Quick Compo is another 2-part epoxy. It's similar to Milliput but it's not as fine and does not mix with water when soft. It is great for filling holes and cracks in composition. Depending on how you work, the biggest advantage is that it sets up fast. So if there's a spot you missed filling, you can fill with Quick Compo and get on with your project in a matter of minutes instead of hours. For detail work and faces, the Milliput is best but for bodies, arms and legs, Quick Compo is a great option.
Plas-T-Pair is a 2-part liquid acrylic that turns to a sort of gel when the liquid is dropped onto the powder. Depending on how much liquid is added, it can be poured into a mold, mixed in the mold or sculpted and left to harden. It sets up in about 1 minute, though so you have to work fast if molding it. I use it to make or repair hard plastic internal pieces that are broken off and lost. It's too hard to use on the outside because it really takes a power drill sander (Dremmel) to shape or sand it after it cures. I really don't like to use a Dremmel around places where one slip would damage a doll. Betsy McCall has a lot of little pieces that can use Plas-T-Pair when they break. The tops of the legs are a button hip joint that open gets worn down or broken off. When putting the pins into the knees, if they won't want to hold, a few drops of Plas-T-Pair will fix the problem. Plastic Paste will work, too but it takes longer to set up. High heels on shoes can be cloned with this and so can that missing button on an outfit. In fact, anything made of plastic that can be covered in glue with a glue gun to make a mold, can then be cloned with Plas-T-Pair.
Sanding Pads
Filling and painting are what gets the most attention in restorations, but the most important and overlooked part of the process is sanding. The difference between a clean, flawless restoration and one that looks like someone just slapped a coat of paint over a doll's problems is sanding.
These pads are firm foam rubber with a rough, nylon surface on four sides. You can bend or fold them for a good curve to get into areas around the top of the leg and they can be sliced with a bread knife to make 2 3-sided pads that can be folded into a point for really small places. Best, they can be washed out and used again and again. They leave no grit because there's no sand.
Latex Tubing
Latex Tubing
This comes in four sizes. Between the diameter and thickness of the wall of the tube and the angle on which you cut the bands, any doll originally strung with a rubber band can be restrung with this tubing. These were usually the hard plastic dolls.
