I want a particular limited BJD. There is a legit one second hand on eBay but she has been faceupped hideously and I don’t have any experience wiping BJD (because I only own one!) so I do not know how much extra work I’d be in for and if I should just hope to see one less… Like That.
I have always wiped resin with acetone, but I know many people don’t condone that–so, boosting for people who know!
Unless they did the faceup with Sharpie or something equally bad you should be able to wipe it with acetone or Windsor and Newton cleaner. I’ve seen some amazing recoveries from bad faceups, and there is plenty of guidance on YouTube and (if you have access) DOA. Go for your grail doll!
It’s claimed to be acrylic and pastels with Army sealant, which I’ve never seen anyone use. There are a lot of nooks and crannies and the doll is famously fragile, coming fresh from the company broken in many cases, so it would be instant hard mode to recover her. I feel a little bad because it seems they’re selling it like, “here’s my custom, buy my work,” and I plan on completely removing everything they’ve done if I get it.
I should still have my DOA account from a dozen years ago when I first discovered these and wanted one. It was hard to post, though, since I didn’t have one and never saw one in real life, so I didn’t have much to say and was just in quiet fascination, so don’t have the clout to do much, and definitely not marketplace.
