Replacing Eyes In Vintage Vinyl Doll

Here is one pair of sleep eyes for dolls.

Replacing eyes in vintage vinyl doll.

First remove the old sleep eyes. The berenguers have soft vinyl so you can heat the vinyl around the eye using warm hot water or even a hair dryer. The 13 and 14mm sizes usually fit. Take off the doll s head and slice the back of the eye socket using a small scissors or exacto blade.

The eyes wont work for the composition early cissy or other weighted eyes dolls. While the vinyl is still warm pop the new eye in. Then pop the eye out of the socket by pushing from inside the head. Doll sleep moving eyes 20mm brown vinyl doll eyes replace repair fix doll making.

There is an eye issue with older composition dolls that people call blown eyes crystallized eyes or flat eyes. Many 1930s shirley temple dolls have them. With the weight positioned properly the doll s eyes should be closed. Take out the eyeball or push from the front to push it into the head.

I don t believe the hairdryer trick or the oil trick which could make things worse works for this problem. There is an easier way that works with some dolls but not all of them. This is for dolls with vinyl eye pockets. Free shipping on many items.

Wait another 10 minutes and then work the weight back and forth again to ensure the eyes do not freeze up in the plaster. Set the doll s head back down on the towel and move the weight down so the eyes remain closed. Thanks for the info about cloudy eyes on vintage hard plastic and vinyl dolls. Try not to do too much cutting no more than necessary.

Replacing half eyes in berenguer dolls. These are for modern dolls mid 1950s present.