4th Doctor coat and scarf leeching color into the pvc.

[TrueDave]

The 4th Doctor head and Hands are leeching red color from the coat and scarf.

I've been doing a lot of MEGO costume dying lately and it seems it's practically unavoidable with PVC and Red/orange tones.
The face has a bit of rose color now whwere the scarf was around , I can't figure out why the hands have it since they are not acutally touching the coat, but I can only think it must be due to me handling the toy(Which makes no sense ?.) I did find a solid cresent line this morning where the coat cuff was touching the back of the hand while on my shelf.

[thunderbolt]

wow, that was quick.

[TrueDave]

I dyed a couple of Jumpsuits orange and my first batch leeched into the PVC body pretty fast.

Makes no sense it would be on the hands though.
It's a funky coat, Ultra-suede maybe?

[JediJaida]

Would spraying it with Scotch Guard help?

[Bones]

Well I'll be... mine is, too. A little red about the chin and wrists.

[TrueDave]

Well I'll be... mine is, too. A little red about the chin and wrists.

Retie his scarf so the red isnt touching the vinyl. Try a different color. it helps.

[ODBJBG]

Anyone try washing the clothes?

[TrueDave]

Anyone try washing the clothes?

The Jacket is really the problem and I think it's Ultra Suede ahich I'm afraid to wash. ( It's a really nice jacket !)

[JediJaida]

I thought that Ultrasuede was washable?

[ODBJBG]

I'm thinking a soft hand wash will solve it, but I'm timid to do so, haha.