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Squeaky Repair Work
10 years ago
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Whelp, I've turned my room into a squeak hospital of sorts. Seems like everyone decided to start getting small leaks at the same time. Oh well, for those interested in this sort of thing, this is what I've been doing.
My reverse pal is having her usual problems on her neck currently. My old repair wasn't quite good enough and started leaking a little bit. After having the same patch leak issue with Fiora, I've redone both their repairs. I tried a new method and it seems to have worked much better. Before, I simply coated the area with glue and applied a patch. Now, I take a small triangle shaped cardboard piece and see if it'll fit into the hole. Next I put glue on the cardboard piece and insert it into the hole area, applying glue to both sides in the process. I can then apply more glue over the top and apply a patch meaning there'll be a connection between the two sides of vinyl AND a patch over the top.
I've also done some repairs on my jets reindeer and vbs pony. They had similar problems in that they had a small leak near an area where air flowed in to another area. In the pony's case, the mane and in the reindeer's case, the tail. Both have been dealt with with just a simple glue and patch method.
I've also done a few small scale repairs on my intex medieval dragon and jets tiggy. The draggy, of course, had problems in the throat area but they've all been easy fixes. My tiggy got a split on the negative curve on his nose. Attempt #1 didn't work but here's to attempt #2. I might try the new method I mentioned above for his repair work.
The only repair I'm concerned about is my VBS Pony's leg. The front right leg decided to get a leak at the attachment point to the main body. It's small but the logistics of getting something in that area airtight sounds a bit daunting.
Yep, it certainly feels like I've done way more repair work than I'm used to doing but it's worth it to keep my babies in good shape. It feels so good to get a toy air tight again. To be like "I told ya I'd get ya fixed" as I cuddle them afterwards is an amazing feeling.
My reverse pal is having her usual problems on her neck currently. My old repair wasn't quite good enough and started leaking a little bit. After having the same patch leak issue with Fiora, I've redone both their repairs. I tried a new method and it seems to have worked much better. Before, I simply coated the area with glue and applied a patch. Now, I take a small triangle shaped cardboard piece and see if it'll fit into the hole. Next I put glue on the cardboard piece and insert it into the hole area, applying glue to both sides in the process. I can then apply more glue over the top and apply a patch meaning there'll be a connection between the two sides of vinyl AND a patch over the top.
I've also done some repairs on my jets reindeer and vbs pony. They had similar problems in that they had a small leak near an area where air flowed in to another area. In the pony's case, the mane and in the reindeer's case, the tail. Both have been dealt with with just a simple glue and patch method.
I've also done a few small scale repairs on my intex medieval dragon and jets tiggy. The draggy, of course, had problems in the throat area but they've all been easy fixes. My tiggy got a split on the negative curve on his nose. Attempt #1 didn't work but here's to attempt #2. I might try the new method I mentioned above for his repair work.
The only repair I'm concerned about is my VBS Pony's leg. The front right leg decided to get a leak at the attachment point to the main body. It's small but the logistics of getting something in that area airtight sounds a bit daunting.
Yep, it certainly feels like I've done way more repair work than I'm used to doing but it's worth it to keep my babies in good shape. It feels so good to get a toy air tight again. To be like "I told ya I'd get ya fixed" as I cuddle them afterwards is an amazing feeling.
That sucks that all of your toys decided to start leaking all at the same time. The tails on the reindeers have always been an issue with leaking.
But at least you're getting them all patched back up again and airtight. I'm sure they like that?
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