Is there a matte finish I can apply to my reborns to make them less shiny?

Question

I recently bought two reborn dolls from a very talented reborner but when I got them, they were a little shiny. She told me she hadn't put a matte finish on them and now I would have to have them sent back and redone because the matte finish she uses is heat set and will ruin the eyelashes when it's heated. I was wondering if anyone knows of a matte finish I could apply to the dolls at home by masking off the eyes and hair. I need one that wouldn't hurt the Genesis heat set paints or the vinyl. My dolls are not silicone vinyl, just regular vinyl. I was hoping for something I could just spray on that would dry and take away the shiny appearance. If anyone knows of a product that could do that, will you please list it in your answers; maybe with a link so I could see for myself if it will work? Thanks!

Answer 1

You could try applying a Satin polyurethane over the Genesis paints (sometimes Matte is too matte), but you might also try sanding the surface very lightly with 0000 steel wool to take down the shine.  You could also try a bit of Bon Ami and a wet finger which also acts like very-very fine sand paper.  Do any of that very slowly though, checking often to make sure you haven't gone farther than you want.  

Either of those might make the color a little less intense though, or do something that would void her volunteering to fix it for you...so not sure if it's worth trying.

(A *spray* matte or satin finish might work fine but it might also leave the surface a little uneven in color and/or texture because of the "dots" of the spray ...)

You might get some other info from this page though:

http://tutorials.theclaystore.com/Dolls/...

HTH, and good luck,

Diane B.

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