beware: tattoos; msc and beauty white skin

My beauty white Cyn has been having some issues where layers of the MSC were being scrubbed off over time when I cleaned him. Resin began not matching up and so I decided today I would brave it and try to wipe off all his msc; avoiding the msc around his tattoos and recoat him.

I spent 3 hours scrubbing - eventually the tattoos got moist anyway; and I had to remove them. Hand painted with liquitex; the tattoos virtually dyed the msc around them upon trying to remove them; and was very difficult. I've had ALOT of problems with the beauty white skin; and for anyone wanting to modify they need to keep this in consideration and really learn from my mistakes on this part.

It's now almost 4 hours since I started; and he's been completely stripped of his MSC; washed; and re-coated with the new UV cut. You can still see some spots where the msc stained his resin permanantly if you look close enough. Perhaps they could be removed by sanding; but due to my experience with a normal skinned CH resin not matching up when I was removing seams, I won't sand him.

I feel like a terrible mother - from the time his tattoos were placed on him; we've had nothing but trouble. The msc got messed up three times; his tattoos had to be done repeatedly as a result and I finally got tired of the upkeeping of them on his white resin. My choa has absolutely no issues with her MSC and she's actually played with more then he is, so I feel like (maybe?) the beauty white skin has more to do with it.

Please keep these sort of things in mind before you customise with ideas like tattoos or dying resin.. the mix of these three things were pretty deadly on my boy and I'm glad I decided to fix them before they got any worse. :\

 

Yes; it yellowed on the resin some. I know MSC has a more yellow hue anyway; but the msc on top of the tats; trying to remove both literally turned the msc black; and even the most delicate of wiping made it worse and worse.

I have some spots of MSC which are permanant stains - the sponge; and the acetone simply can't take them off; and like I said; won't sand. :\ So..

 

I actually while I was restringing him, noticed I don't see the bumps much any more. maybe the new UV Cut killed them; or I was just so tired from working on him all afternoon (my poor hands; I stripped almost a full layer of skin off 4 fingers from scrubbing) that I didn't notice them now.

I am a little afraid; but yeah, I MAY end up trying to sand.. IDK, anika.. :\

 

I was honestly telling my friend; after this mess I will NEVER do a tattoo again. Because these tattoos had several layers. He was MSCed first to keep from permanant staining; then he had the first layer of tattoo and MSC. When the tattoo chipped the first time; it got a second layer; another layer of MSC and then his arm chipped and he got another coat of MSC again. In the end the upkeep was HORRIBLE and Nai wears really tight clothes (he's got the whole visual kei rockstar thing going on) so I won't ever try another tattoo - I REALLY want to blush his chest but again; I'm a little afraid.

I would coat your boy; definately no question hands down. But I would NOT reccomend too many layers; and I really wouldn't do tattoos. I'm SO glad I didn't do them on my baby girl now; I had considered.