This is for dolls with vinyl eye pockets.
Replacing eyes in vintage vinyl doll.
Doll sleep moving eyes 20mm brown vinyl doll eyes replace repair fix doll making.
While the vinyl is still warm pop the new eye in.
Pull the towel away from the doll s face.
There is an eye issue with older composition dolls that people call blown eyes crystallized eyes or flat eyes.
Wait another 10 minutes and then work the weight back and forth again to ensure the eyes do not freeze up in the plaster.
There is an easier way that works with some dolls but not all of them.
First remove the old sleep eyes.
Take out the eyeball or push from the front to push it into the head.
Choose brown blue or green in sizes 6mm 27mm.
Set the doll s head back down on the towel and move the weight down so the eyes remain closed.
Many 1930s shirley temple dolls have them.
The eyes wont work for the composition early cissy or other weighted eyes dolls.
The berenguers have soft vinyl so you can heat the vinyl around the eye using warm hot water or even a hair dryer.
The 13 and 14mm sizes usually fit.
Then pop the eye out of the socket by pushing from inside the head.
With the weight positioned properly the doll s eyes should be closed.
Make offer vintage german blue eye doll eyes 1 2 mint in box old stock.
Take off the doll s head and slice the back of the eye socket using a small scissors or exacto blade.
Replacing half eyes in berenguer dolls.
These are for modern dolls mid 1950s present.
Try not to do too much cutting no more than necessary.
Thanks for the info about cloudy eyes on vintage hard plastic and vinyl dolls.