Of course, the inside of the headcap is a a bit brighter, but overall, he's fared better than I thought he would, considering he's been outside *many* times and was even stored near an aquarium with bright fluorescent lighting for the first 2 years I had him. Most of the yellowing is on the front of his face of course, where he's been the most exposed.
An interesting thing I noticed after wiping off all the paint, was that his lips and around his eyes (areas that had the most paint applied) resembles the same resin color as inside the headcap. It's a bit brighter than the rest of his face.
In the past I have surface-sanded his face very conservatively to treat yellowing. Today I also let him soak in 70% rubbing alcohol as well as using a magic eraser with the alcohol. It cleaned him up nicely!
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I can't wait to see him redone! I am always surprised at how resin ages... and how quickly. Even though he's an "old" doll, he's not very old at all.
Yeah, I wish I would have stored him better in those 'early years'. It wasn't until later on that all that "uv light lingo" started to sink in. But he's much better when I get all the coating cleaned off...I think most of the yellowing is on the coating, and I use 'UV-cut' now.
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