Two quick tutorials that use a hairdryer.
Changing the eyes on a inset eye doll:
Heat until the head is flexible, use a screwdriver, chopstick or hemostats to push the eyes out at the sides.
To replace the eyes: find which area of the socket has the most outer plastic, reheat the eye sockets and place it in there (sometimes it’s the lid, sometimes it’s the cheek side) then use your chopstick to pull up the plastic from the other side of the eyesocket.
Replacing the oil/water on a glitter toy:
Look for a plug made of a different material, in this case it was a large rubbery plug on the back and heat with a hair dryer to break down the glue and soften the plastic. Use a needle to gradually go around it to undo the glue then use tweezers or pliers to pull it out. Position your toy in the way to keep the most fluid in it and then add mineral oil aka baby oil (or water if you don’t have any), carefully add a water resistant glue (NO superglue) and replace the plug.
(via dollsahoy)
