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Dyeing Dyeing Re-Glued Pieces

May 29, 2024

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    1. Hello hello!

      Reaching out to you lovely lot to see if anyone has any tips for the following;
      I want to dye some resin doll wings, however they have a feather snapped off. Should I glue them together first, and then dye, or attempt to dye them before glueing?
      I'm inclined towards the former as the bit that snapped off is a bit finicky and I don't know how well I'd manage to dye it at the same time as the solid parts, but I don't know if the superglue will cause the dye to be uneven etc...
      SO was wondering if anyone has done anything similar (i.e. a doll with a finger glued back on XD), or which way round would be better?

      Thanks in advance!
       
      #1 teddyboy1der, May 29, 2024
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    2. My experience has been that boiling can soften super glue, magnets always come unglued when I dye dolls so I would be concerned that the parts will not stay glued on.

      I would suggest dyeing everything first. Small pieces like the broken parts can be dyed in a little handheld sieve. If you keep them swishing/swirling in the dye, the dye will not be inhibited by the parts laying on the sieve wires.
       
      #2 Myuuchan, May 29, 2024
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    3. I second what Myuuchan said, glue often comes undone during the dye process.
      I'd probably go with dye first, glue later as well :lol:
       
      #3 Ara, May 29, 2024
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