Toys are a very expensive item that cannot be avoided for parents. Here is a different kind of deal, SAVE your money by utilizing some yard sale hunting savvy combined with a little stain cleaning knowledge. Ink on dolls typically spells disaster. Whether its your daughters favorite doll, a great old doll at a thrift you want to restore or a box of 25 cent popular dolls at yard sale, or possibly in a free box because somebody had a little make-up artist in the making who took pens to dolls instead of paper.
There are all kinds of tips out there to remove stains, and lots of great restoring doll sites. This is a simple fix however for ink on dolls made of plastics & rubber type ones. It can save you a ton of money though, and if restoring dolls to resell can earn you a bunch of $$$ too.
GRAB SOME ACNE CREAM! Yep give that doll a facial. No not really, but seriously acne aka pimple aka zit creams do the trick. Make sure the main ingredient is Benzyl Peroxide, apply to the stains and many times simply letting it sit for a while (at least an hour in most cases but usually 3-4 hours at least) then buff the spot, wipe clean and this will work in most cases. For stubborn stains you may have to repeat process multiple times. For buffing a terry cloth style wash rag, or I like soft bristle toothbrush for this as well as many other cleaning projects.
There you go, simple way to either SAVE money or EARN money $$$. There are many other tips and tricks for stain removal, hair cleaning, etc. Feel free to add your ideas that work for you in comments. Would love to hear if this helps anyone too!
Have A Wonderful Day Full Of Great DEALS!
Such a hoot - I really enjoyed learning how to get the ink off of those doll's faces.
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