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So is THIS The RIGHT STUFF... Naphtha Head Shrink Question.
It's working on the new heads that I'm soaking. Acetone is much more extreme, with the swelling and shrinking. Just shrinking is kinda boring, but it's probably way better of a method. You don't get to see how small the head is going to be with acetone. You soak and hope. With naphtha, what you see is what you get. Like the size, take it out and your good.
I was looking to shrink some heads, thinking OG Charlie’s Angels, maybe move to Barbie and GI Joe...
I can’t find naphtha, at least in Canada, tried eBay and Home Depot ... all I found was Coleman fuel and soap!
If I find it; will it be ok on rooted hair, or GIJoe?
I'm fairly sure Coleman fuel is napath , check the ingredient list. That's what I used anyway on my original CA heads. Not certain the brand was Coleman, but it came in a red bottle and was BBQ fluid from Home Depot. It worked fine. I'm in Canada.
What are some examples of some popular existing large scale figures that would make cool Megos if you were to use Naphtha to shrink the heads to the appropriate size?
"I thought they didn't allow no bathin' suits in here."
I shrunk original Charlie’s Angels heads, for a week. They are Mego sized now. A little pinkish, but not noticeable. I was afraid that they were too rigid to connect, but worked a charm with boiling water! Still soft.
Some observations I'd like to add to this thread.
Firstly this solved the FTC or CTVT over-sized head issues in many cases.
Second. Craft or Female Cake topper heads seem to be mostly vinyl and take to this method very well. I got some 1/6 scale female craft heads and they shrunk nicely. With NO hair loss !!!
Lastly I noticed that some heads shrink more over time. I decided to try several other 1/6 brand's head's. I was shooting for Big Jim scale. I soaked for 3-4 days and let dry outside for a day or two. One head was Lanard and the other was a Knock off GI Joe. Both did not shrink enough to be used on a Big Jim. So I threw them on a shelf and moved on. I guess the Lanard (Corp's 12" BTW) still had some Naptha to vent off as it had lost some more volume. (Still unfortunately too big for Jim though).
One more note. A head may feel ROCK Hard after a Naptha shrink, but I found that some dunked in warm to Hot water will soften them enough to work with if need be.
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