Do you use cermacoat for both ways?
Hi Nikki,
Actually I have always used Aleenaās Paper Glaze. I have been using it for about 6 years now and have never had any trouble with it. I have some of my babies that I made when I first started reborning back in Jan 2009 and their eyes look the same as when I did them so not sure about the cremacoat. I am not sure if we even have it over here??? hmmmm will have to have a look next time I go to the craft shop. I have tried other brands and they turned cloudy and sort of sticky after about 2 - 3 years so i went back to the Aleenaās Paper Glaze. I do like to try new things though so will see if i can find the cremacoat. Have any of you ladies been using it long enough to know if it goes cloudy over time? I kept some of my first babies to see if the claim we make āwill last a life time if handled with careā was a true statement or notā¦hahahahahaha! so far so goodā¦though I will say that on one of my dolls that I did not use matte varnish on the limbsā¦the paint is looking a bit off colour for some reasonā¦i varnished the face and not the limbsā¦the face still looks the same as when I painted it (not that exciting of a paint job being as it was one of my first but anyway) the limbs are a bit āinterestingāā¦not so bad that people would notice but I doā¦lol
Do you paint the Aleneās paper glaze on the eyes with a brush?
I just found an article that says the delta cermacoat will turn yellow over time. It was an article by deltaā¦
If you are wanting to do them before you put them in, I usually place them on a paper towel folded over a few times or whatever you like under them, then just apply enough glaze to cover the eye ( i usually just start with a bit of a squirt over the pupil area and do a bit of a circle so that it runny and then use a brush to make sure that it is even over the whole eye. To me it is better to put too much and use your brush to make it smooth and even than to not apply enough and it start drying and streaking on you before you can get it the all coated properly. Just make sure that you do any brush work straight away while it is still very wet so you donāt end up with unwanted brush marks. Then let them fully dry. You can add a second layer of glaze if you want them shinier as well but just make sure they are fully dry before applying another coat. I always do the glaze in around the eye socket as well with a bit in the corners so that it adds realism to the babyās eyes as wellā¦ Moisture in the eyes and nostrils and a satin sheen in the T zone brings your babyās skin āto lifeā in a manner of speaking. I think it is all preference and what works for people though. Always great to hear every ones tips. I think no matter how long we reborn these babies, we will always be learning something newā¦alwaysā¦
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ohhhhhh that would not be very goodā¦the bubs will start looking jaundiceā¦lolā¦I think i will stick with my paper glazeā¦heehee
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The babies that I glossed with Ceramacoat in late 2011 are not yellowing. Did Delta say how long it is supposed to take?
Iām not sure how to add the page on hereā¦ But basically, the said that can not guarantee the product will not yellow over time. But that there are products avail. That are guaranteed not to yellow.
Apparently, the issue was with people using it on shrinky dinks. Maybe it was the reaction to plastic?
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@nikkiroc, the shrinky-dink plastic was probably the problem in this case.
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There are non yellowing glazes on the market. Someone on here the other day recommended one and I canāt for the life of me remember who or what product, sorry. If I find it I will get back to you. It would seem it would be preferable to have a product designed not to yellow. This yellowing process can take many years. Iām sure many of us have seen old dolls in flea or antique markets with faded paint or yellowing. Imagine if we could totally avoid it with our dolls? I donāt think anything in this world can last forever though, especially not man-made things.
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Here it is!
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I use the hardware store type of satin acrylic varnish. Iām not sure if the brands are the same between Canada and the US. The brand name here is called Varathane - Diamond Shine Clear Acrylic Satin Varnish (non-yellowing). Iām sure you must have something comparable in the States (probably made by Minwax, if memory serves - though itās been a few years.) Itās fantastic for glossing, too. I checked out tons of art stores, but they didnāt seem to have anything non-yellowing (it was my local art store that recommended this as a good option).
ETA please see below post for a good American option (thanks, wonder woman AKA the incredible Pia!)
http://discourse.bountiful Baby | BabyCenter
Just paste link in your browser and remove the space and it will bring you to the link
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Amyā¦ You should run your own website. You are more than amazingā¦ Always sweet and SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE! About dolls, computers, life issues in generalā¦ You have my vote for forum President!
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Here is the tutorial that was done by @kimomax and she uses Polyacrylic for hers.
http://bountifulbaby.discoursehosting.net/t/eyelash-tutorial/5987
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Youāre funny, Nichole! I have learned so much from the BB community so I canāt take all the credit. 
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Ok!!! I could not find the cermacoat anywhereā¦ Supplies are hard to find in my town. I bought the Polycrylic. I DID IT!!! And it was easy! All that stressā¦ For hopefully nothing! I re rooted the lashes. And followed the tutorial, it ran right off the brush as it was supposed toā:smiley: now itās time to wait for it to dry and pray itās not cloudy!! Fingers crossed!
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Itās still cloudy! Not super cloudyā¦ But def not crystal clear. Iām trippen out. How long is this supposed to take to clear??? Iām not going to be able to sleep!!
Did you put on in a thick layer? With the ceramcoat, I put it on in several layers. They dry quickly.
I took them out, and tried Starrās way of glazing before insertion. When they dry, I will put them back in and do a thin top coat. Whatās weird is with the first set of eyes, one came clean, one stayed cloudy. I did them both the same, and tried to remove the glaze the same. I wonder if one was a faulty eye? Have you ever heard of that happening?
@pia What is the consistency of your ceramacoat right out of the jar? I just bought this and it is a thick gel, not really liquid at all. Is mine bad? There is no way I can ādropā it on the eye. Do you add water to it? Thanks for any help you can give me.