Archive for the 'compo-cations' Category

21 Jan

Repairing Flaking Composition On Dolls

This little doll has a problem with flaking, and no, Head & Shoulders won’t help. This was a cheaply made dolly and her original paint was applied very thinly, so now patches are flaking away.

Since much of the paint is still firmly attached, and I am from the “Less is more” school, I will […]

10 Oct

Restoring An Antique Composition Doll, Part 1

This composition head was a mess, but I liked it because of the interesting bangs. Most of her paint had already cracked and fallen off. With a doll this damaged all you can do is remove the rest of the paint and start fresh. I used an X-acto knife to pop off the remaining […]