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Zak325 wrote:I think people lose hope when repairing TPE because glue doesn't really work like you think it would. It's fine for a little scrape or cut on the arm or leg, but when it comes to big repairs like what i tried to do, I shouldn't have even tried glue...I should've started with heat, because glue actually fucked her up worse.
I'm getting a piece of TPE to take grafts from and i'm pretty confident that'll work. From what i've seen, best way to fix TPE is to just add more in and rebuild what you damaged.
There is a video somewhere that shows how exactly the glue should be applied and it works fine BUT it will tear again with the friction, when using the glue the areas that are going to be bond need to be touching each other and cleaned with alcohol, the rip area should be in full contact (like one piece) and then with a tooth pick you can apply the glue, in this way the glue won't melt and eat away the TPE. Unfortunately I cannot find the tutorial video on my history browser but I know for sure is somewhere in a TDF thread. This method should be probably redone correctly and make sure the glue is applied in every single mm of the damaged area without leaving open microscopic holes otherwise game over, so once you cover 100% the area the glue is supposed to seal it in minutes but i will leave the doll alone for at least 2 days. If I find the video I will posted here.
Well, Today I decided to repair Akira so I took pictures from the start until I was finished. I combined two methods for welding the sliced piece of TPE I got from my insert, then I cut it into small pieces until one fit as I had it in mind, I didn't weld the TPE piece with the glue as my previous attempt that only lasted one day. This time I added this TPE piece and "glued" with a hot butter knife but the procedure with the glue is the same, the extra piece and the wall of the TPE should be in full contact so when the hot knife gets inside and comes off it will melt both surfaces and make one solid piece, then I trimmed with scissors the rest that I didn't need it. I also use the heat gun to help the material to dry faster, after 30 minutes I checked the surgery to see if any open spots were there in.... and they were there ! So I sealed them with glue, let it dry and I passed the hot knife sealing both surfaces, the reason why I added a little bigger piece is because in that way I can spread her legs better so the material doesn't stress as before...more material less stress. Hopefully this procedure last longer. If you place your finger inside her anus and then you try to see your finger through the vagina wall you can see your finger nail, so what makes me think that Doll Makers are making these dolls with at least 1/4" thick of material in between the walls of the "tunnels" therefore the danger of splitting her on both holes.
STT,
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Extra piece of TPE that will allow spreading her legs a bit more
Zak,
Is the piece missing or is there just a huge gap?
I wish you were in driving distance because I was able to fix a barbie I bought. Same areatoo
Too much of the glue will melt the TPE.
Use toothpick to apply on both sides of the tear after wiping any excess away on the bottle.
Since the insert is in her for good, I think you will see the repair will hold.
Jeff
. One vendor name kept coming up as being great at helping customers walk through the process, Booty Call Dolls. So I decided I would work with them on this first purchase, and did.
-princeoverit
You could not of found a better person to help you with your first doll. Jeff /Booty call dolls, knows his stuff... One of the few members that is a vendor and a real lover of dolls. He owns quite a few dolls, and really understands the love we all share.
Jeff, scroll back to page 4 real quick and you'll see the picture...i haven't done anything to it since that was taken, so it hasn't really got worse. Yes there is a bit missing because after my repair failed i had to cut out some bad TPE.
The new piece isn't going to be that big, so once i slowly graft it in with the TPE glue it should be fine. It only failed last time because i had to stretch it too much to get the insert in. Glue hasn't got here yet, but hopefully I'll have good news on this thread next week at some point
@STT, jesus man what happened to your doll? :0 Hope that repair works out for ya
Zak325 wrote:Jeff, scroll back to page 4 real quick and you'll see the picture...i haven't done anything to it since that was taken, so it hasn't really got worse. Yes there is a bit missing because after my repair failed i had to cut out some bad TPE.
The new piece isn't going to be that big, so once i slowly graft it in with the TPE glue it should be fine. It only failed last time because i had to stretch it too much to get the insert in. Glue hasn't got here yet, but hopefully I'll have good news on this thread next week at some point
@STT, jesus man what happened to your doll? :0 Hope that repair works out for ya
The glue doesn't work, IDK how many times it's been posted in the forum and even on this thread, it works in small scuffs or little rips, my doll has 1 6 months, so as everybody can see the holes are about to meet and is going to happen to any TPE doll eventually, I attempted to repair it with a piece of TPE, I hope it works.
Glue works as long as it's not overstretched...there's success stories for every couple of failures. In my case, I already got the insert permanently in there so there's no reason the area should stretch any more than it does when the legs are fully spread (which didn't affect the repair last time, until the insert had to go in again)
STT, i'm assuming your doll is a built in, and an actual built in is harder to repair because you're directly in physical contact with the affected area no matter what, and the friction alone can stress it. I think your graft will work, it looks pretty strong. You might wanna trim it down just a little bit more so you have more room for your member, don't want more pressure on that graft than needed. Good luck
Zak325 wrote:Glue works as long as it's not overstretched...there's success stories for every couple of failures. In my case, I already got the insert permanently in there so there's no reason the area should stretch any more than it does when the legs are fully spread (which didn't affect the repair last time, until the insert had to go in again)
STT, i'm assuming your doll is a built in, and an actual built in is harder to repair because you're directly in physical contact with the affected area no matter what, and the friction alone can stress it. I think your graft will work, it looks pretty strong. You might wanna trim it down just a little bit more so you have more room for your member, don't want more pressure on that graft than needed. Good luck
Good job Zak, Good advise, I like following this because heaven forbid, we have a problem, I would like to try and learn as much as I can. It does seem with TPE it is inevitable that a lot will happen eventually over time! Keep going you can do it. you will figure it out!
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Thanks Irishgirl... it took a lot of trial and error, a lot of frustration.. but if my mistakes help anyone learn from them so they don't have to make them themselves, then at least i'm glad i saved you some problems. I had a lot of help tho.
Zak325 wrote:Glue works as long as it's not overstretched...there's success stories for every couple of failures. In my case, I already got the insert permanently in there so there's no reason the area should stretch any more than it does when the legs are fully spread (which didn't affect the repair last time, until the insert had to go in again)
STT, i'm assuming your doll is a built in, and an actual built in is harder to repair because you're directly in physical contact with the affected area no matter what, and the friction alone can stress it. I think your graft will work, it looks pretty strong. You might wanna trim it down just a little bit more so you have more room for your member, don't want more pressure on that graft than needed. Good luck
No my friend, in NOT built it, it has an insert, and your method of gluing it with a hot knife didn't work, yesterday the extra piece of TPE that I welded collapse and broke. So I guess there is no solution for high stress areas like in between the two holes (insert and anus hole)
If you have succeeded let us know what is the best way to accomplish it. Thanks
. One vendor name kept coming up as being great at helping customers walk through the process, Booty Call Dolls. So I decided I would work with them on this first purchase, and did.
-princeoverit
You could not of found a better person to help you with your first doll. Jeff /Booty call dolls, knows his stuff... One of the few members that is a vendor and a real lover of dolls. He owns quite a few dolls, and really understands the love we all share.
Sorry it didn't work STT. Since it's an insert doll, you'll wanna put the insert in, and leave it there permanently, do the repairs around it. Otherwise it'll just re-rip every time you go to put the insert in.
This is an old thread, you'd probably get a little more visibility if you started a new thread for your repairs, maybe someone with a little more experience can help you out... as you said, a hot knife doesn't seem to be the right choice for this case :/
Ok, for anyone following this, I did take a rather long hiatus from repair work while waiting on more TPE glue to come in to try again. The damage has not gotten any worse since i left off.
Here's a better pic of the damage we're working with at this point...The black stuff is just slightly burnt TPE where i fucked up a heat weld.
Two clear rips, and a large gap that will require a graft. I have the TPE to cut for grafts, I will have the glue on Tuesday or Wednesday hopefully (1AM has it cheap, but damn do they ship slow)...
Pretty confident TPE glue will work this time, as the insert is already in, and she shouldn't need to stretch much now. Not trying to make her like new again, it's too far gone for that...just going for structurally sound here.
Update in a few days
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