Resin yellowing is the greatest worry of any dolly collector. Yellowing is caused by the exposure of UV Rays and oxidation to dolls. So antioxidants help tremendously. Keeping your doll in dark cool places and coating it with UV Cut sealer will help but no matter what, the doll will still yellow over time. Here are 9 ways to turn back the clock on yellowing:
- Light sanding only works if your doll has yellowed on the surface. Yellowing tends to happen on the outer layer on the resin, you remove the upper layer when you sand it. The next two methods mentioned both use magic eraser, magic eraser works on your dolls because it is also a very light form of sanding.
-You soak the doll in alcohol and then rub it with magic eraser. You can find more information about this method here. That thread also includes instructions on using hot alcohol with the magic eraser for better results.
-Soak in oxiclean then scrub with magic eraser.
-won’t be super obvious but you will see the effect after you scrub your doll a few more times. I usually do the scrubbing with an old toothbrush.
-Soak in Peroxide+water mix.
-Soak in baking soda+water mix.
-Soak in hot water with about 3/4 cup of baking soda and 1/4 cup of peroxide. For more information and the source of this method, go here.
-Combine then scrub on your doll.
- You can see a really good and hardcore dolly cleaning guide with bleaching here.
What methods have you tried? How were the results?
