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This includes everything from repainting eyes to replacing tinsel. A lot of this information is useful for restoring all sorts of toys and for customizers as well. There are also some really great before and after shots, safety tips, restoration ethics, and disclaimers. Much of the information provided comes from The Definitive Book on the Care and Preservation of Vinyl Dolls and Action Figures by Nicholas J. Hill.
I've been collecting MLP for more than 18 years, not including my childhood, so this is no small undertaking. I'm hoping this will become a real highlight of my site. I share everything I've learned while fixing up and restoring my collection, from my great successes to stupid mistakes.
There's also a bit about me and my philosophies of pony collecting and restoring. You'll also find my sale and trade lists, links to my feedback, and anything else not directly related to the Preservation Project.
INCLUDES: Body Part Repair, Pony Cancer, Cleaning Tips, Dyeing, Head Removal,
Highligher Marks, Microorganisms, Plasticiser Leakage, Pony Pimples, Regrind,
Rust (Cleaning, Sea Pony Weights), Smooze,
So Soft Ponies (Cleaning, De-Flocking, Re-Flocking),
Stain Removal (Cleaning, Sunfading, Creams), Wharping, Yellowing
INCLUDES: Curls (Factory Curls, Re-Curling), Frizz, Mohawks, Perfume Puffs,
Re-Hairing: (Tutorials, Petite Ponies), Re-Pinking, Styling, Tail Rust,
Tinsel: (Replacement, Straightening), Washing & Conditioning
INCLUDES: Beddy Bye Eyes, Blush, Eye Painting, Glitter Symbols,
Magic Message, Molded Symbols, Pearlized Ponies, Princess Ponies,
INCLUDES: Baby Ballerina Ponies, Brush n' Grow Ponies, Dance n' Prance Ponies, Dream Beauties, Flutter Wings, Happy Tails Ponies, My Pretty Pony, Peek a Boo Babies, Plushies, Scents/Smells, Starcatcher, Surprise Twins, Sweet Talkin' Ponies,
Takara Ponies, UK Princess Sparkle, Windy Wings & Summer Wings
Newly Updated!!!
June 18, 2013
Added BabyStarz to the list of folks available to be commissioned for restorations.
June 17, 2013
My Collection Year 6 is now finished!
April 15, 2013
All of My Collection Year 5 now finished.
Added the info from fixing up my 2nd Set So Soft Ponies. I'm especially proud of how Twilight turned out.
April 14, 2013
Finally posted the photos from de-flocking Twist!
Jan 6, 2013
Finally finished the Links page!
Jan 5, 2013
I finished re-arranging the My Collection section by year. Hopefully it'll be much easier to navigate! You can also jump to specific sections on a page now.
Dec 30, 2012
Added tips about model glue in the Accessories and Body sections. Thanks Hathorcat!
Updated contact info for repro Surprise Twins babies and added information on fixing blotchy Decorating Starcatcher in the Misc. section.
Added a resource for repro princess wands, a link to Hasbro instruction manuals, more sticker printouts, and hear bleaching cream safety tips to the Accessories page.
Added a link to a nice re-glittering tutorial in the Symbols section.
Several updates to the Hair section including: updated links for tutorials and where to buy replacement hair, added more links to re-pinking tutorials, added another styling tutorial, and updated links for replacement tinsel.
Updated links to sunfading tutorials and Peek-A-Boo Baby head removal on the Body page. Also added a nice sculpting tutorial.
General updates to the text and I'm removing some links. There were getting to be too many. I'm also trying to sound less preachy. ;)
I'm trying to make the whole site easier to navigate. It's not the easiest project, but expect to see some things moving around.
April 15, 2013
All of My Collection Year 5 now finished.
Added the info from fixing up my 2nd Set So Soft Ponies. I'm especially proud of how Twilight turned out.
April 14, 2013
Finally posted the photos from de-flocking Twist!
Jan 6, 2013
Finally finished the Links page!
Jan 5, 2013
I finished re-arranging the My Collection section by year. Hopefully it'll be much easier to navigate! You can also jump to specific sections on a page now.
Dec 30, 2012
Added tips about model glue in the Accessories and Body sections. Thanks Hathorcat!
Updated contact info for repro Surprise Twins babies and added information on fixing blotchy Decorating Starcatcher in the Misc. section.
Added a resource for repro princess wands, a link to Hasbro instruction manuals, more sticker printouts, and hear bleaching cream safety tips to the Accessories page.
Added a link to a nice re-glittering tutorial in the Symbols section.
Several updates to the Hair section including: updated links for tutorials and where to buy replacement hair, added more links to re-pinking tutorials, added another styling tutorial, and updated links for replacement tinsel.
Updated links to sunfading tutorials and Peek-A-Boo Baby head removal on the Body page. Also added a nice sculpting tutorial.
General updates to the text and I'm removing some links. There were getting to be too many. I'm also trying to sound less preachy. ;)
I'm trying to make the whole site easier to navigate. It's not the easiest project, but expect to see some things moving around.
July 2, 2017
I just added several new items to my sales pages. Check it out!
April 18, 2017
Now accepting Restoration Commissions! Contact me at mlppreservation@gmail.com if you would like me to help give your old toy new life!
April 14, 2017
Lots of new items added to the Sales pages!
I also got all the weird fonts fixed on those pages.
March 13, 2017
AHHH!!!! There are tons of glitches all over the site. They're happening so fast I can't keep up with fixing it all. It makes me nuts when this happens but webstarts support is usually quick to respond so hopefully it'll be fixed soon. Sorry for teensy fonts that are hard to read and overlapping text!
March 9, 2017
Sales are up! I have a ton of items from lots of toy lines!
March 3, 2017
Sales pages are down due to major updates in progress.
Feb. 2, 2017
This isn't directly related to the preservation project, but I'm now selling personalized customs of model horses, pets, farm animals, and more! Check it out here: Customs
Dec. 25, 2016
I recently bought a copy of The Definitive Book on the Care and Preservation of Vinyl Dolls and Action Figures by Nicholas J. Hill. I just made TONS of updates to the site based on his information. It turns out that a lot of what pony collectors used to believe actually was true, and some of what we thought was current information is false. Major updates were made to the Body and Materials pages as well as several updates to the Accessories and Miscellaneous pages.
The MLP Preservation Project is here to help with all your pony restoration needs! This is the result of years of planning, research,the collaboration of dozens of collectors, and My Little Pony love. All the best cleaning and fixing information for ponies, playsets, and accessories is here in one easy to find place!
Information on the restoration of ponies from all generations:
This is where you can find my documentation and commentary on the ongoing process of restoring my ENTIRE collection:
INCLUDES: Acetone, Adhesives, Benzyl Peroxide, Bleach, Casting Kits, Combs, Curling & Flat Irons, Dawn Dish Detergent, Hairspray, Heat, Hemostats, Hydrogen Peroxide, Jasco, Magic Erasers, Mod Podge, Nail Polish Remover, Nylon, OxiClean, Paints & Brushes, Polyvinyl Chloride, Powders, Re-hairing Tools, Remove-Zit,
Need help giving an old toy new life? Check out my Restoration Commissions!
Interested in a personlized model of a horse, pet, or another animal?
Check out my Customs!