Hi ! Thank you so much for you reply and your tips about fungi and contamination.
Actually, I was working on Sunbeam for quite a while, so I rushed a bit and finished her before you could tell me to sunfade her. haha. I'm sorry.
She looks better in photo than in real life, here's a quick before/after restoration. My apologies for the crappy lighting on the first one, the sun was set that day.

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Anyway, I still need to clean Sherbet. I rubbed her spots with acetone-free nail polish remover (pretty effective to remove markings so be careful) and it didn't go away at all. I'm not sure if kids did that. I'm intrigued. But well, I'll be trying to sunfade her as soon as I get home on friday. (I have a small student flat for my studies, I only bring a couple of ponies who just need a simple bath).

Well, have a nice day everyone, thanks a lot ! =)

Hi, thanks for your greetings. ^^
Yes, I really hope to have my own home to display them and have them all beautiful. I still have a lot of cleaning to do in my old ones, I'm making my task simpler by cleaning my newcomers so I don't have too much of them to take care of at once. )
Yes, Belgium is interesting and very pretty. I would recommend city trips there, some of them are quite touristic. And yes, me invented waffles, I think. Well, I'm not sure, but at least they have great reputation. ^^

 Hi there !

I didn't find a "restoration" section, so I guess this is where I need to go. Sorry if I'm wrong, feel free to move my topic if needed.

So, there is my problem, I'm a newbie in restoration. I am trying to get my ponies clean and infection free. I'm a bit paranoid and don't want to start an epidemic in my collection. (I keep them under 70% humidity to avoid fungal development)
I already read all the guide in http://www.mlppreservationproject.com but I probably missed something, haha.

First of all, I'd like to know how to repair a faded / yellowed pony. I've found wide brownish/yellow marks on my Sunbeam. She should look light blue, but she is just discolored with a yellow tint. I soaked her in a Sodium percarbonate solution for 6-8H but it didn't do anything really about the yellowing or her original color, but I guess it got her rid of any fungi.
Do you have any experience with Sodium percarbonate ? What should I use to get rid of the yellow traces and get her original color back ? I live in Europe so maybe some product brands are not sold in my country.

- Showing yellow traces and spots on Sunbeam. (The cuttie mark was missing, I painted it back)
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Next up, I got Sherbet yesterday, she is adorable but has "Highlighter marks", purple spots on her back leg and a bright yellow trace on her forehead that didn't go away with water and shampoo. It is said in the website that those are fungi too. I'm about to get her soaked in the same solution for at least kill the fungi and prevent any spreading but I'm afraid it will fade her color. Well, I should'nt worry since Sunbeam didin't fade at all, but Sherbet is really colorful. The product description says it has a whitening and antibacterial effect. Do you think it works on fungi too ? Probably, but I'm never sure.

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So yeah, to sum everything up about this :

- How do I get rid of yellowing on a pony's body ?
- How to I get a pony's color back ?
- How do I kill fungi ?
- How do I get rid of those various spots and traces ?
- How do I prevent any epidemic ?


I also have an other question, haha :

I had to get rid of rusty washers on Sunbeam and Applejack, their tail is rust-free and all, I am ready to tie them with a plastic zip lock, but do you have any good method to get the tail back in its place ? I had to do it once on another pony a couple of years ago, its tail popped out while I was combing it, its washer wasn't rusty and I struggled so much to get it back, I had to trim its tail at some point, my heart still hurts when I remember it.

I hope I was clear and you can help me. Have a nice day ! 

Rose

Welcome to the arena ! =) Your job looks amazing.