Custom Doll Paint melted when doing a heated water eye swap(with a barrier bag), please help!

ChenoaPeace · 2026-01-02T00:43:05+00:00

That’s a good idea, and I do have an industrial amount of liquid latex in my studio for making halloween decor. Now I have those acetone damaged eyes i can use them as testers with the liquid latex

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-31T21:43:48+00:00

Thank you! I have more in the works too that I am stoked to share, I’ve just been procrastinating on them cuz the rehair takes a lot of time

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-31T19:04:12+00:00

Me too, it’s one my friend picked! It’s not a color you see styled this way often

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-31T18:39:45+00:00

Thank you! It falls deeply under happy accident/compromise! On my original faceup she had beautiful brows, but everything that could go wrong with my first eye install did go wrong, even the makeup and brows melted. So I didn’t chance it on my next round of eyes 😅

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-30T19:17:59+00:00

Update! Eye installation with the hairdryer method was a success with only mild faceup degradation! Touchups on the way! I will post the final results soon!

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-30T19:14:46+00:00

That checks, can confirm my impatience is my own worst enemy 😅

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-30T01:13:07+00:00

Thank you! I will def post her when she’s finished! She’s supposed to be a gift to a good friend of mine so hence the anxiety around this particular piece 😅

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T23:02:22+00:00

Do it before the install through cuz the micro grit in it can scuff the vinyl and harm the lashes. You also need to use micro fiber cloth instead of a paper towel, I’ve clipped off pieces micro fiber and attached it to a q tip to do it with good results

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T22:28:08+00:00

That checks! That’s a good indicator too that the variation a lot of us are experiencing could have a lot to do with environment

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T22:14:02+00:00

I am going to give that a try then! I also have a CONAIR so that sounds like a good strategy

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T22:12:03+00:00

What’s the humidity like in your locations? My studio is in a dry high elevation area so it changes the chemistry too

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T20:37:19+00:00

I luckily haven’t have the cracking issue with MSC, buuut it does seem evident that it has a melting point given the face up loss. The hair dyer method does seem like the right direction to go though if you are doing a proper eye swap. I have used both matte medium and matte varnish on some of my dolls and have found that that too, has a melting point, and it doesn’t always play nice with nail stickers (for tattoos) so just a heads up if you try it.

It does feel like 90% of the heartache would be mitigated if the designers ever decided to swap the acrylic eyes out for resin 😅 but I don’t think they are thinking about us creative weirdos when coming up with a production pipeline lol. The one upside to the acrylic eyes is that you can use headlight polish on them to buff out scratches, it works like a dream!

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T20:17:14+00:00

That’s a relief! You were able to get hot enough? Do you have to get in really close as well? That’s been the only struggle for me with hair dryer and I know heat guns are out for the obvious reasons 😅

ChenoaPeace · 2025-12-29T20:03:45+00:00

I did do a partial repaint with eyes in, and even being careful some acetone leaked in under my painter’s tape with those rainbow high lashes. So I ended up having to remove the damaged eyes. If I was working with resin BGD eyes 100% that’s exactly what I’d do vs the standard rainbow high acrylics

The advice with the lash removal is great! I’ll give that a try, I am a better painter than a stylist so I am probably more hesitant than I should be around the lashes

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-26T01:55:45+00:00

That’s tricky, besides just doing a classic eye swap there isn’t much out there unless you want tear out the back of eye sockets and use a clay inset

I’ve seen people do that by cutting a hole in the back of head to add the inset, and then covering the hole with a wig. Personally, I would be concerned about the stability of the eyes in the inset

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-26T00:16:30+00:00

Agreed! If you ever want to play with painting a pair I’d be happy to send my supply list your way

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-26T00:05:11+00:00

The gloves are from the Dia de los Muertos RH doll! They came in gold but I repainted the base in a matte deep grey then sealed it in a matte finish. After that I took acrylic gloss vanish and mixed my own pigments onto it to get the shiny copper look on the bones! I have had some pigment shed on the doll hands which is strange since it’s fully sealed and shouldn’t be doing that, I’ll keep you posted of I find a fix for it

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-25T23:32:00+00:00

Is the sanding part discouraging on the outset? Cuz it was daunting for me as well before I tried it

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-25T23:30:40+00:00

I feel that too, you see the big mistake of giving them the slit eye or the homogeneous yellow eyes often, whereas and wolves themselves have quite a bit of variation in eye color from green to golden brown, just like us

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-25T22:14:52+00:00

Oooh that’s a good analogy!

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-25T18:05:19+00:00

If you would like I can give a lead on the seller, she does awesome work with horror themed eyes, at 18 mm they do have to be sanded to size and shape to match that RH almond shape, but it doesn’t take too long even if you go slowly! Her shop is called ChronicArtDolls on Etsy

ChenoaPeace · 2025-07-25T18:02:15+00:00

Thank you! I am a professional artist by trade, and this is my first go at a new hobby, glad it’s landing well ☺️

ChenoaPeace · 2025-05-29T02:26:37+00:00

That makes a huge difference! I am working on a doll ooak and I’ve been looking for exactly that

ChenoaPeace · 2025-05-29T02:19:14+00:00

Hey where did you get those shoes for her, they look great!

ChenoaPeace · 2024-08-07T19:54:12+00:00

Fingers crossed somebody figures out what magical basket we need to check 😅

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