What are these marks and how do i get them off?

[mimicsno1fan]

Hi guys! My poor ponies are covered in wierd dirt marks and i cant for the life of me get it off! Anyone know how to safely remove it?

Thanks!

Mimic x x x

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[sd_dreamcrystal]

looks like a nasty case of smooze, a really nasty case D:

http://mlparena.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=181104.html this is from the old site but it should help some

[mimicsno1fan]

Thanks so much! I have a lot of ponies with this so i guess a whole heap of patience is going to be needed haha

Mimic x x x

[Eldarwen]

Woah! I have seen alot of smooze but never that bad! But the good news is, its fixable. Just takes alot of time and patience. 

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Lots of boiling water and scrubbing!  I bet they'll clean up nicely! 

[Lady Starflower]

I had a newborn covered and after a boiling bath she came clean. Good luck with yours : )

[PitterPatter]

Wow, she is epic in terms of smoozeyness!

But as people said, give it time and hard graft and she'll look lovely.
 Post some pictures when you're done, I'd love to see the difference ^_^!!

[Mirnyj]

That must be the worst case of smooze I've ever seen! 

I wish your nerves a lot of strength to get trough it all! 

[ponylady]

Oh noes...the smooze!! I hope you are able to get rid of it. 

[hathorcat]

Oh wow! Gosh!!! Thats some serious in ground dirt.

If you follow the tutorial linked, I am sure she ll be lovely! I also heard mention that the softer side of a brillo pad - used everywhere except on paint - and you need to be careful you dont scrape the plastic - is effective]

[reanna-mator]

I've got a CC Snuzzle that looks like that. Thankfully, I have a near mint FF Snuzzle as well. My poor smoozed Snuzzle is really tough to clean. I think the dirt is really, really ground in there.

[Stormness_1]

It must be tootsie... my girl looked exactly the same... and she has those shiny parts too... in the same place! Apart from the braid and her symbols being more faded than mine, I'd have sworn that was my Tootsie pre-cleaning. You have to be really careful not to scrape that top layer of vinyl off, mine has a grainy feel on her lower legs where I got a bit enthusiastic... but she's clean now!!

[Mirnyj]

I'm just wondering how a pony gets like that, she looks like she's been buried in dirt and left in the heat of the sun. 

[foalpatrol]

Holy poo, I have never seen smooze like that before!

[hathorcat]

I'm just wondering how a pony gets like that, she looks like she's been buried in dirt and left in the heat of the sun. 

Probably a combination of dirt and oil from hands, dust collecting on her, getting damp - all manner of things cause a layer of dirt to build up and as plastic has pores with time that dirt can literally get in to the plastic.