Shadowlark's Cleaning/Restoration Thread (PIC HEAVY)

[sunnydaze]

If you have any symbol work you need done just let me know I'm happy to help! I'm on mat leave so I'm home a lot with my six month old.

[shadowlark]

Thanks for the offer! Hopefully I'll be working again soon and will have more pony to spend on ponies/shipping costs, so maybe then. There's only a couple I'm not happy with - how are you with glitter symbols?

[sunnydaze]

Not bad, I've reglittered a few rainbow ponies in the past. I also do customs with glitter symbols.  I use Pops method to apply glitter.

Have a look through the link to my DA gallery I know you can see better pics there than the small pics in my Sig.

It's really too bad Canada post is so expensive even within Canada.

[Shy Violet]

They all look amazing!! Fantastic job. I love seeing before and after pics of restores.

[Baby Mischief]

Oh. my. god! Those are amazing!!!
I need to know how you got Baby MD so White?! I have been looking for a mint one for ages and now I have one that is w/o marks but yellow.. I thought there was no hope, but obviously there is!

Please let me know how I can save her!!

[shockponie]

Sugarberry was a $5 ebay win. I was hoping with a little love and some sunfading, she'd turn out nicely, and she did! In order to sunfade her, I had to painstakingly cover all the berries on each side with about 3 coats of paint. What a pain that was! But worth it!

I've hemmed and hawed over how to sunfade my Sugarberry. Yours looks splendid! What paint do you use if you don't mind me asking?

[Thrice]

Stalking this thread! I have a ton of G1s that need TLC and I've been (very) slowly restoring them. Haven't tried reglittering yet but I'm kind of dreading it.

[shadowlark]

Thanks everyone!

Baby Mischief - try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser - that's all I used for most of my white ones. Those things are brilliant. If that doesn't work, you can try covering her symbols/eyes and sticking her in the sun for a bit and that should help

shockponie - I just used FolkArt acrylic paint to paint over the symbols. It was such a pain! I think I put about 3 coats on each little berry and piece of vine, as well as her blush and eyes. Then I just wrapped her mane and tail in tinfoil and let her sunbathe for a while! But try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser first as that might be all yours needs.

Thrice - yeah reglittering was a pain and I'm not a good artist so some of the symbols are a bit wonky. But I basically just painted the symbol in craft glue than dumped the glitter over top. There's a pic of the glitter I used a few pages back - I just mixed what ever colour I needed with the silver glitter and then dumped it on and patted it down a bit to smooth it. Not the best method but worked in a pinch

[shadowlark]

Movie Firefly & Pony Bride added!

[Fisha Seabreeze]

Awesome job, your ponies look like a million bucks!

[AnnaPommes]

i am amazed about your restaurations, especially on the white ponies. you can make them so super white again! OoO
please go on with it! it is grand!

[Reiya]

This is one of the most addicting threads ever! I love restorations.

[UrocyonFox]

oh my gosh! Its so great to see these ponies getting new a second life. They're all just beautiful. You did such a great job.

[Ivaness]

Wow ! Look how white Moondancer became! She's beautiful!

[alkevin]

You really brought them to life again!