold and/or rust inside). Looks, like BlackCurtains said, like a factory defect, perhaps an air bubble in the vinyl :)
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on September 10, 2020, 08:33:11 AM: I wouldnt try - it is a factory error and you're likely to cause more damage than repair
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: SpacePinto on September 10, 2020, 12:33:57 PM: I think she looks perfect.
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: RoseNoire on September 10, 2020, 12:36:19 PM: Personally, I wouldn't bother with that, it looks good enough to me.
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: Marshie on September 12, 2020, 07:44:16 PM: Thanks for the advice everyone!
I will leave her be and if I ever decide to get rid of her in the future, I will be sure to list this thin spot as a factory issue/air bubble in the vinyl!!
:frolic:
Title: Re: Restoration Question - How would you fix this?
Post by: mlp4me on September 14, 2020, 09:18:51 AM: I've seen this before and will confirm, it is a bubble in the plastic. Just easier to see on white-bodied ponies and clear ones...