#Restoring toys

[duxinteritio]

Prepping my next little car for a custom paint job. This one is matchbox instead of hot wheels. A #70 grit spreader, no idea what the year is fom. I've had since I was little(pretty sure it was my dad's or uncle's originally) with a really bad letex paint job to "fix" it. So I'm stripping it down and going to repaint it.

#customizing toys #restoring toys #matchbox cars #70 lesney grit spreader #WIP

[inthedarktrees]

A young woman and a giant plush rabbit in a toy store, 1928

#plush toy #plush #1920s #1920s fashion #stuffed animals #vintage fashion #vintage #rabbit #toy store #photo restoration #photography #black and white

[alphabittled]

a thrifted rainbow dash gets a much appreciated spa treatment! She’s feeling much fresher and I’m so happy to have her!

#mlp #my little pony #mlp g3 #my little pony g3 #nostalgiacore #toycore #mlp gen 3 #mlp collector #stim gifs #stimboard #cleancore #stimblr #stimming #mlp restoration #toy restoration #plush toy #plush #safe plush #plushblr

[crayfurbs]

Evil pee and nicotine furby gets their entire insides replaced and a week long borax/vinegar bath

#furbyfandom #furbycommunity #furby1998 #furbylove #90s nostalgia #kidcore #furbycore #vintage #furby #toy restoration

[doctorbeth]

Thunder the horse

The best kind of Thunder is the kind you can hug, and that's what Thunder the horse is. :-)

His actual name is Black Thunder, but his person always called him Thunder for short. Thunder was only 18 years old when his person wrote for a consult, but in addition to being a major hug target, he was actually a world traveler who had gone all the way to Japan (which is pretty far for a 24" horse!).

Here are some of his diagnosis photos:

Thunder originally was a pillow for a sleeping bag, so he had some soft velcro patches on his belly. Those were fine His feet were originally velour, now worn smooth, and his bald spots were the result of his aiding his human with her anxiety in the past. So... he had some areas of concern. But he had been different colors for so long, his person didn't want transplants to all be exact matches. He wouldn't look like Thunder if he was too close to new! But he did need some stabilization.

We had an initial treatment plan of a spa and large bald spot treatment for Thunder, but as you can see... it was hard to see his hooves clearly in the photos, so we agreed to reevaluate them once he arrived.

When Thunder arrived at the hospital a bit later and it was quite clear his hooves were threadbare. So fully recovering them in new velour was added to his treatment plan.

As with any patient planning a spa, that was where his treatment began. Here he is in his bubble bath:

Once dry, he got restuffed and had a small heart with original stuffing. The heart was red and black, to honor his full name. :-)

Then it was time to choose furs... his person opted for a white for the transplants, since it was going in areas that were originally black. That way, it still matched his personality, but showed his past. We used black velour to redo his hooves. Here he is all better:

Thunder's person wrote:

I’m sure you hear this every time you send finished pictures, but I teared up when I saw him!! He looks absolutely marvelous, I don’t even have the words to say how much. I love his new hooves, and thank you for patching him up in white, it really means a lot to me...thank you again, a thousand times over. ^_^

So Thunder flew home to Florida, and his person wrote:

he looks even better in person! He hasn’t been this firm and well stuffed since I was a little girl, and his new hooves are just wonderful. I’m so glad to have my favorite snuggle pillow back. Thank you so much.

Next up... a Yes No Monkey.

#stuffed animal repair #stuffed animal cleaning #toy horse #horses #stuffed animals #stuffed animal #stuffed animal hospital #stuffed animal restoration

[horse-time-babey]

🌿 McDonald’s Ivy 🪴

cutie!! she isn’t who I bought her lot for but I think I’ll keep her anyway. she’s my first McDonald’s G2.

#mlp #my little pony #mlp g2 #g2 #mlp toys #mlp collector #toy collector #toys #toy restoration #ivy #mlp ivy

[tortured-chicken]

Life hack: You can just go down to the hardware store and buy a soldering iron and nobody will even try to stop you.

#furby #1998 furby #70-800 furby #hasbro toys #tiger electronics #vintage toy #vintage furby #furby repair #furby restoration #the good news is her new speaker works beautifully and she sounds great #the bad news is the new speaker works beautifully and 1998 Furbies don't have an off button

[thylacines-toybox]

Snocap the arctic fox beanie baby who I found in a charity shop the other day, looking a little sad and grubby with a chewed-off nose and scratched eyes. One wash and a new nose and eyes later, they’re looking rather cute!

#arctic fox #fox #beanie baby #TY #plushie #toys #modded toy #toy restoration #white #pastel colour #you may find out where exactly that nose came from in time. it's been lying around a few years. #toy with accessories

[charmsponies]

🌸💜 Blossom Plush Restoration💜🌸

She had: Scuffed eyes, awfully frizzy hair, a few loose seams on her body that I still need to sew up but! For now she is well loved and I am doing my best with her.

Some progress photos below the cut

First of all gave her a bath, then tried to comb thru her hair. Its still very messy but its so old and fragile i dont wanna mess with it any more.

Then i painted over her eyes so they dont look as damaged as they did before

#my little pony #mlp #generation 1 #gen 1 #g1 #toys #my ponies #my photos #plush #blossom #restoration #cleaning

[imreadydollparts]

Derusting tutorial! -Ish.....

This is one of those things that I would like to make a video of but I just can’t do videos.

Sometimes you know a pony has rust inside because you can see rust coming out of the base of the tail, turning the hair that distinctive ruddy orange.

Sometimes it’s seeing discoloration from the outside.

Sometimes it’s rust or black mildew visible in the rooting holes on the mane.

And sometimes, there’s a rattle when you shake them that sounds like sand or a handful of little rocks.

That’s the tail washer having disintegrated.

Sea Breeze had everything but visible rust seeping out of her tail hole.

I popped her head off (she was cooperative! I always appreciate that), pulled out her tail, and took a look inside.

It’s difficult to get photos inside a pony with my phone, but you can see she’s pretty evenly coated with black mildew, rust, and some rusty chunks of metal here and there from her tail washer.

So! Here’s how I fix this.

I put the pony in a plastic container just big enough that they can fully lie down in with their head off, and deep enough that you can fully submerge them.

I only use these containers (which I thrifted and they were really gross at the time, but ponies aren’t the only gross things I like to clean) for derusting ponies and soaking doll/pony clothes.

These are not exact measurements, I just happen to have an old baby formula scoop in my Oxy Clean, but toss about a tbl/1 oz of Oxy Clean in there.

And add boiling hot water. You do need hot water. It’ll help kill off anything living inside the body and you need the body to be as soft and malleable as possible throughout this process.

The tools I use most often to scrub rust and mildew out of ponies is a toothbrush that I’ve cut the bristles shorter on (this allows it to get into the legs without the bristles ending up bent and useless), and long-handled cotton swabs.

I like to squish the head with the toothbrush to make sure it’s all full of Oxy water, and will flip the body after it’s been in there for a moment so that every bit of ick is coated and the hot water can start working it loose from the vinyl.

I can’t take photos of this part of the process because I need both hands, but you put on some gloves, pick up your pony, and start scrubbing.

Scrub inside the head, scrub the roots of the hair both inside and out if you need to, scrub all around and inside the body squishing and pulling and scrunching so you can get into every little crevice and dislodge that grime.

If you’re lucky it’ll all come off without having left rust stains behind.

Rinse them out every time they start to cool and become harder, then toss them back into the hot Oxy soak to soften again.

Keep scrubbing with the toothbrush and rinsing until everything you can get off is off. You may need a swab to get into the tips of their hooves (very helpful if they’re hot and soft as can be for the legs), ears, noses, unicorn horns, and if they’re a pegasus, scrunch them up really well and get into the tips of their wings with cotton swabs.

If you have mildew coming out of the rooting holes, don’t forget to part the mane and scrub the vinyl between the rows.

Also don’t forget to do that if you’re deflocking.

All clean!

About the tail...

I prefer bar soap for this part. It’s about control, since liquid soap is drippy.

You’ll also need more Oxy Clean which acts like a scouring powder, here.

What I do is split the tail so it lies flat, then wet the toothbrush, scrub up a little of the bar soap (again, this bar of soap is ONLY used for this so I don’t have to worry about it being rusty or gross), dip it into the Oxy Clean to pick up some powder, and scrub.

Like before, keep repeating this process of scrubbing, picking up soap and Oxy Clean, and rinsing until the rust is gone. I like to take a paper towel and wipe up the rusty yuck water on the counter every time I rinse the tail, too. Luckily Sea Breeze’s tail crimp wasn’t rusty.

And that’s it! It does take some time, more or less depending on how bad off the pony is.

Oxy Clean is rough on the hair, so you will need to condition their hair before restyling.

There is still some mildew grime in the rooting holes. There’s no way to get in there to scrub it all out without removing the hair. The long, hot Oxy soak will help to kill it off, at least.

#tutorial #my little pony #mlp g1 #doll repair #toy repair #toy restoration #rustbutt #tail rust

[teddy-collects]

Most of the thrifted g3s I've gotten recently! Spent last night cleaning them and brushing out their hair after a good wash! I have a huge g3 Rainbow Dash I found for a few dollars at a new thrift store near me as well that is soaking cause her mane and tail are quite matted, a Star Catcher and two Breezies who still need cleaning too, plus my most recent thrifted g3.5s, g4s and some Barbie and other toy horses from my childhood! 💜

#vintage toys #old toys #2000s toys #2000s kids #90s kid #childhood toys #childhood nostalgia #toy collectors #toy collection #thrifted toys #my little pony #g3 mlp #g3 my little pony #my little pony collection #toy restoration #pinkie pie #hasbro

[glitterhoof]

when worlds collide …

#applejack #applejack mlp #mlp #my little pony #my little pony g1 #g1 mlp #mlp g1 #Featuring an applejack who’s tail washer I restored + washed and cleaned hair #and the retro rainbow set of the mane six !!! #80s nostalgia #nostalgia #80s toys #mane 6 #mane six

[alphabittled]

Let’s fix up a rainbow dash who is in DESPERATE need of some TLC

oh dear!! although your braids are very pretty, they are a bit dirty and crusty.. she was obviously very loved

if they weren’t so yucky, this style is very cute!

ahhh! a good wash and mane wash! although it felt sad to straighten out those lovely waves, let’s restyle now that there’s no frizz!

to stay loyal to her origin! Back in the braids she goes! (Albeit much cleaner)

And VOILA! Looking absolutely rainbow DASHING again!

#mlp #my little pony #mlp g3 #my little pony g3 #nostalgiacore #mlp gen 3 #toycore #mlp collector #toy restoration #mlp restoration #mlp g3 rainbow dash

[musiclover2732]

the Arclight household must be a nightmare cuz occasionally Thomas is like “oh hey I’m working on something in the bathroom so just don’t touch it okay” and you walk in and see this:

and Byron just instantly regrets all his life choices cuz revenge is not worth having to see this constantly around the house

#realistically he probs wouldn’t collect My Scene but also kid probably takes in any abandoned toy and restores it #thomas arclight #iv (zexal) #byron arclight #yu gi oh zexal #yugioh zexal #ygo zexal #zexal

[nardacci-does-art]

I didn't expect either of my haunted doll comics to ever be liked so much, uuuhh anyway shoutout to everyone in the tags & replies who, like me, read books as children that gave them lifelong sentimental crybaby syndrome.

#nardacci doodles #corduroy was like FormativeTM #I don't remember if I ever actually read velveteen rabbit as a kid? like it seems SO familiar but I can't remember it #skelebee recommended it when I was brainstorming the restoration comic so I looked it up & was like wow yes this one line is perfect #I'll always love you isn't about toys it's about living pets #but I think some people treat their poor pets like toys & also act like both toys & pets are disposable #so I think it's good & important for children to understand that animals are real living things & should be treated well #anyway fight fast consumerism hug your dog cry over inanimate objects fuckin yolo

[b4kuch1n]

toy doctor redux

plushy based on this guy

#pokemon #swsh #champion leon #ask to tag #a wizard leon!! I think this is still the only one that's not directly called a wizard #gods. I put so much into this one. and for what #yeah design wise this is mostly tightening up the palette compared to the prev version and dividing the theming more evenly #between the toy half and the doctor half #this kicked my ass so hard lmao. and Im not even super happy with it as it is #I feel like I couldve organized the 'pushing daisy' idea more elegantly. following the og design's cue on this mightve been a mistake #but well. the lance has been thrown it lands how it lands #having a wizard leon design that's specifically restorative so to say is really nice... the ability to fix.... #okay. holy shit I need to lay down #just figured out the coffee candy Ive been snackin on may contain caffeine #so uh. I need to let off That pedal. mm #in time. I will find another candy. so long my love... #have a good night lad! sew a little heart inside it and send it on its way now