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Eyelashes glue for Silicone
Julia has been naughty! i told her not to rub her eyes but guess what she did? Claims hay fever!
As a result one of her eyelashes has come away on one side - just about still attached on the other side. Trying to stick it back with eyelash glue has not been a big success (lasts about 1 day). So should i be brave (on her behalf - after all it wont hurt me) and pull it off altogether then stick it back afresh with something that will stick it to silicone? Or should i get some new ready glued eyelashes and try them? Or some non ready glued eyelashes and use something like Sil-Poxy? Super glue sounds a bit permanent not not too sure about that. Any thoughts, horror stories or better still, success stories welcome. |
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Acetone acts as a solvent towards superglue so superglue is not quite as permanent as you may think.
It's also useful for ungluing protestors from highways... |
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Works well on TPE, not sure on silicone.
Best glue I've ever used. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001C42J9I/ |
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Interesting, i found a lot of advice about sticking to TPE but not really anything about sticking to silicone.
I don't want to be the first to find out that super glue (or acetone) dissolves silicone. |
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I#ve had eyelash problems forever with Kimberley and found once an eyelid has come off its really hard to reattach because it becomes very firm and hard to shape. Usually i put a new eyelash on and they go on much easier.
I've used evastick to attach eyelashes. A small coating on the lash and eyelid. leave to become tacky, then attach eyelash. Sticks immediately and hardens quite fast. Permanent though and may leave a mess if you're not careful. I wouldn't use it on a doll, only on the third party eyelid... |
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You have to remember, these lashes used by the girls manufacture and replacement ones you buy from shops/online are only really a temporary thing. Just like the nails. So after a few uses, they do weaken and get brittle or stiff with the glue.
Primark has a lot of lashes, they cheap, but work well and some of them look more realistic in length as well. |
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I've only had to reattach eyelashes once in 2 years using regular eyelash glue, and they've been good ever since. Must be a silicone thing.
Super glue will certainly do the trick, but as I found out with my first doll, it's very, very unforgiving if your motor skills aren't quite as precise as they could be, so caution required. |
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When I changed the eyes in my DS Kayla head I caught the eyelashes and pulled them off, I couldn't get superglue to stick,
to replace them I bought some pure acetone, Permatex and coloured pencils ground down and followed this, not sure if you can view this, it's on ODC. http://ourdollcommunity.com/forum/in...p?topic=5484.0
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That was helpful, thanks.
It all looks a bit tricky, perhaps she needs to keep her shades on |
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Super Glue does work on silicone, but the softer DS silicone is a little more 'greasy' so you need good quality superglue (and a fresh bottle so its not oxidized as all
I wouldnt pull the lash off completely, its much harder to stick a lash back on from fresh. I'd simply stick the loose end back down also note Superglue can often have a vapour, so turn the iris away from the bit you are working on as the vapour can cause a clouding over the iris and would need to be removed with a cotton bud and IPA or acetone, but that can also cause issues with the eye if it reacts with the plastic of the eye...... K |
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