imreadydollparts:

imreadydollparts:

I’ve had these Obitsu60 clear pumps for many, many years. Since somewhere around 2005 I think, though I don’t remember.

I don’t remember a lot of things.

Obviously they’ve discolored over time. You can’t see they’re also seeping plasticizer and both sticky and greasy.

Since they’ve already been ruined by the passage of time, I did an experiment.

They went in a baggie of cream developer, which is approximately 12% peroxide, then into a jar with some water in it, and on the candle warmer.

The candle warmer isn’t very hot, really, but warmer than nothing.

After two or three days (I don’t know, time was a blur for me BEFORE the lockdown; it’s worse now) they were opaque-ish (I kind of expected that) and still rather orange.

OR yellow, if hit with the flash.

So I refreshed the developer, new bag, new water, etc. and put them back on for another day.

To the eye, they are like the color of fatty milk. Slightly ivory. On camera, still picking up orange.

Yesterday, when I took them out and washed them off, I was thrilled they were at least no longer greasy and sticky. Overnight, they became greasy again.

Gross. I don’t trust that not to melt a doll’s feet.

Oh well, nothing lost in this experiment.

Unexpectedly, the shoes are regaining their transparency????

I wonder how transparent they will become, again.