soft sleepy newborn! Question about mark removal + accessories

[Dainty]

So i found a soft sleepy newborn on my birthday! Yay! But this isn't a brag post I need help! I have a few questions. First off, could I get a price check on a pony in her condition? Very nice hair and working mechanisms, marks on one side are the issue (see pics). And what would you price it if I AM able to remove her marks?

Aand also, I was wondering if anyone had a soft sleepy newborn panty or bonnet they would be willing to take some measurements of for me I think I found a good fabric that would work for a repro.

So, she has these.. marks all over one side of her body. it almost looks like she was laying on something?

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I thought they were dirty so i tried to remove it with nail polish remover (i'm out of acetone atm, its late lol) but it didn't do anything Neither did hot water and scraping but I may not have gotten it hot enough. didn't want to submerge her.

Does anyone have any idea what these marks are? And any suggestions for things to try next?

[brighteyes]

I'm going to echo what I said on facebook and congratulate you on an amazing find! Because the discoloration pattern seems to be mainly on her feet, I wonder if she was sitting on a carpet or something for sometime and either there was dye transfer or it was moist and accelerated the plastic breakdown where she was in contact with it. It really looks to regular for mold and I'd think you'd be able to get rid of some of the staining with nail polish remover if it were mold. 

As to what to try next, has anyone used hydrogen peroxide with one of the soft and sleepy newborns?  It's difficult because they are so uncommon you definitely don't want to do something to make it worse.  My guess would be sunfading first and then maybe hydrogen peroxide if that doesn't work, but I've never tried either with a S&SN so those are just semi-educated guesses.  Hopefully someone who's had experience restoring one of these guys will chime in.

And again, OMG congrats!  Such pony luck you have  

[DreamLight]

Weird I got a seashell the other day with similar marks on her side which I too at first assumed was just dirt that would wash out I had a little luck with zit cream to fade it but they are still noticeable just not as dark

[buddyboymama]

Just a quick note to say, please don't use acne products! They may continue to work, and then you'll have white spots instead of ... whatever those marks are.

[Dainty]

I'm curious about sunfading (although I'm in oregon so it would take months lol!) but.. I know some pink ponies fade right? How does firefly sunfade, they are similar colors I think??

Um I mean I could try it only sunfading like.. The inside of the bottom of her foot?? but like I said it would take a while before I would even see results from the test... Blah!

[billietallent]

Maybe see if a Magic Eraser does anything?

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[DappledHazel]

What about rubbing alcohol, Dawn Power Dissolver, or maybe hand sanitizer? I've never tested it so I'd recommend keeping it off the symbol or eyes if you try them...

[ponyqueen]

Maybe see if a Magic Eraser does anything?

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I magic eraser!

[billietallent]

Maybe see if a Magic Eraser does anything?

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I magic eraser!

I always have magic erasers in my house! I know how they work, but I've decided they're still made of magic.

[Dainty]

Hmmm I tried magic eraser.. took off a fine layer of grime and all the the OTHER marks but no dice on these ones.

i still havent tried 100% acetone.. i have hydrogen peroxide too but its making me nervous, i thought it was mostly for white ponies??

[Baby Sugarberry]

It's a little hard to tell from the blurry photos, but could it be pindot?  The pattern and location looks about right. If it is pindot, hot water and lots of elbow grease should be able to budge the ingrained dirt.

[Dainty]

No I tried scraping. Also it is on part of the symbol. Looks like sunfading is my next step.

[brighteyes]

Hmmm I tried magic eraser.. took off a fine layer of grime and all the the OTHER marks but no dice on these ones.

i still havent tried 100% acetone.. i have hydrogen peroxide too but its making me nervous, i thought it was mostly for white ponies??

Peroxide cream, acne creams or Remove-Zit can fade color out of ponies and are usually just used for white ponies.  That is different than the liquid hydrogen peroxide that you get from a drugstore in a brown bottle.  The liquid is only 3% (you can check the bottle for the concentration to make sure) and it is less concentrated than peroxide creams which are usually around 10%.  I don't know what concentration Remove-Zit cream is.  The manufacturer doesn't have to disclose the ingredient list because the cream isn't a cosmetic.  However, I would bet that it's much higher than 3% and probably higher than 10% acne cream as well.  Another confounding factor is that acne creams are made up of Benzyl Peroxide which is not the same thing as Hydrogen Peroxide, though both are oxidizers and bleaching agents. 

I've used liquid 3% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on colored ponies with no problem, but I've never used it on a Soft and Sleepy Newborn so I can't tell you with 100% confidence that it's safe to use.  What I've found mostly is that H2O2 soaking results in a brighter more vibrant color returning to the ponies and removes age discoloration.  I have never found it to remove marks from pen, saddle sores or dye transfer or pony cancer, regrind what have you.  So I'm not sure if it would really help you here.  It may be that I don't soak the ponies long enough to effect mark removal though.  I need to get some baits and through them in different concentrations of H2O2 and see what kind of effect it has.

[Dainty]

If I can rig it right I can try dipping the side of her foot in it and seeing if it affects it in any way. Otherwise, I have a friend in so cal who is willing to lend me her windowsill :p