by magkelly » Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:45 pm
Real nail polish remover with acetone with usually do the job but sometimes you need to use the real thing 100% acetone, but still dilute it a bit. Depends upon the doll. Some facial screenings are tougher than others, but with Barbie regular nail polish remover is usually enough. If you use the 100% acetone kind full strength it can melt dolls depending upon the plastic used. I never use acetone on doll bodies hardly at all and when I do I really tend to dilute it a lot. I've accidentally melted doll fingers forgetting to dilute it more than once. Heads take it better than bodies, but still the full strength stuff can be too much. I've found most generic nail polish removers don't really have enough of it in them to do the job. I always go for Sally Hansen or some other name brand. Be careful to rinse the doll after. Using a paste of baking soda and water on their faces is good too. It supposedly deactivates the acetone, but I seldom do that honestly. I just stick the doll under water after I am done and flush it.