Restoration Time.. 1975 Mego Wonder Woman Doll

     Hello doll lovers!! Remember how I said I wanted to start with the ponies to dip my toe in the water to restoring again? Well I decided to start on my estate sale sad dolls, I call them that because they are in rough shape. I went to an estate sale earlier in the year and found a mountain of vintage fashion type dolls. They were all $1 a piece so I thought why not give it a try to get them cleaned up. So that is what I have started to do with a couple dolls this week. I know they won't be the best but I am sure they will be better than they are now....
     My first attempt with this sad lot was a 1975 mego wonder woman doll, she had a lot of melt damage on her bottom, her hair is a frizzy mess and one of her feet is broken off (she is articulated at the ankles). I started by removing the melted plastic on her bottom torso, the melt damage was so extensive that it made holes near her legs (poor girl) I want to find a pair of blue underwear (she is supposed to have a pair of blue "pants" with white stars but I believe those were too far gone because of the "mego melt" and had to be thrown away) to put over that area to cover that. I also have her original dress (missing the jacket) so she can be put in that. It has melted plastic on it from being on her while she was stored, I tried to get the plastic off with no success but I am still going to use it. I did glue her foot back on so it will not fall off anymore and I tried really hard on her hair but had to cut about 1/2 in off, it was too damaged to be saved (I put conditioner on her hair and wrapped it in plastic wrap over night but it was still really frizzy on the ends, I did not try to boil wash her hair since she is so much older I did not know how her hair would take the boiling water it may have melted it all and I wanted her to have some hair). I think she looks good with her shorter hair in fact I really can't tell it is shorter.  This poor girl was in really sad shape but her face is so pretty and she still has her lashes, hopefully she will find a home with someone who will love her and all her flaws ❤

(If you are wondering how I clean my dolls I use dish soap first then do a wash with some baking soda, I use a tooth brush for both of these steps. I clean their hair with dish soap too and use conditioner that I let set for about 10 min then comb through. For really damaged hair I use a boil wash, which is just some boiling water and you dunk their hair in or can let them set for a bit. All of my cleaning tips came from a YouTube channel called "a thousand splendid dolls" I love their channel and she has so many helpful tutorials. This is how I clean all the dolls and ponies I do restorations on.)