Tail rust + rit due questions??

[otocolobus_manul]

Aright, so I've been attempting to fix some bad tail rust on a baby tiddleywinks I acquired. Unfortunately, since it was my first time, I made the incredibly stupid error of scrubbing down towards the rest of her tail instead of up by the plug, and now her entire tail is light pinkish brown. I've been rinsing and scrubbing it with toothpaste like crazy trying to get it off, but I don't think it's working  Right now the tail is soaking in toothpaste. Is the any way I can fix this, or is she a lost cause?

Also, I checked hobby lobby today for rit dye to repink another one of my ponies, but the color I'd seen people recommend - rose pink - wasn't there, and there was no place for it, so they don't stock it. I grabbed the closest one, petal pink, and scarlet red in case I should mix them together. Which would work best - mixing them, petal pink alone, or should I just give in and order some rose pink or something?

Sorry if these sound stupid, I'm kinda new to this whole restoration thing ^^'

Many thanks.

[PinkiePosh]

Try Carnation pink RIT dye or just rehair the tail with kitten dollyhair! 

[Ledbyrd]

According to the MLP preservation project website both petal pink and rose pink will work. I am hoping this is the case because I just bought a box of petal pink to re-pink my Sunspot with...

http://www.mlppreservationproject.com/hair.html

[Elisto]

Huh, that's weird that the toothpaste isn't working. It's not a gel-type toothpaste, is it?

[otocolobus_manul]

Alright, after my initial panic I managed to scrape the worst of the rust off, and now there's just a faint but of pink near the base of her tail.

And thank you for your answers! It's good to know petal pink should work as well.

[hathorcat]

Have you actually taken her tail out? If you dont get to the root of the rust the reason it could be staining is simply that more and more rust is coming out.

If you are going to repink, the petal pink shade is the one you want.

[otocolobus_manul]

Have you actually taken her tail out? If you dont get to the root of the rust the reason it could be staining is simply that more and more rust is coming out.

If you are going to repink, the petal pink shade is the one you want.

Yep, I've removed her tail and the washer, and thank you! I'll probably start Love Melody today at some point