Making ringlets stay in for longer?

[Starshinescustoms]

Wasn't sure if this should go here or in the Corral, but went with here in the end since it involves a custom 

I recently finished a pony that has been half-finished for about five years (poor thing neglected at the bottom of a box of baits for so long). I wanted her to have ringlets, so after having practiced a little first, I tried it out using the straw-curl-method-thing (hair styling is not my thing lol).
23hrs later, I took the pencils out (I didn't have any straws, so substituted pencils). Then something entirely unexpected happened.
It had worked.
I had several (nearly) perfect ringlets, for the very first time. I was so pleased as I've tried to get the hang of it for a while. Long story short, I was really excited to get some pictures up of her on here, so went back to her with a camera a couple of hours later... Only to find they had already fallen out and turned to big curls.
Now, I know ringlets aren't permanent, but surely they should stay a little longer than that? 
Any ideas how I can make them at least a little more permanent? I did use fairly hot water (I have the burns on my leg to prove it from when I tipped the bowl over by accident) as well as a pony-safe conditioner. But nothing else.
I know I've read some people used hairspray, but I don't use hairspray myself so unfortunately I don't have any.
Also as this is a TAF-style custom, I'm worried about using aerosol spray with unknown chemicals that could damage the paint.
Any suggestions?

[NoDivision]

Boiling water. There's a reason we call it the boil perm technique . All of the customs in my collection with curled hair look just as they did the day I got them. You need to either dunk the hair (when it's in the curlers/straws/what have you) in boiling water, or pour boiling water over it.

[Starshinescustoms]

Hmm, maybe that's where I went wrong. I did have a feeling that might have been what I'd done, but I was hoping I could blame it on something else . I did wash in hot water and then dip into even hotter water afterwards (fresh from my arch-enemy, the kettle that leaks boiling water all over you when you pour from it), but it may have cooled too much by the time it was wrapped around the pencils.
I'll give her another go and I'll pour boiling hot water over after they're set this time.
Knowing how accident prone I am (especially with hot things), I guarantee I'll end up with some new burns to show for it, too. Yay.
Thank you so much, NoDivision 

[StrawberryMeadow]

Pour the boiling water over again once it's wrapped. That's what I did to my Masquerade and her curls are as curly now as they were last .... October? (actually a bit too curly, her hair is out of control lol!) Also, is it Nylon hairs you're using? Some hair types don't take curls very well

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