It can sometimes be difficult to know how cherished collector's item for cleaning without damage. The following is a simple guide for you so you know which way is the best way to care for your doll.
Porcelain Dolls:
With porcelain, the decorations are usually fired on, it would be unlikely that they could be hurt by cleaning. Use warm, soapy water. If this does not work well enough, try using a damp sponge to remove the brands. As a last resort, very, very clean, gentlywith a low abrasive cleaner such as Tilex or Soft Scrub. Be careful, because some detergent bleaches, which are devastating, could order antique clothing, wigs and facilities. UV rays can be very damaging to the porcelain dolls, so if you display your doll to avoid direct sunlight.
Celluloid Dolls:
These dolls are very perishable. They break easily and can evolve over time, very brittle. Proper care and a celluloid doll wears a perfect exampleremain in this state. Heat is the worst enemy of celluloid. Keep these dolls in a cool room with good ventilation - and never store them in a closed case, celluloid - can burn it!
Cloth dolls:
Vintage cloth dolls can be worth thousands of dollars and earn its best efforts to maintain in order to prevent them and unnecessary deterioration. Keeping the fabric clean is important because the tissue is exposed to pollutants that will significantly weaken the material. Direct sunlight is not good for these dolls.You should also check your dolls now and again for insects. There are insecticides designed especially for textiles under many brands and the results can be very good if used according to the manual.
If you decide to protect your doll a vacuum instead of a nylon screen over the substance of the first delicate fibers. In most cases, a good exhaust is enough to condition a doll to re-display. If you doll is heavily soiled, get the advice of professional experts, inConservation of textiles.
Sometimes you have to use a pencil eraser or art gum, wallpaper and Reingers and absorbing the cleaning rag doll. These seem the best results. Ink can be removed with hair spray, but to ensure, first test an area on the doll to make sure there are no damages. Apply hair spray with a cloth and wipe in a gentle rubbing motion with a clean white cloth.
For display, it is best to keep them in protective covers and check regularly. Moth crystals should beplaced in the vicinity of your dolls. Many collectors recommend that a small cloth bag, filled it with moth crystals and has placed it among the doll or tied it around his waist under clothing.
The composition and papier-mâché dolls:
These dolls rather require the same care as the cloth type dolls. They are particularly vulnerable to damage due to temperature fluctuations. Keep Never composition or paper mache dolls in a hot or cold attic, or in a damp basement.
Most collectors arecracked accept some signs of aging on the composition dolls - fine lines, or mad eyes, for example.
There are many ways for cleaning popular composition, but always the first test it on an inconspicuous area of the doll and work quickly - Do not leave cleaner on the doll for a long time. Pond's Cold Cream or Vaseline and a soft tissue well for these dolls. Another option is to paste window cleaner, but not the ammonia type. To insert the old-fashioned, you can clickmost hardware stores.
Wigs can be after spraying with Johnson & Johnson's No More Tangles redesigned. Faded or worn facial features can be touched up with colored pencils artist. When moistened, they are very easy to apply. Crackled eyes are best left alone.
Hard Plastic Dolls:
This kind of dolls are very durable and can be cleaned with almost any soap. You can clean stubborn stains with cold cream or waterless hand cleaner. Avoid chlorine, bleach andAmmonia. Never nail polish remover or lacquer thinner, eat in the plastic! You can use Oxy-10, to spots that are not close to remove painted surfaces. Just soak a cotton ball and let sit for several hours on the spot. You may need to repeat this process several times. Wash hands after each cleaning, the doll with a mild soap and rinse thoroughly.
For display purposes, avoid direct exposure to ultraviolet light. Although they may be indestructible, hardPlastic can slowly oxidize and change color and direct heat can warp the disc.
Rubber Dolls:
These dolls will get worse, no matter what precautions you take, but can delay the process. Any form of fat is harmful and accelerating deterioration. If you have a "Magic Skin Doll always" wear cotton gloves when handling it. Rub corn starch on these types of dolls twice a year will help to preserve the life of the dolls. Maintain an even temperature and to avoid changes inHumidity.
Tin Dolls:
These dolls have often pass through the chipped paint from the metal-cold, which in turn means that the color can lift from his face. Try to keep these dolls in a constant temperature environment.
Vinyl Dolls:
Vinyl dolls are likely to affect the lifelike in appearance and about. To keep them looking this way, particular care is needed. Extreme temperatures are harmful. Also, the quality vinyl dolls for heating or air conditioning can be suspendeddamaged in a few months. Direct sun can be fatal. Vinyl is also sensitive to fluorescent lights, the use of indirect fluorescent lights. And finally, should be sealed display cases or glass domes, because condensation can form and damage to vinyl dolls.
Dolls made of wood:
Chipping paint is a big problem with the wooden dolls. Humidity and abuse are the two main culprits. Keep wooden dolls in a dry atmosphere. Expanding and contracting with high humidity causes paint on assignedChip. Knocks and bumps can also chip color, so take care in moving or displaying wooden dolls.
Wax Dolls:
Wax dolls can be intimidating to many collectors. They require special care, but so do all types of dolls. Primary care and common sense contributes to the preservation of a wax doll in perfect condition. Of course, never been a wax doll in direct sunlight or near heat sources, such as a fireplace mantle.
The best way to start cleaning this type of doll is to use a solutioncold water and Woolite. Soak a cotton ball or wash a Q-tip and the wax. If this does not work, try a dab of cold cream on a Q-tip, followed by a flushing of the Woolite solution and then clean, cool water. As a last resort, try denatured alcohol on a cotton ball, followed by a through rinsing. Never use turpentine clean wax dolls, because they wax soft!
Tips for Barbie Doll Collectors:
Remember the Barbie dolls with the earrings and how they ultimately establishinggreen deposits around the ear? Here is a way to remove it:
Cover the ears with a small piece of cotton soaked in Tarn-X silver cleaner. Do not wrap your head in plastic wrap to keep moist the application. Check after two days. When the ears are still green, replace the plastic wrap. When the ears are still green after four days, repeat the process with fresh cotton wool. Once the green is gone, rub a paste of baking soda and water over the treated areas. After a few days, the dried flakeBaking soda and clean the area with warm soapy water on a Q-tip. Tarn-X is a chemical reaction, as a bleaching agent, the baking soda neutralizes the reaction, and the warm, soapy water will remove all residue. It is important that each step, as described conduct and review the doll at regular intervals throughout the entire process.
Bubble Cut Barbie is often sticky or greasy faces. This is an ingredient that is emitted from the vinyl. Here's a tip to worry about:
Carefully removethe head from the body and clean inside and out with a Q-tip soaked in alcohol. Dry it well and fill the head cavity with baking soda. Then replace it on the body. The baking soda will neutralize the chemicals and absorb the fat extracted.
Old Tips Recommended by Some Doll Collectors
- To remove mold: soaking in sour milk and salt. Then the doll lay in the sun. To remove milk therapy, followed by washing with warm soapy water and rinse.
- To return to the color of faded cloth:Sponge with chloroform.
Soften - To old child: an old woolen cloth saturated with kerosene and rub into the child.
- To clean old ivory: scrub with Ivory soap, bleach in the sun for several days, re-use soapy water often.
- To remove tar: first with turpentine, then cleaned with Lux soap.
- To remove the paint: The patient is rubbed with chloroform.
- Deceased Kaliko washing in water with a teaspoon of sugar of lead; soak for fifteen minutes and. Wash
- Black Taffeta is washed best in strong tea.
Hopefully we have provided you with some useful information!
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