Paint seepage?

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Hey all! So I'm priming a G3 pony for customisation and I've never had this issue before (I've only ever made a couple of customs) but the watered down paint has seeped into the plug holes on the neck. It's still wet at this point and I'm kinda worried, I'm usually really precise but I was knocked whilst painting and it just melded into the holes. Is there any way to fix/deal with that and will it be a big issue when it comes to rerooting with new hair?

She was a Sparkleworks with horrific glue work along the inside of the neck, so so awful (it broke two of my metal tools trying to remove it whilst de-hairing)

She has on a light coat of watered down white acrylic primer right now
 
Hey all! So I'm priming a G3 pony for customisation and I've never had this issue before (I've only ever made a couple of customs) but the watered down paint has seeped into the plug holes on the neck. It's still wet at this point and I'm kinda worried, I'm usually really precise but I was knocked whilst painting and it just melded into the holes. Is there any way to fix/deal with that and will it be a big issue when it comes to rerooting with new hair?

She was a Sparkleworks with horrific glue work along the inside of the neck, so so awful (it broke two of my metal tools trying to remove it whilst de-hairing)

She has on a light coat of watered down white acrylic primer right now

Sorry, I haven't tried customizing any ponies as of yet, so I have no answers for you.
Any new luck since you've posted?
 
I've been customizing for 13 years, never watered down anything at all ever and have never had a issue of paint draining through the scalp holes?

Maybe the resolve to this issue is to not water anything down? It sounds soupy and messy
 
Sorry, I haven't tried customizing any ponies as of yet, so I have no answers for you.
Any new luck since you've posted?
No worries. I added one more coat to her shortly after so she's been dry for about 9ish hours after posting the thread.

Are you talking about paint getting into your rooting holes for the mane?
If so, you can easily just poke a needle or push pin in to clear the way for your hair and re-rooting tool. Nothing to worry about. (I actually always paint over the holes to fully cover the pony in paint.)
Yup! After the first layer I was concerned because the paint just filled the holes completely. After it had dried I tried to poke through it with a needle but it wouldn't go all the way through. I had a look inside and there's still some glue crusted around the holes I think, I couldn't tell but when I tried to scrape it away it definitely sounded and felt like that horrible flaky hard glue that doesn't want to come away. I'll probably remove the head in the morning and see if I can scrape any more of that glue away. I swear they use super glue on these G3 ponies haha honestly it's such a workout.

I've been customizing for 13 years, never watered down anything at all ever and have never had a issue of paint draining through the scalp holes?

Maybe the resolve to this issue is to not water anything down? It sounds soupy and messy
I didn't want to apply paint thicker because I'm trying to avoid texturing the pony with lumps and bumps like I have done with others so I watered my acrylic down to apply more layers, but it seeped into the holes and once dry I couldn't poke through with a needle which leaves me to believe that there's still some leftover glue inside. I've never had this issue before because I've never done such a drastic colour change between the original pony and the colour of my custom so I've never really had to paint close to the rooting holes (I'm going from shimmery orange to a deep purple/blue haha). I'm going to see if I can remove leftover glue inside and try poking through with a needle again.
 
No worries. I added one more coat to her shortly after so she's been dry for about 9ish hours after posting the thread.


Yup! After the first layer I was concerned because the paint just filled the holes completely. After it had dried I tried to poke through it with a needle but it wouldn't go all the way through. I had a look inside and there's still some glue crusted around the holes I think, I couldn't tell but when I tried to scrape it away it definitely sounded and felt like that horrible flaky hard glue that doesn't want to come away. I'll probably remove the head in the morning and see if I can scrape any more of that glue away. I swear they use super glue on these G3 ponies haha honestly it's such a workout.


I didn't want to apply paint thicker because I'm trying to avoid texturing the pony with lumps and bumps like I have done with others so I watered my acrylic down to apply more layers, but it seeped into the holes and once dry I couldn't poke through with a needle which leaves me to believe that there's still some leftover glue inside. I've never had this issue before because I've never done such a drastic colour change between the original pony and the colour of my custom so I've never really had to paint close to the rooting holes (I'm going from shimmery orange to a deep purple/blue haha). I'm going to see if I can remove leftover glue inside and try poking through with a needle again.
Hmm yes, sounds like glue. The G3 ponies usually have a lot of it at the top of their heads. Again carefully submerging in hot water will help to loosen the glue out. Always a good this to do before you start any painting is to ensure the pony is cleaned of all glue/loose stray hairs.
 
No worries. I added one more coat to her shortly after so she's been dry for about 9ish hours after posting the thread.


Yup! After the first layer I was concerned because the paint just filled the holes completely. After it had dried I tried to poke through it with a needle but it wouldn't go all the way through. I had a look inside and there's still some glue crusted around the holes I think, I couldn't tell but when I tried to scrape it away it definitely sounded and felt like that horrible flaky hard glue that doesn't want to come away. I'll probably remove the head in the morning and see if I can scrape any more of that glue away. I swear they use super glue on these G3 ponies haha honestly it's such a workout.


I didn't want to apply paint thicker because I'm trying to avoid texturing the pony with lumps and bumps like I have done with others so I watered my acrylic down to apply more layers, but it seeped into the holes and once dry I couldn't poke through with a needle which leaves me to believe that there's still some leftover glue inside. I've never had this issue before because I've never done such a drastic colour change between the original pony and the colour of my custom so I've never really had to paint close to the rooting holes (I'm going from shimmery orange to a deep purple/blue haha). I'm going to see if I can remove leftover glue inside and try poking through with a needle again.

Ah yes. That makes sense. Try boiling the head for a while and see if a partial glue cast from inside the head falls out afterwards

Sometimes forcing a thumbtack through the head forces the hard glue part to pop out suddenly too
 
No worries. I added one more coat to her shortly after so she's been dry for about 9ish hours after posting the thread.


Yup! After the first layer I was concerned because the paint just filled the holes completely. After it had dried I tried to poke through it with a needle but it wouldn't go all the way through. I had a look inside and there's still some glue crusted around the holes I think, I couldn't tell but when I tried to scrape it away it definitely sounded and felt like that horrible flaky hard glue that doesn't want to come away. I'll probably remove the head in the morning and see if I can scrape any more of that glue away. I swear they use super glue on these G3 ponies haha honestly it's such a workout.


I didn't want to apply paint thicker because I'm trying to avoid texturing the pony with lumps and bumps like I have done with others so I watered my acrylic down to apply more layers, but it seeped into the holes and once dry I couldn't poke through with a needle which leaves me to believe that there's still some leftover glue inside. I've never had this issue before because I've never done such a drastic colour change between the original pony and the colour of my custom so I've never really had to paint close to the rooting holes (I'm going from shimmery orange to a deep purple/blue haha). I'm going to see if I can remove leftover glue inside and try poking through with a needle again.


I wish you the best of luck!! :smile::flutter2::snowsmile::snowflake:
 
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