Does my ebay bitty have the start of silver eye?

[kitschywoman]

OK, I know everybody likes the doll hospital and all, but am I the only person who gets a kick out of making this...





look like this?



If you're contemplating a new head, why not try a little resoration on the old one first? It's not like you're losing anything by trying, right?

CLR will help take the rust off the eyes and eyelashes. I would use a damp q-tip or a small brush to reach back into the eye socket. Emphasis on "damp." Wetness likely caused that small bit of delamination you see in the eye, so you don't want to douse the area with CLR and potentially make it worse. That tiny area of delamination may not change at all. I've seen dolls with a mild case of silver eye that hasn't progressed further. Yours appears to be delamination in one small area and not a full-fledged case of silver eye.

ETA: Since there are obvious signs of water damage, AG may not replace the eyes for free. While spontaneous silver eye can be a production defect, it can also occur due to exposure to wetness, which is something that AG explicitly warns against in their packaging.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ November 18, 2005 10:35 AM: Message edited by: kitschywoman ]</font>

[moderator]

The best photo I got of silver eye was in a room with the lights on, but a little on the darker side, and with the flash of the camera turned on. The flash caught the spot really well (it's the last photo here: http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FAST/silvereye.html ). Ironically, the best photo I have of silver eye is the one where I was trying to take a NICE picture of Molly. [img]wink.gif[/img]

[prasnlrd]

Kitsch!!!! Hee-HAW!!!! You are back!!! I had read where you had been side traced! I hope your Mom is doing better.

I did not know you were a restorationist! What brilliant AG minds we have on this board! A dollie in need gets prompt attention here!! HEE-HAW!!! [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] our [img]graemlins/girl.gif[/img] 's

[kitschywoman]

My mom is doing well. It's my dad that's having health problems now. He goes in for a double bypass on Monday. [img]graemlins/thumbs_down.gif[/img]

But I'm not much of a worrier until something bad actually happens. I'm thinking he'll do OK.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ November 18, 2005 02:24 PM: Message edited by: kitschywoman ]</font>

[prasnlrd]

I will send up definite prayers! It is very hard when your parents get sick. I have been there...it is a reall stress!! [img]graemlins/cry_smile.gif[/img]

prasnlrd in CA. [img]graemlins/island.gif[/img]

[tatabatata]

It does not seem like silver eye to me.
I concur with Ria: if the poor baby has rust this severe, cleaning the stains will not help in the long run. I think that a trip to the hospital would be a better choice.

Ana