There’s an older thread on here with some info on the effects of hydrogen peroxide vs benzoyl peroxide. As I understand it, benzoyl bleaches dyes (like the ones used to tint pony plastic! So it should NEVER be used on ponies) but hydrogen peroxide does not. I found Far Dreamer’s comments in this thread especially helpful. She runs the My Little Pony Preservation Project and from what I’ve seen goes out of her way to be very thorough in her research on pony restoration methods.

Here’s the thread! http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,396568.msg1787905.html#msg1787905

Quote from: The_Loner on February 08, 2022, 06:02:07 AM

What is that cream you are talking about? My Twinkler who used to be a beautiful dark purple has turned brown . I would love it if I could get her back to her original color!

I think they are talking about hydrogen peroxide. The cream that hairdressers use to make blonde hair. I use the 40 volume one and on my ponies I have had good results.

Yup, that’s the stuff! Fading yellowed or stained plastic under sun or UV light is called sun fading in the pony community and retrobrighting pretty much everywhere else. People use this process to de-yellow everything from toys, to vintage computer and game system parts, or even collectible Nike shoes. You can find lots of helpful tutorials on building a UV light box on YouTube, and there’s even a Wikipedia page for retrobrighting. If you want to see some lovely results of this process, check out @makingponiespretty on Instagram. Plenty of other folks use it too! I’d be really interested to see if it helps your Twinkler.

@Blackcurtains, all these compliments are activating my inner archivist!

Sent you a PM because I have some things from your wanted list. Where can I see what you have to trade?

Quote from: Taffeta on February 07, 2022, 04:03:58 AM

If they genuinely smell like US ice cream, remind me if I ever go over there to avoid your ice cream like the plague.

Don't worry.   The only Sundae Best pony in my childhood herd was Coco Berry/Chocolate Chip.  Even then I don't remember thinking that she smelled like ice cream.  I have Sherbet/Sorbet Surprise now also and although she seems to still be slightly scented it's more of a vanilla/general sweet scent to me. 


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I mean, to avoid it melting under hot set lights, prop ice cream can be made of things like silicone squeezed through a piping tip…so that kid in the ad comparing the two could be onto something. Don’t worry about US ice cream. I grew up with a scented pony (Sugar Apple, still faintly scented after all these years!) and I have to say she smells more like shampoo, though I don’t know if they used the same scent on all ponies.

I recently got a mail order Napper who looked very dark, and I expected I’d have to pop her head off and start scrubbing rust out of her insides. Open opening her up, however, I found that her interior is extremely rust free and very clean. So why is she a completely different color from my store Napper, and honestly most other MO Nappers I've seen pictures of?
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Is the plastic yellowed, and would sun fading help, or does this particular pony just tend to have a wide variety of tones depending on where and when it was produced? Of course I know these are two different versions, but I didn't know there was this amount of color variation between them. I know I’ve seen Star Hoppers that range from minty to emerald. Is it the same thing?

Replied to your PM with info on the store I’m talking about! It says they do ship worldwide on their website, so don’t hesitate to give them a call and get those cute ponies!

Best of luck! But if you can’t find the ones you sold, what’s your budget for buying a new set? A vintage toy store near me has a bunch of pearly babies on display right now but I think they’re each $50.

My first pony was Beachball, who my mom put in our mailbox as a surprise for me when I was a little kid.

Today, mail order Napper came in the mail!