Hair that is making me SCREAM ARGGGH!

[bagheera86]

I'm not sure. Maybe? It doesn't hurt to try, right?

oh I meant to say 'yes i'm trying again!'

[Firebyrd]

Cover as much of the pony as you can so that the paint doesn't get wet, get the hair in place how you want it with rubber bands or whatever, then /pour/ the boiling water over it.  Just dipping the hair in the water doesn't do the trick, partly because it's not getting the roots.  The stiffer hair can take some work to get it right, but I'm pretty sure nothing is harder to get to lay down than kanekalon and pouring boiling water does the trick every time.

Just as a side note, in the future when you're painting with a custom blend, get a baby food jar, make plenty of the blend inside of that, and then put plastic wrap on the top before sealing the lid.  Throwing some retardent in there doesn't hurt too.  This will keep paint fresh for a fair amount of time and that way if you need to do touchups, you don't end up with matching problems.