Doll Repair Supplies

Cleaners

• Doll cleaners should be at the top of any list of doll repair supplies, since cleaning grease and dirt build-up off a vintage doll is the first step in doll restoration. Cleaners specially formulated for use with different types of dolls can be found at doll supply retailers, including special shampoos and conditioners for cleaning and styling mohair wigs as well as cleaners designed to eliminate odor from older dolls.

Paints and Sealers

• Paints for doll restoration can be used to restore faded color and patch areas on the doll̵7;s surface that may have been chipped or broken. Airbrush paints are recommended for an even tone and professional quality, and sealers will help your doll restoration work last for many years. Look for a doll restoration paint kit with water-based acrylics and sealers.

Skeleton

• Paints for doll restoration can be used to restore faded color and patch areas on the doll̵7;s surface that may have been chipped or broken. Airbrush paints are recommended for an even tone and professional quality, and sealers will help your doll restoration work last for many years. Look for a doll restoration paint kit with water-based acrylics and sealers.

Body Parts

• An assortment of doll parts may be necessary for doll restoration, particularly for porcelain dolls. You can order replacement arms, legs, bodies, heads and eyes for your doll from a doll parts and supply retailer. When replacing eyes, you can use an eye sizer to determine the correct diameter for the replacement doll parts, while you can use eye wax to restore color to doll eyes and order replacement eyelashes for dolls whose eyelashes have become brittle or broken.

Wigs

• Doll wigs can be restored with doll repair supplies such as cleaners, shampoos and conditioners specially formulated for synthetic mohair, or they can be replaced with new mohair wigs. You can also repair dolls with damaged heads or scalps with replacement wig caps to go under the doll̵7;s wig.

Clothing

• Aged doll clothing may not be able to be restored using doll repair supplies if the fabric is faded, moth-eaten or damaged. You can, however, purchase replacement underwear, hosiery, clothes and shoes for your doll from a doll parts and supply retailer.

Sounds

• You can repair broken sounds in your vintage dolls with doll restoration supplies that include new music buttons or criers to insert in the dolls to replace the old or broken sound makers. Music buttons come in a variety of songs to fit each individual doll.

Stands

• Place your newly repaired doll on a new stand to preserve and show off the hard work of doll restoration. Doll stands typically come in metal and wooden models and a variety of heights to fit any doll size.