Doll Hospitals that repair PM American Girl?

[elizabeth_1325]

Does anyone know of any reputable Doll Hospitals that repair older Pre-Mattel American girls. (Buying dolls of off eBay you don't always know what you'll get and some sellers aren't honest about the doll's condition.) Do any of these places re-wig or restyle the hair back to it's original state, clean the vinyl and/or restring the arms and legs? Thanks and Merry Christmas.

[Ashley1972]

I don't know of any doll hospitals that do this but we have a couple of board members that have done rewigging and face painting. If you do a search you should be able to find links to their websites. Maybe I can find them for you. Rewigging is very easy. I've done it several times. I just rewigged my Addy a month ago and she turned out wonderful. You may not find an exact match to replace your doll's wig but you can usually find a close one. It's too bad the AG hospital replaces the whole head. But once you start restoring dolls it can be addicting so have some fun!

[elizabeth_1325]

Thanks I appreciate it very much. I just saw a photo album of a Board member (named) "erick0808" who re-wiggs American Girl dolls, the results are lovely I tried contacting them but their Private Message Box is full. Here are the stunning results:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...296&mode=guest

Do you know this Board member, can I e-mail them? Thanks in advance.