Also note: Please clean carefully
and at your own risk; be especially careful with glittery or fragile symbols.
A great cleaning page to try would be the MLPCB
Pony Salon, which covers Rainbow Curl Ponies, So
Soft cleaning, smooze, rust, defrizzing and much more. The information
below is very basic and brief.
1.) Bodies of Regular
ponies (not so-softs):
For simple cleaning (when the pony is simply dirty)
use non acetone nail polish
remover. Soap and water work, but it often doesn't get the pony
clean enough. Some people also suggest comet. Stay away from
the symbols with the nail polish remover, and all other abrasives.
It will rub them off! Cotton balls can be used for large areas,
and Q-Tips work well in smaller areas. Be careful with the Beddy-Bye
Eye Babies, try to keep any liquids out of the eyes because of the risk
of rusting. Also, watch jeweled eyed ponies, they will scratch.
Also Plush eyes are also prone to scratching.
Here's the remedy for age spots. Place Elmer's
glue over affected spot, let dry and then peel. I have never tried
this so I can not tell you how well it works. However, it is noted
that this can cause a slight discoloration on the pony.
For sticky messes, both something like go-jo (orange
cleaner) and nail polish remover work. Again, stay away from the
symbols. I have even heard of people using 409.
2.) Bodies of So Soft
Ponies:
Much soap and water. We gently scrub the pony's
body with a soft toothbrush dipped in soap and water. This helps get dirt
out and any lint that may be stuck in the fuzz. In the case of white
so softs, try using a very small amount of nail polish remover to remove
extremely stubborn marks. I have used a soft-bristled toothbrush
before, but be careful or you will lose flocking.
Do not try to bleach white so-softs; it doesn't work.
I also suggest
Oxyclean; I have used it on my So Softs and it seems to work great!
Just soak in Oxyclean and warm water for about an hour.
3.) Pony manes and tails
For hair, use a small amount of shampoo, then
conditioner. Some suggest No More Tangles (Johnson and Johnson--I
think). Let the conditioner sit in the hair for a couple of minutes (or
however long it takes us to get through the bunch). I comb through
mine while the conditioner is still in. If a pony's hair is really
frizzy, use a bit of gel. For curl, use a pencil or the like, regular
rollers also work. Do not apply heat, such as a curling iron to
hair. I wouldn't suggest brushing hair that still has the factory
curl still in it.
4.) Playsets and accessories
There isn't much to this. Bathtubs
are helpful. Shower sprayers are great tools. Toothbrushes
are good for detailed spots, and nail polish remover can be used for spots.
Lots of manual labor.
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