HELP

Samuel_78 · Post by **Samuel_78** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:52 pm

Okay so I was taking Chass and getting her ready to do this one picture for the model thread. You know the one where they take a shot and a replicated with a doll well I was getting her dressed when I noticed this huge cra0ter under her armpit.

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My first reaction is to go grab TPE solvent I got from RLSD last year to try that. Yeah, you can see the effect it on the left edge there. Where it looks ragged as to the rest which looks like the seam just opened up. The whole is so large that when I tried holding the skin close it opens behind when I go to release her skin. I can still be pinching the edge where I want to go forward and where I just worked reopened.
Right now I have Chastity laying on her side with her arm down it's tight as I can get it to keep the crater from getting any bigger. My current thought is by some TPR and melt it to fill the hole. Also I seem to recall something about a TPE fill one member of the community had made that might work. Any thing any advice is welcome right now.

Keyman · Post by **Keyman** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:30 pm

Ouch! Been there myself, tpe solvent will make it much worse believe me. Stand down until the experts can advise.

Post by **Booty Call Dolls** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:39 pm

High stress areas can be tough.
She will need alot of TLC.
How old is she?
If one of our BCD FMers had an issue like this, we'd most likely buy them a repair kit from Indigo20.
Best,
Jeff

Samuel_78 · Post by **Samuel_78** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:23 am

Chass arrived just last monday. Including manufacturing she's about a month old.
I ordered her from Beautiful Dolls, emailed every detail strait to Joy.

Post by **Slew** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:21 am

Samuel_78 wrote:Chass arrived just last monday. Including manufacturing she's about a month old.
I ordered her from Beautiful Dolls, emailed every detail strait to Joy.

I'm sorry to hear it. This should not happen on a new doll. Good luck.

mala78 · Post by **mala78** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:02 am

Booty Call Dolls wrote:High stress areas can be tough.
She will need alot of TLC.
How old is she?
If one of our BCD FMers had an issue like this, we'd most likely buy them a repair kit from Indigo20.
Best,
Jeff

Indigo admitted himself that his repair kit will not hold high stressed areas and large tears.

Indigo's kit is a waste of money for this fix.

haremlover · Post by **haremlover** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:03 am

Really nothing holds. The only thing that can work is tipping her upside down and melting the TPE together with a soldering iron. But not too hot

Best wishes

Harem

Samuel_78 · Post by **Samuel_78** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:58 am

Thanks, my line of thinking last night after I made that first post was to get a TPE sample. Then using a double boiler melt it and pour the TPE in. Once it was about level let sit for a day or two till cured then use the hot spoon method to smooth her skin.
Will have to keep the area well ventilated, my kitchen dinning room should suffice with fans in both windows. As well as a face mask for fumes, I have several of those left over from last year when I painted the place.

Post by **Booty Call Dolls** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:44 am

mala78,
He surely could have;however, his kit did very well for us on a doll that look like she was attacked by a great white shark.
BCD

Samuel_78 · Post by **Samuel_78** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:52 am

Update,

After messaging Joy of BD, I was told she could send me a glue to fix this issue. She advised I start from the inside to try and close the crater. Also to give the glue 15 minutes or more to work. At first this seemed to do the job.
I gave the edges a good coating of the TPE solvent and pressed her arm down to close the hole. I then gave her 15 minutes wait before opening the arm out and applying the next area with solvent.
This worked the first few times. But when it came to the back area it failed. The TPE in that part is not making contact so as soon as I open her arm up. The area that was cured splits appart.
It does this for any amount of time I leave the solvent to work. Which by the way was half a day at the last trial.
My current line of thinking goes back to melting down some sample TPE to fill the back and closing the arm to wait and see if this works.

coolumbia · Post by **coolumbia** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:16 am

maybe a small air bubble or a tiny fault started it off. we all know this should not happen with a new doll.
you're an experienced doll owner so newbie schoolboy error will not wash.
i hope your vendor will step up and do the right thing.

Post by **Slew** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:10 am

Samuel_78 wrote:Update,

After messaging Joy of BD, I was told she could send me a glue to fix this issue.

Have you asked Joy to replace the doll by chance?

I don't understand. Do you think you caused this damage with your own carelessness? Does it seem normal to you that this damage has occurred? You lifted her arm to put a shirt on, and it looks like she's been in a fight with a vicious animal.

Samuel_78 · Post by **Samuel_78** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:08 am

To answer your question Seattle. No I did not ask Joy to replace Chastity for me.
Rather I saw it as Coolumbia said an air bubbles or other fault that happened to occur when I over stressed this section of her TPE skin.
Not uncommon since the issue has risen here on that the tdf before. And I was able to find the name armpit crater. Also,
I'm not the type to send a car back to the manufacturer to have them replace a tire. Or a computer back to the maker to replace the memor. Noty if I can do the job myself which is why I turned to the forums for an answer.

Post by **Slew** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:57 am

Well, that's very friendly of you. I might be a jerk, but it seems more like a manufacturing defect to me. I just haven't seen this happen on a brand new doll, and I don't see how putting a shirt on is over-stressing any TPE.

Also the car and computer analogy doesn't work for me. Doll armpits aren't like tires or memory sticks, which are separate parts easily replaced without a whole new car or computer. Armpits are part of the chassis...

Joy is lucky to have you as a customer and not me.

RGC_0767 · Post by **RGC_0767** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:48 am

TPE is very tight and under pressure in armpit area even if there is no molding defect from factory.
It's why the folks around here do not recommend lifting arms over head too much. Could tear. In your case did.

If you want to fix with heat of solder iron, it'll have to be in relaxed position. Close up arm and try to fuse material working from inside out. Spare TPE will be helpful to add some in, so that it will bring back strength to the area. Otherwise, it'll just open again.

A variable temp solder iron on lowest setting. This possibly may be the most difficult area to finish to get a clean look.

It can be fixed satisfactorily, do not give up. Use ingenuity and imagination, and you'll have her farting with cupped hand in armpit in no time.

These air pockets in molding processes, are causing these companies great grief lately lol