I dyed my TB

digitalcavebear · Post by **digitalcavebear** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 5:46 am

Neat.

I think the how-to is pretty straight forward. You'll just want to make sure the spray bottle is spraying uniformly and not sputtering.

ARK ANGEL · Post by **ARK ANGEL** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:14 am

My memory is returning.....
I believe Cuddly dyed his TBS while he was replacing her skeleton, she was just skin and head, I think he submerged her in dye.
I don't think it lasted either, if you sleep with your babe in your bed every night and cuddle or whatever, she will need washing regularly, in which case she will fade over time.
I enquired about Scotchguard but nobody knew if it would change the feel of the velour.

Pete.

r363b · Post by **r363b** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:59 pm

follow instructions on package.. if you ever tie-dyed T-shirts before fabric must be in dye water for long time and then rinsed if you want an even color. thats my experience .. but different fabrics than cotton don't know.

Juncharted2 · Post by **Juncharted2** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:24 pm

Would be straight up dope to tiedye a Teddybabe. ..rainbow babe

cuddly · Post by **cuddly** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:46 am

ARK ANGEL wrote:My memory is returning.....
I believe Cuddly dyed his TBS while he was replacing her skeleton, she was just skin and head, I think he submerged her in dye.
I don't think it lasted either, if you sleep with your babe in your bed every night and cuddle or whatever, she will need washing regularly, in which case she will fade over time.
I enquired about Scotchguard but nobody knew if it would change the feel of the velour.

Pete.

Nope, sorry. I did not dye Lian, all the change in color she gets is the infamous TB tan over time, and general discoloring through the cleaning she gets, just like you wrote.

I could imagine trying to give her her original color back, but is there even any skin tone dye out there? And does the dye stick to the plush? I am not gonna try, sry, I rather sew her an entirely new body, if the need arose.

CU cuddly at work

Juncharted2 · Post by **Juncharted2** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:46 pm

Still, it's a badass idea.

Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:53 pm

I had a brief stint in the shoe business quite a while back and we use to dye shoes with fabric uppers all the time, but damned if I can remember what kind of dye we used. Once dry it was water proof though, stayed pliable and wouldn't run, crack or fade. Bet that'd work... wish I could remember what the hell it was called!

Juncharted2 · Post by **Juncharted2** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:59 pm

Maybe this?

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Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:00 pm

No that's not it. This stuff was just for fabric. We used it to match bridesmaid dresses. We just dabbed it on, but it was thin enough to spray.

carlys_guy · Post by **carlys_guy** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:01 pm

i believe the dye used on the early diana tbs was a heated dye that was very caustic and toxic when wet. the synthetic fibers of the material do not take dye well so it needs to be special or it will wash off. i think MG4 said in one of his stories that it would wash off.

carlys_guy

Juncharted2 · Post by **Juncharted2** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:12 am

It's a great idea, and at first I thought I would give it a go when I get my next babe, however I'm debating whether or not it'll be a TB. I'm probably going the tpe rout seeing they are making Volumtuous dolls that are sexy as can be... I think if I purchased another TB it will be in the later future. ..just knowing they are all the same skin tones is a major factor...

Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:11 pm

You know, teddy bears come in a plethora of colors not the least of which is brown. Can't imagine it'd be all that difficult to produce a TeddyBabe in different shades.

...but alas guess it's just too small a market.

Juncharted2 · Post by **Juncharted2** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:46 pm

Would make them more unique for sure, adding to that already unique quality

Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:47 pm

Hey, just created a poll to try and get an idea how much market there may be for a Brown Teddy-Babe Deluxe.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=101298

r363b · Post by **r363b** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:24 pm

mg4 wrote:Thats right she needed a tan, after all she lives in florida,

How to, First clean your TB well, Its ok the get her wet. Mix 4 caps of TAN and half cap of SCARLET RIT liquid dye in a 25 oz. of water in a spray bottle. While she still wet from cleaning spray on the dye. Then hang her up to dry with a fan it takes about 9 hours.

And heres Kim with her new tan. She so happy now that she got a tan.

Tan + Scarlet = Florida Tan TB