Replacing Eyes In Vintage Vinyl Doll

This is for dolls with vinyl eye pockets.

Replacing eyes in vintage vinyl doll.

Then pop the eye out of the socket by pushing from inside the head. While the vinyl is still warm pop the new eye in. The berenguers have soft vinyl so you can heat the vinyl around the eye using warm hot water or even a hair dryer. Choose brown blue or green in sizes 6mm 27mm.

Wait another 10 minutes and then work the weight back and forth again to ensure the eyes do not freeze up in the plaster. There is an eye issue with older composition dolls that people call blown eyes crystallized eyes or flat eyes. Try not to do too much cutting no more than necessary. Make offer vintage german blue eye doll eyes 1 2 mint in box old stock.

The 13 and 14mm sizes usually fit. I don t believe the hairdryer trick or the oil trick which could make things worse works for this problem. There is an easier way that works with some dolls but not all of them. Take out the eyeball or push from the front to push it into the head.

With the weight positioned properly the doll s eyes should be closed. Free shipping on many items. Here is one pair of sleep eyes for dolls. Pull the towel away from the doll s face.

Many 1930s shirley temple dolls have them. Doll sleep moving eyes 20mm brown vinyl doll eyes replace repair fix doll making. The eyes wont work for the composition early cissy or other weighted eyes dolls. Take off the doll s head and slice the back of the eye socket using a small scissors or exacto blade.

Replacing half eyes in berenguer dolls. Set the doll s head back down on the towel and move the weight down so the eyes remain closed.