Cleaning Porcelain Dolls

Cleaning Porcelain Dolls Post By Brandi (Guest Post) (04/19/2008) Hi I have a porcelain doll that my mother gave me when I was very young and her clothes don't come off but they need to be cleaned cause now we don't smoke inside since we had kids. How would I go about doing this? Also I have a doll that is about 25 years old that needs cleaning. Everything on her is suppose to be white but looks yellowish please help! Can I bleach the "white" clothes? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls Post By snigdibbly (Guest Post) (09/08/2005) Most dolls have painted faces. Most cleaners will wash the paint off so go gently and test it in smaller areas before using cleaning products. Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls Post by ThriftyFun (3772) | (09/06/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact My daughter has a collection of porcelain dolls from all over the world (about 50 of all different sizes)and they are really dusty. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas as to how to clean them. The clothes are also smokey (we used to smoke in the apt. before buying a new house and no longer smoke in the house. We are working on quitting permanently.) and I would really like to get the smell and dust off of them before we put them up on shelves again. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Darlene Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls Post By Bubbles76 (Guest Post) (04/10/2005) Hi. I collect porcelain dolls as well as many of my family members. There are a couple different techniques that actually work very well. One is to get some "Static Guard", and hold it about 4-6in. from dolls clothing and hair and spray them down. Next take a vacuum hose and vaccum the dolls. If you let the static guard sit about 5 minutes, the dust vacuums right off. Also, for the actual porcelian parts of the doll, there is a cleaner called "Awesome", and that is exactly how it works! It also works to clean hundreds of other things too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls Post By Debra in Colorado. (Guest Post) (12/07/2004) my suggestion would be buy a can of air like what is used to clean computers or find a friend with an air compressor and blow the dust off. If the clothes are stained by nicotine, ( they are yellowed) make a mild solution of oxy-clean and gently wash them and then let them air dry. Then I would spray them with Fabreeze to get the smell out. You might also try putting the clothes in the dryer on an air only cycle and see if that doesn't get rid of the dust. I also collect Porcelain dolls and I smoke but I try to take all of thier clothes to the dry cleaners to get them clean. They only charge me a dollar per outfit. I have also hand washed the outfits so I know that will remove the discoloration of the clothes. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse