Removing Wig Glue Residue from a Vintage Hard Plastic Doll

What you'll need for the task:

"OOPS" Multi-Purpose Remover

nubbly wash cloth

the hard plastic doll needing the residue removed

(Where to buy "OOPS!": Walmart, paint supply section, or some place like a hardware store.)

The directions on the "OOPS" can state the following:

1.  Saturate a clean cloth or paper towel with "OOPS!"

2.  Dampen the stained area or spot.

3.  Rub lightly.

4. Repeat this until spot/paint (wig residue) has been removed.

(I couldn't say it better myself, so I just quoted directly from the can.)

You need a cloth with some "teeth" to it, like a wash cloth rather than a paper towel, because vintage glue residue can sometimes be quite hardened (60+ years) and needs something that can scrub it a bit. Yes, it may remove a very small bit of the very topmost part of the skin paint of the doll, but it is very little and shouldn't be noticable at all. I've done this many times, ending up with some of the flesh-toned paint on my washcloth, but no marks showing where I had just cleaned the residue off.

It's amazing how easy and fast this method works. I'd try a spot on the back of the head - lower back of the neck-under the wig, if possible before doing it in a place that would show - like around the doll's forehead, temples or ears.

Let me add a quick note: there have been a couple of hp dolls that had glue residue that just didn't want to come off, so I really had to give the residue area a good scrubbing and ended up using a dish scratch pad (the kind that have a sponge on one side and a dark green nylon (?) flat pad on the other). If the washcloth isn't doing the trick, you'll have to resort to the scratch pad - but use it gently, only applying a little more pressure a little at a time until you see the residue coming off. When it comes off, ease up on the pressure. You don't want to take the paint off by pressing too hard.

When I've removed all of the residue and the hard plastic surface area looks the way I want it to, I just use a dry washcloth or towel to wipe off the OOPS! and remaining residue. All done. (You really will be amazed at what great results you will get and how quickly and easily most of it will come off!)

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Hope you have a very nice day!

Sherry,

Victoria West Designs