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Changing Eye Chips - First you will need to remove the stock
chips. I use a method that is commonly referred to as the
"battery trick'.
You can remove stock eye chips with or without opening the head. |
You will need -
- one size AA battery or another
object similar in size...small screwdriver with flat round end? or
maybe even a marker?
- heavy duty double sided exterior
mounting tape ~ I use the Scotch brand with the red backing (4011T)
- a water soluble glue ~ I use
Aleene's all-purpose tacky glue, which is a white craft glue that
dries clear and flexible
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WITHOUT opening the head ~
If you want to try to save your blythe's original lashes -
** Please note ~ I have no photos showing this method because the one
time I tried it, my blythe's lashes got all wonky from being taped up,
and I ended up having to remove them anyway. I decided that even
though I had a bad experience with this method, that I would include it
because others use it and are successful.
You will need cotton balls and scotch tape. First, tape your blythe's lashes up out of the way, taping them to the upper eye area on
the faceplate. Then lay your blythe on her back. Wet two
cotton balls with very warm water from the tap and place one cotton ball
on each eye. Leave the cotton balls in place for approximately 20
- 30 minutes. Remove the cotton balls and use a small towel to dry
the eye/eye chip area before using the battery method described below.
You may have to soak the chips more than once before you are able to get
the eye chips to come out. So, if it doesn't work the first time,
don't give up.
If you are okay with replacing the original lashes -
Fill a bowl with warm water and place your blythe's head, face first,
into the bowl. Leave her like this for approximately 20 minutes.
When you remove her, you will need to dry her face and eyes before using
the battery method described below.
WITH an open head ~
If you have opened the head, you can soak just the eyeballs in a bowl of
warm water to loosen the glue.
Remove the
t-bar. |
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Using a
small flat head screwdriver, I pry the eye mechanism out of the head,
by pushing inward and upward. |
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- If you want to remove the
stock eyelashes, you can soak the complete eye lid mechanism in the bowl of
water so that you are loosening the eye chip and eye lash glue at one
time. I like to remove the spring so that it does not soak in
the water, as I would imagine that could cause it to rust.
- If you want to save the original eye
lashes, you will want to follow the steps below to remove the eyeballs
from the lids.
- Using a
small flat head screwdriver, pop the arc off of the prongs. You may
need to use a pair of needle nosed pliers to squeeze the fleshy
colored prongs together, while pushing the white arc piece off of
them, but I have never found that necessary. I just wedge the flat
head screwdriver under the white arc piece and wiggle it back and
forth while pushing it off.
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Using the
small flat head screwdriver again, push inward on the eyeballs to
remove them from the eyelid mechanism. |
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You have
separated the eyeballs from the eyelids. |
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Remove the eyeballs
and arch from the rod. |
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- Fill a small bowl with
very warm water, drop the eyeballs in, leave them soak for
approximately 20 minutes.
- Remove the eyeballs
from the water and dry them with a small towel.
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If you want to remove
the stock eye lashes, you can soak the lid mechanism in the water as
well. I remove the spring because I don't want it to rust. * Notice
that in the photo below, I left the eyeballs on the rod. You can
choose either method...on or off. |
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The "battery
trick" ~ Once you have prepared the eye chips for removal, using
one of the above mentioned options, you are ready to use the battery
trick.
- You will take a
piece of the double sided tape and put it on the flat end of the
battery.
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- Place the tape
onto the eye chip.
- I always then
twist the battery back and forth first, hoping to loosen the chip
a bit...and then pull up/back.
- If the chip does
not come out right away, don't worry. It may take multiple tries.
- Make sure the area
is dry. If it is wet, the tape won't be able to adhere to the
chip.
- Use the piece of
tape only once and then get a new piece. If, after multiple tries,
the chip still won't budge, you may have to go back and soak the
eyeballs again.
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- When installing
new eye chips, you will first want to pop them in to check for
proper fit.
- Once you know they will fit, you can remove them and then use a
bit of craft glue (I use Aleene's Tacky Glue) to secure the chip.
- I squeeze out a dab of glue onto a piece of paper. Then I use a
toothpick to dip into it and apply it in the eye socket.
- For SBL - I dab it in the center indentation where the eye chip
post will sit.
- For EBL - I apply it along the inside rim of the eye socket hole
where the eye chip post fits in.
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