Deflocking help please?

[Binx]

Hi, I hope this is in the right area!

I have been deflocking a SS North Star, but I'm struggling. I used oxiaction to remove the flocking, then I used acetone based nail polish remover to try to remove the glue. It didn't work very well, so I tried adhesive remover. That wasn't great, so I tried white spirit, which again has not removed much of the residual glue. It's all yellowed and she looks really horrible now, and i wish I hadn't started.

I'm in the UK, so any advice on the products available here that people have had success with would be very greatly received!!

Post Merge: May 22, 2014, 02:26:11 AM

Sorry, just wanted to check, have I posted this in the wrong place? Should it go under customs?

[hathorcat]

No you are in the right forum

You could try to soak her over night in sugar soap - thats usually great at cutting through the glue and getting rid of it. The next step after that is paint stripper - the same kind you will get in any Wickes, B&Q or other hardware store. You do have to be careful with it - use only in a ventilated location, with gloves and ideally a mask/goggles. Also make sure to not leave it on the ponies body too long as it actually gets into the plastic pores and can make it a little pock marked.

[Binx]

Thank you so much for that, I'll try the less drastic means primarily, but I'll get some paint stripper in case! I was starting to think I'd ruined her for good,  but hopefully I'll see better results now

[gemini_pony]

I used pure acetone, hot water and lots of scrubbing with the one I am working on. I just had to be super careful around the symbol.

[shadowlark]

I used pure acetone, hot water and lots of scrubbing with the one I am working on. I just had to be super careful around the symbol.

^^This - pure acetone works much better than acetone based nail polish remover. Lots of elbow grease to scrub off the glue, being very careful around symbols. For over symbols, I go with rubbing alcohol + elbow grease to scrub scrub scrub. You can see a few of my deflocks in my restoration thread in my siggy - some are more work than others, but the end result is usually amazing!

[Binx]

Thank you so much! She's Looking pretty good now, if I do say so myself, I'm really pleased with the results. I've found it hard to get pure acetone in the hardware shops here, so I used the paint and varnish remover

[hathorcat]

Awesome! Make sure to post us some pictures so we can all drool

[Binx]

I will do! I'll sort photobucket tomorrow

Post Merge: May 28, 2014, 03:16:41 AM

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I'm so rubbish at this, that certainly didn't work!

[hathorcat]

I will do! I'll sort photobucket tomorrow

Post Merge: May 28, 2014, 03:16:41 AM

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I'm so rubbish at this, that certainly didn't work!

Dont worry it takes some time to get used to. You just have copied over the wrong link from photobucket -  you simply want to copy paste the URL from the "image" box rather than from the "html" box Just copy it in PB and paste it in your thread and it will work; your link should have a .jpg at the end of it.

[Artemesia's Garden]

De-flocks 

[gemini_pony]

They don't sell pure acetone in the nail polish isles there? I just got mine next to the regular nail polish remover.

[Binx]

Is it because I'm doing it from my phone?

Sorry this post has turned into a help stone age Binx with computer stuff!

Post Merge: May 29, 2014, 02:03:38 PM

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Thank you!! I know I could have just bought a NSS, but she wanted a new lease of life with her rubs and bald patches

[hathorcat]

Yay! You got it working And thats what we are here for - always happy to help. She looks great!

[svetilda]

Good job! She looks good!

[Binx]

Thank you, I really enjoyed it in the end, I'd happily do another now. I was feeling totally defeated, so thanks again for all your help 
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