Is it possible to dye a pony to restore her colour?

[BabiChuld]

I've wondered about this, when you see faded ponies that are otherwise pristine, is it a done thing to re-dye them to get back their original "skin" colour? How is this done and is there a specific type of colouring used? I would love to know. I'm not hugely "in" to restoration but I would like to know more ^_^

[Sparkle Pony]

I've seen people use what I believe was RIT fabric dye to change body color.  I've heard it can be really hard to get the color correct though, but it's been done!

[LightingElectricDream]

Check out seashell:
http://www.mlppreservationproject.com/body.html

[hathorcat]

This is one of those questions which does fit in the Corral because its technically restoring a pony. But I honestly think you are going to get the best advice over in Customs because so many talented members over there work with this kind of thing. I am going to bump this thread over to Customs for the moment [you may find it bump returned if the topic changes a little ].

Dying is not reaaaaly restoring as you cant "restore" the colour in the plastic but simply colour the pony to a different shade than it is currently [close to original].

[shadowlark]

Check out seashell:
http://www.mlppreservationproject.com/body.html

Oh, I forgot she was added to the MLP Preservation site! 

I sunfaded her first to try to even her out and fade the marker.  Then used RIT dye to dye her. She came out a bit darker than I was aiming for, but still, she looks way better!

Here's each step:

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[BabiChuld]

Oh my gosh that is amazing!! How did you stop the dye from colouring her eyes and symbols, did you paint over them first? I have an Italian CC that is very faded but otherwise pristine, I would love to try and get her colour back to pink

[shadowlark]

Yup, I painted over the eyes and symbols with white acrylic paint before I sunfaded her and left it on while I dyed her. I've read you don't need it for dying as the dye won't take to the factory paint, but I didn't want to take any chances.