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So I've been doing some pony clean up lately and wanna show off the results. Just click the piccies to see bigger ones on my photobucket. Also most of them are for sale in my sale post (see siggy for link) save the G2's and the Daddy.
First is some G3's that my mom got for me awhile ago, they've been in need of a little TLC.
Citrus Sweetheart, she had a lot of marks and her hair was a tangle. But aside from the one mark by her eye the rest mostly came off and her hair was tamed.
Sunny daze, her hair was just messy, a quick bath, shampoo and condition fixed that.
Beebop, messy hair. Her hair ended up nice but the tinsel is still very crinkled.
Cotton candy, her hair wasn't even too messy, it just looks that way. It curled right back up with a wash.
Butterscotch, again messy hair and a few spots. The tinsel is still a tad crinkled but otherwise she's lovely.
Forsythia, she just needed a good combing and I washed her spots. (ignore the file name on her, I got is mixed up when I saved to my computer XP )
With them I did a Happy Glow and a couple G2's as well. They were all in need of a styling.
I got a little carried away with Happy's mane but hopefully the curls will loosen with time.
Lastly in this bunch was this poor Fairy Tale bird. I've had her for a few years now like that and she has been waiting a long time for a styling. I'm really impressed with how she turned out, I thought it would be impossible to get through her hair.
Then on a whim I bought this lot from Ebay.
Picture from the auction.
Opened up!
They were in a sad state. The daddy had bad rust issues, his insides are dark because of the rust. Eww. And poor sunny bunch had what I can only guess was oatmeal in her hair and on her face when she arrived. Why people can't take a little time to clean things before listing them..... sigh. Anywho, I got a few during piccies too this time
Bath time!! I use hand soap, a gentle kind and baking soda for washing bodies. Daddy got a good inside scrub as well with cotton balls to get all the rust out.
Here the manes get a conditioner treatment. I use a type meant for extensions and weaves, it seems to work well. Better then regular because it's made for fake hair I think.
And the tails soak in a rust treatment.
Unfortunately Daddy's tail was a loss. I tried to straighten it out but every time I though I had is straight, after awhile it would just kink-up again. Luckily I had a replacement in the right color. It just had something extra
Personally I kinda like it with the tinsel, but I'll probably remove it eventually so he's accurate.
Final products!
He's got a bit of dinge around each little heart because I didn't want to rub any off, but otherwise he's gorgeous!
She has one spot on her flank that didn't come off completely but she turned out lovely as well.
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Sadly Firefly is missing a tail and I don't have a replacement like I did for Daddy. She also had some stubborn spots on her leg that wouldn't come of totally. But her symbols are some of the best I've seen on a Firefly.
This is what I really enjoy about collecting I think, taking well loved ponies and making them shiny again.
First is some G3's that my mom got for me awhile ago, they've been in need of a little TLC.
Citrus Sweetheart, she had a lot of marks and her hair was a tangle. But aside from the one mark by her eye the rest mostly came off and her hair was tamed.
Sunny daze, her hair was just messy, a quick bath, shampoo and condition fixed that.
Beebop, messy hair. Her hair ended up nice but the tinsel is still very crinkled.
Cotton candy, her hair wasn't even too messy, it just looks that way. It curled right back up with a wash.
Butterscotch, again messy hair and a few spots. The tinsel is still a tad crinkled but otherwise she's lovely.
Forsythia, she just needed a good combing and I washed her spots. (ignore the file name on her, I got is mixed up when I saved to my computer XP )
With them I did a Happy Glow and a couple G2's as well. They were all in need of a styling.
I got a little carried away with Happy's mane but hopefully the curls will loosen with time.
Lastly in this bunch was this poor Fairy Tale bird. I've had her for a few years now like that and she has been waiting a long time for a styling. I'm really impressed with how she turned out, I thought it would be impossible to get through her hair.
Then on a whim I bought this lot from Ebay.
Picture from the auction.
Opened up!
They were in a sad state. The daddy had bad rust issues, his insides are dark because of the rust. Eww. And poor sunny bunch had what I can only guess was oatmeal in her hair and on her face when she arrived. Why people can't take a little time to clean things before listing them..... sigh. Anywho, I got a few during piccies too this time
Bath time!! I use hand soap, a gentle kind and baking soda for washing bodies. Daddy got a good inside scrub as well with cotton balls to get all the rust out.
Here the manes get a conditioner treatment. I use a type meant for extensions and weaves, it seems to work well. Better then regular because it's made for fake hair I think.
And the tails soak in a rust treatment.
Unfortunately Daddy's tail was a loss. I tried to straighten it out but every time I though I had is straight, after awhile it would just kink-up again. Luckily I had a replacement in the right color. It just had something extra
Personally I kinda like it with the tinsel, but I'll probably remove it eventually so he's accurate.
Final products!
He's got a bit of dinge around each little heart because I didn't want to rub any off, but otherwise he's gorgeous!
She has one spot on her flank that didn't come off completely but she turned out lovely as well.
[URL=http://s15.photobucket.com/user/lev_21n01/media/G1%204%20sale/firefly3_zps329437bb.jpg.html][/URL]Sadly Firefly is missing a tail and I don't have a replacement like I did for Daddy. She also had some stubborn spots on her leg that wouldn't come of totally. But her symbols are some of the best I've seen on a Firefly.
This is what I really enjoy about collecting I think, taking well loved ponies and making them shiny again.
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