I’m not quite sure what happened to my Logan. I used Americana Ultra Matte sealer and while I was rooting I noticed it start to crack…maybe I applied it too thick? what should I do?
I think this might be for use on non flexible objects like wood or glass. I just emailed DecoArt about it. I’ll let you know when they respond. That cracked badly.
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Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
OH NO!! I don’t know what to do with that but you’re probably right, it might be too thick. Sealers can be a pain in the butt!!
So sorry you’re dealing with this, but yes…sealers can be a PAIN. I’ve not used this particular one, so I am of no help but didn’t want to read and not say anything. Hope you get it worked out. Your skin tones are lovely!
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Crisis averted! I took his eyelashes out, put on some genesis matte sealer and baked three times…and then I threw the other sealer out! I’ll add another layer of genesis sealer and bake again to tidy up any left over cracks! Whew! That was close!
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YAY!!! He looks GREAT!!! 
Looking really good—It’s so awful when you work so hard and then have something go so wrong!! Glad you managed to get it all fixed!!
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Thank you for sharing the solution. Now we all know what to do if we encounter a problem like this. Nice fix by the way.
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Did you just put the Genesis Matte right over the cracked varnish or did you take that ‘old’ varnish off??
I put it right over the cracked varnish. I was scared of making a bigger mess if I tried to take it off.
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Gotcha!!
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I think that these sealers need to be put on after he doll is totally finished, and stuffed. And yes, I would only apply it very thinly. I do have a jar, but only tried it on my test limb, and it was fine when I flexed the limb. I am keeping it for when I have some shiny baby, but so far they are all fine. 
I got an answer from DecoArt. They said the Americana Soft Touch Varnish is more flexible than the Ultra Matte Varnish but they don’t know what might happen down the road.(CYB)
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Thanks for helping! Very kind of you! This is good information for all of us to have!
Wow, great save!! Looks wonderful! 