Tips for Moving STIFF ball points?

goodfruits · Post by **goodfruits** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:02 pm

hello, I have a 6ye doll, and the hips/legs are really hard to move, back too. any tips? does it get better with time?

Post by **setevoltas** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 10:05 pm

Yeah they are sadistic, or strongman competitors, or both at the 6ye factory. I know what you are going through.

It would help to know which joints you are having the most trouble with. I could probably suggest a few moves. Guessing it's the forward and backward hip joint?

goodfruits · Post by **goodfruits** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:22 am

Yeah! hips and chest

I don’t want to break anything but it seems to take all my force and just laugh.

Everything except the arms and knees is tight. But the hips ( that decide whether standing or sitting or laying) are often impossible. My doll mostly sits with her legs out cause one leg refuse to go back to straight

Post by **Sexy Sex Doll** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:07 am

We have an instructional video, but our Youtube is blocked, we try to upload it to another platform for you to watch

goodfruits · Post by **goodfruits** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:25 am

Sexy Sex Doll wrote:We have an instructional video, but our Youtube is blocked, we try to upload it to another platform for you to watch

Thanks that would be really helpful!

The more instructions the better !

Post by **setevoltas** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:16 am

This is going to sound a bit drastic, but we are talking about 6YE here...

Lay the doll on her back, and then position yourself perpendicularly across her torso. Put both hands on the top of her thigh and push "down". Try variations on that idea (it's tricky without knowing what your bed furniture height is). See if you can get it to budge, and then remember what you did, haha.

I had a 6YE doll like yours, and it felt like I was getting every other joint to move BUT the leg by trying to move the leg. What you have to try to do is keep the back arch in place while you are applying force to the hip.

Keep us posted.

Pabugs · Post by **Pabugs** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:42 pm

I just did this today: here is the thread. It is an unboxing thread, not a repair/maintenance thread so go to the 2nd page viewtopic.php?f=383&t=149976

goodfruits · Post by **goodfruits** » Mon May 09, 2022 4:40 am

Pabugs wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:42 pm I just did this today: here is the thread. It is an unboxing thread, not a repair/maintenance thread so go to the 2nd page viewtopic.php?f=383&t=149976

it worked! maybe! lol, I tried your method, but i dont know if i put it in the right place, so i wrapped my doll in a heating blanket also, (hoping that the heat would get the oils to move into the joint)..kept the heat on for hours, and when i checked again, both legs move better!

I also think my doll came needing a bit of oil. Is it possible that cold/air travel can "Stiffen" the doll, or remove some of the oil? cause my doll is very happy with the oil treatment. (even though its new)

anyway, thanks for the help! i hope these tips help someone else in the future

Pabugs · Post by **Pabugs** » Mon May 09, 2022 4:47 am

Sounds Great GF!!

So glad it worked, it really is such a relief when that leg starts to move isn't it?

I will leave that thread up so if anybody finds this thread, they will find the solution there!!

Bugz

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Mon May 09, 2022 5:24 pm

The older hinge joints were wrapped in a tough tape to prevent the doll material getting in there during manufacture and causing problems
Assuming ball joints would be equally susceptible to that as well

Oiling a TPE doll joint will usually have no effect unless the joint is disassembled, oiled and reassembled

Silicone dolls should never be given the oil treatment

Pabugs · Post by **Pabugs** » Mon May 09, 2022 7:57 pm

seagull wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 5:24 pm The older hinge joints were wrapped in a tough tape to prevent the doll material getting in there during manufacture and causing problems
Assuming ball joints would be equally susceptible to that as well

Oiling a TPE doll joint will usually have no effect unless the joint is disassembled, oiled and reassembled

Silicone dolls should never be given the oil treatment

1) That’s a poor assumption regarding the ball joint here. What happens to a hinge joint matters not here. There is no tape involved per the factory- nor does this matter as the 2 joints referred to here are new.

2) This is a ball joint discussion. There is no assembly or disassembly involved. No adjustments are possible. Oiling is the ONLY option.

3) This is a TPE doll not silicone.

BUT MOST important - the method used here was successful for both of us - period -

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Tue May 10, 2022 1:50 am

Yep, poor assumption from sloppy research, apologies

Did find this from by Lovedoll UK » Wed May 27, 2020 6:56 am
viewtopic.php?f=247&t=129027

goodfruits · Post by **goodfruits** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:40 pm

i just wanted to say... currently the hip joint is moving well. but also i learned how to move it, up to apply opposite pressure to whatever you are trying to move to stabilize it. I just wanted to make a note that the doll is currently moving good and if your doll has a stiff joint in the beginning there is hope!

she stands really well, the stiff in that regard is amazing./

aux · Post by **aux** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:09 am

I have a similar problem but something is not working for me. I would ask for help and could someone please point out to me in this picture where is the joint that needs to be oiled?

goodfruits · Post by **goodfruits** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:09 am

aux wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:09 am I have a similar problem but something is not working for me. I would ask for help and could someone please point out to me in this picture where is the joint that needs to be oiled?

viewtopic.php?p=2121199#p2121199

the other key is to make sure the rest of the doll is held down so your moving force only affects that part you want to move, .. even apply opposite pressure to the parts you want to say,

so i put one hand (sometimes a knee) on the pelvis while i move the leg, isolating the joint i want to move