#glue head

[firespirited]

Frankie Stein Scaris + Cif glue treatment after 12h

The loose chunks have come out. There are areas where the glue remains yellow, especially the glue that was against the inner neck that I pulled up for the photo. This is why you'll want to squish and scrape: it breaks up glue patches and pulls them apart so glue can get everywhere. I use a flat head screwdriver or blunt scissors or the hemostats, using anything hooked can pull hair out.

[imreadydollparts]

Mattel Head Glue

With G3 Monster High hitting shelves, people are looking at G1 again and looking for ways to rectify the disgusting, seeping, doll destroying head glue Mattel was using at that time.

Not only is it gross but the glue discolors the vinyl heads of the dolls.

Barbie, Monster High, Ever After High, and Disney dolls all had the glue.

This method was shared to Reddit with incomplete information which has caused some confusion and concern there.

My biggest concern is OP claiming this is safe.

We don’t know if it’s safe. Not enough time has passed TO know. All we know is that L.A.’s Totally Awesome removes and at least partially sets Mattel’s head glue.

Room Temp T.A.

I’ve pulled out some of the original heads that I’d treated in this post from 2017, so some of the first to be treated:

https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/post/166572190170/the-super-long-totally-awesome-follow-up-post

These were soaked using this method:

https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/post/189592816645/i-may-have-figured-this-out-a-whole-2-years

They seem fine, so far.

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Abbey has a blend of Doll Grade Kanekalon and Saran hair with tinsel. All three are fine. Her face paint is ok, the glitter looks the same, and her vinyl is the same shade of blue it was before. (She was treated before the glue had a chance to cause discoloration)

Her head is no harder than before other than where glue is. Because the glue itself has hardened, her scalp area is firmer than her face.

She is a little sticky again which comes as no surprise considering I was still experimenting and hadn’t really nailed down how long to let them soak, yet.

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Snow White also has no problems, yet. She’s not sticky at all and still looks about new.

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The Barbie who’s name I have forgotten (Sorry, Barbie Friend) and who’s glitter eye shadow turned a little white in the soak is a little bit sticky, but not bad.

None of them have had anything odd happen to their face paint, vinyl, or hair fibers.

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This method does leave some glue inside the head and I had hoped it would be stabilized and stop seeping out. It seems it’s mostly stabilized but there may still be some in the roots of the hair that never set.

Hot T.A.

I also experimented with using hot cleanser (which I still do not recommend but I go over that in the related post).

https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/post/670203500481970176/i-did-an-experiment

Other uses for Totally Awesome

Other things I’ve done with L.A.’s Totally Awesome are

Deflocking My Little Pony:  https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/post/708165700900028416/imreadydollparts-we-all-know-i-love-my-las

Removing tape residue from a doll:  https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/post/189391048515/experimenting-with-las-totally-awesome-again

Soaking sticky, disintegrating rubber bands from doll hair (not much info at the link, but it works great):  https://imreadydollparts.tumblr.com/post/187195051015/bonus-i-got-a-doll-in-the-mail-with-the-hair

!A real-true-total removal!

So far, the only report I’ve seen that shows a 100% removal of the glue is by @dollsorwhatever​ who tried a combination of L.A.’s Totally Awesome and pure tea tree oil.

https://www.tumblr.com/dollsorwhatever/706834548804157440/since-the-topic-of-glue-seepage-is-coming-up-again?source=share

Tea tree oil will strip the paint from the face and scalp.

If I’m understanding correctly, they had the same problems with just tea tree oil that I have with Goo Gone in that it’s effective but difficult to wash away when done, which is what prompted combining the oil with Totally Awesome.

Their result is total removal of the glue with some risk, versus Totally Awesome’s partial removal with low risk.

I have not personally tried tea tree oil.

The Triton Trials:

Triton X-114 is effective at removing head glue from doll hair with results similar to Totally Awesome. There is more info and experiments here:

https://www.tumblr.com/imreadydollparts/711432510491574272/so-we-all-know-that-ive-been-experimenting-with?source=share

Triton X-114 vs a repainted Monster High Nefera

https://www.tumblr.com/imreadydollparts/711499336325971968/the-triton-trials?source=share

Triton X-114 vs a repainted Monster High Skelita

https://www.tumblr.com/imreadydollparts/711683240118910976/the-triton-trials?source=share

Totally Awesome used in the same manner as Triton X-114 results

https://www.tumblr.com/imreadydollparts/711701851881553920/the-triton-trials?source=share

Triton X-114 used in the same manner as Totally Awesome results

https://www.tumblr.com/imreadydollparts/711856920117559296/the-triton-trials?source=share

[asterkurayami]

Behold. Mattels 'Head Glue'. These are the woes of being a doll collector during the period of time that glue was favored over the tried and true lock and loop machine method of hair rooting. For whatever reason the glue becomes unstable. Over time it leaks out if the doll head as a sticky mess. This is just what I could pry out of 8 first generation Monster High heads.

[kingkrabby]

Mmm, tea.

[kitmarlowe]

[road-kill-eater]

ooh i have GOT to finish this before the november furcon

[falling-mist]

In honor of Hollow Knight’s 7th anniversary heres a little paper quilled ghost i made as well as my hollownest inspired shawl!

[colorful-horses]

Pony reroot

[firespirited]

Hi! Thank you for the detailed guides re: glue head treatment with phenoxyethanol, I managed to de-glue 6 dolls by following your instructions :)

Onto my question: is there any information out there about the type of glue in these dolls? I vaguely recall seing resin(?) based adhesive mentioned in a MLP arena post, but that could be wrong/misremembered.

I'm a chemist and I got a bit fixated on trying to figure out the mechanism behind the glue + phenoxyethanol reaction (and maybe help contribute the doll enthusiasts' knowledge pool).

As far as I know: no-ones figured it out. There was a theory that maybe this glue was a two part glue and something was missing from the equation like maybe they got the mix wrong and it was supposed to solidify fast. Something that would explain the disparity in dolls and how some have hard yellow glue that's sticky but not liquid ten years on and others were found in stores with yellow sap-like glue dripping down their necks. It doesn't react with alcohol, acetone or WD40, I use vaseline or mineral oil to remove it from my tools.

Another clue is that it doesn't smell - not even a hint of solvent in the brand new doll packaging. When i first saw the stuff my mind went to dark places (showing my age and class here ^.^;) but whatever might be in the possible mix doesn't end up smelling on the doll or the box. I honestly can say it's not like any other glue i've encountered. It seems to whiten a little when treated.

We don't even know if the surfactant is the chemical that's responsible because results have been from various household cleaners with other ingredients. It's not affected by soap or conditioner so we can maybe rule that out. But we can't rule out something with the PH. I'd love to hear your theories.

[jackshiccup]

[pawooonie]

fanart i drew of david byrne in the big suit dying in a glue trap

[kissingagrumpygiant]

those are his hooves you bitch (delville's justice d'autrefois ref stufy thing)

[okaydiscount]

uhh soldier mains and their medic girlfriends somethin somethin allegory for codependency or whatever.

[taot-backup]

Fan art I drew of Pickles dying in a glue trap

[das-lied-von-der-erde]

What

[linoyes]