cleaning a giant g3 plush

[kezrob23]

hey all!! long time no post!! 

anyways, i picked up a giant g3 frilly frocks from a local auction site for $6.50. she is in way rougher shape than i thought, and a lot grubbier. she has quite a few stitched up holes, and is a very dingy off white.

her leg poles are broken and in weird places so i was thinking of removing the poles, destuffing, repairing the holes properly from the inside, and washing the outer in the machine after a good long soak.

has anyone done this? will it ruin the tail and mane or cause it to fall out? am i likely to completely ruin her if i try?

thanks in advance for any tips and advice!!

[Skeen]

It will certainly damage the mane and tail, just like washing any type of plush with that faux fur, but to get her really clean that's the way you'd have to do it, unless you were keen on hand washing her and keeping her hair dry (but I'd still want to clean that too, because if she's that dirty her hair is too, amirite?).  You could put her in the gentle or handwash cycle and then put her on the "air only" option in the dryer (no heat) or line dry her.  Just take care to refluff her hair when you're done.

[kezrob23]

Thanks skeen!! And yes, there are some clumps of I don't want to knows in her mane and tail... 

[hathorcat]

I would go with the washing machine on gentle or hand wash cycle as well - and you should make sure to wrap her up in a single duvet cover before you pop her in - that acts as extra protection.