Xylene what I need for surgery?
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Xylene what I need for surgery?
Also someone posted “if you are brave enough use xylene”, what did they mean by that?
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Re: Xylene what I need for surgery?
Go to Amazon and get a can of the 3M Tape Primer. Don't get anything else, no bullshit "TPE Glue" no little bottles of what someone PROMISES is 3M Tape Primer, nothing made by a Chinese company the looks like 3M, kinda.
The 3M Primer you can apply directly to TPE without endangering it. Remember, these are SOLVENTS, there is no such thing as a TPE "glue". Only solvents.
So it dissolves what it touches before it dries, so coat each surface with a thin coat, and press the two together. They have to remain gently pressed together untill the solvent gasses off (dries).
AND, you need to practice on some spare tpe before you do it for real. Research the maintenance forum for 3M repairs, very very few of us use Xylene, and not straight onto TPE.
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Re: Xylene what I need for surgery?
A safer alternative than pure xylene is 3M 94 primer. See the info HERE (viewtopic.php?t=131728)MourningWood wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:45 pm Slicing open various spots on my doll to tighten and repair. After searching on this forum I read Xylene is a good solvent to seal up the incisions. I don’t want to order TPE glue online and saw my hardware store sells Xylene. Will this be sufficient enough or do I need something else?
Also someone posted “if you are brave enough use xylene”, what did they mean by that?
Thanks
Many folks have been using it and getting good results.
Pure xylene is a hotter than 3M 94 and if you are not careful can get out of hand quickly. Just use care.
With any chemical bond on a TPE doll, the final bond quality really gets down to surface prep.
Also chemical bonding works best with a tight and well fitting wound.
So use care and don't hack away when you are opening her up for repair work.
Another method of wound sealing is to use heat.
Good tools are temperature controlled soldering irons, certain small craft irons and similar tools.
They all melt the TPE together for a good final result.
With either method, practice a bit first, be careful and go slow.
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