Pulling the hands from a Cap Action doll is pretty easy. Some of the Ideal ones you find may even be hands free already

You can pull them cold, but they do come out a bit easier if you heat up the forearm first. Either with hot water (the boil and pop method), or a concentrated hairdryer hot air blast for a few minutes. You should be able to pull the wristpins holding the hands in the forearm right out.
Then it is just a matter of pushing the gloves up on the forearm. They will stay put with friction. Caveat - I do not know if there will be any dissimilar plastics type reaction with the forearm and the material that the gloves are made of. But, PM cap action bodies don't have that much of a value, so it is not too much of a risk. imho
I am planning on displaying my Round2 costumes on PM cappy bodies as that is what Cap Action looks like to me and, after experimenting with various armatures, I keep coming back to that look as my favorite.
have a GOOD time - rche
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