I got my big box of dolls today, only to find that the reason the mermaid had been shoved in an ugly dress was to hide damage to her rubbery-vinyl (or could be silicone) coated tail. Currently I have swapped her head onto another body so she can go on the Evil Overlord's doll shelf while I consider the best ways to possibly repair her tail.
It feels almost like the stuff fake fishing bait worms are made of, ironically. I have a few possible experimental procedures I could try in mind (Superglue applied very carefully to edges of the tear and the edges held together, working on a little of it at a time. The stuff used to make the aforementioned fishing lures. One of those vinyl-and-leather car seat repair kits. Caulk...). I know any kind of repair is going to leave 'scars', I'm more concerned about structural integrity for now, tho I would of course like to keep the 'scarring' to a minimum.
Here's the damage, for reference. Two large splits at the waist and a smaller one at the fin:
So, is there any method out there currently in use for fixing this kind of thing, or is it time for me to get experimental?