Downy Dunk Question

[Molly92]

I recently bought american girl #15 off ebay and after taking out her braid, her hair is so puffy that I can't do anything with it. I have had no success straightening it to match the hair that was not in the braid. I was thinking of doing a downy dunk to that part of the hair.

Do I have to cover the whole doll? Will downy damage the doll if it gets on anything besides the hair?
Do I dilute the downy?
How long does it have to stay in the downy?
Should I steam the hair? Or what does steaming do to the hair?

Thanks for any help. I know this has been asked before but I have never needed to do it up till this point.

[MissCurlyCat]

Do I have to cover the whole doll?

Maybe, some people just cover the body with a plastic bag, but I don't.


Will downy damage the doll if it gets on anything besides the hair?

No. You might get the dolls body a little dirty if downy is spilt on it, but nothing like that will ruin it.


Do I dilute the downy?
I don't. You really don't need too.


How long does it have to stay in the downy?

I usually keep it in for one hour or maybe two if the hair is really bad.


Should I steam the hair? Or what does steaming do to the hair?

I don't. It just makes the hair straiter, but it doesn't work too much. It helps a little though.


HTH!!!

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[MissCurlyCat]

P.S

I have a doll restoration album. Just look for the link in my siggy.
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[agcollector293110]

As for the straitening....If you want to rebraid it or if you want it "dead" strait then you should do that. What I did for my Molly and Josefina was while the hair was still damp from the downey dunk I took my CERAMIC ( heard metal is bad for the dolls hair) straitener and on the lowest setting, continuously moving it so it didn't sit on one section of hair for a period of time, straitened it. This is good for braiding especially and getting out wierd kinks like you mentioned that don't match the rest of the hair.

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You can also consult my restoration album in my signature, if you want.

I like the steaming. I have found that the effect it has on the hair is dramatic, in a positive way. [img]wink.gif[/img]

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[AGcrazy]

Wow two really nice restoration albums. Joy's I know I've seen before and I made a point of looking at yours, MissCC this time too. I think I saw someone else's who uses that Glad wrap stuff that self sticks and makes a great protector for the doll's eyes. I can't remember whose album it is now but thought I'd throw that out there for anyone else wondering about keeping the eyes dry. I hope I never have to try this but the two of you make it look so simple, I might be tempted to on my Samantha someday! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]