I love oranges and I love the color orange, but not when it is on a vinyl doll kit.  Recently, with the help of Jacalyn Cassidy, we put together an Authentic Reborn solution to orange vinyl. 



We call it “Orange Remover” and it works really well.  Here’s a great way to use it.



I start with my favorite glass palette.  I could tell you I start by placing just a little bit of Orange Remover on the palette.  Personally, it irritates me when teachers say that. Their idea of a “little bit” could be very diferent than my idea of a “little bit”.  That’s why I like to use comparisons such as ¼ of a penny or better yet a picture of a penny next to the amount of paint I need.



I want to apply a very even coat of Orange Remover to my vinyl so I need to control how much paint goes on the brush or in this case the sponge.  To do so I use a mushroom sponge to pounce the paint out into a thin, even film on the palette.  Keep pouncing until the paint film has no blobs, streaks or heavy spots in it.



Now, use the mushroom sponge to pounce the Orange Remover onto your vinyl.  I like the mushroom sponge better than the cosmetic sponge because it creates tiny little texture dots on the vinyl which looks like skin texture, which you can’t do with any other tool.  It is essential that you keep pouncing until all the paint on the vinyl is very uniform and even.  When finished you should not see any streaks, blobs or dark spots on the vinyl.  If you’ve applied your paint too thick then you will have problems with streaks, blobs and dark spots.  You want it just thick enough to cover the orange.



Mushroom sponges come in sets with several different size sponges.  This is great, as you can use different size sponges for different size areas of your vinyl.  You can see here that I have used the smallest size mushroom sponge to get into tight spots, like creases.



You can see the results here.  The original orange vinyl on the left and the now more flesh colored vinyl on the right.

Bake the vinyl part with the Orange Remover at 265 degrees Fahrenheit or 130 degrees Celsius for 8 minutes.