I need advice from vintage collectors. Just got in a vintage piece w/ a leg joint that's almost completely torn. My question is, should I fix it or not? From my search, people have recommended using Zap-A-Gap to repair torn vinyl. But what's the etiquette w/ vintage pieces? Should I just clean him up and display him proudly w/ broken leg and all? He doesn't stand very well though. Will get pics up later tonight.
I've never tried JET super glue on vintage, but that stuff does the trick on most plastic and vinyl materials. It's really messy, so be careful.
Zap-A-Gap. Can't go wrong with it, but if that vinyl ever leaves your hands make sure you tell the buyer that it was repaired.
I had the vinyl knob on a leg tear like that. It's not going anywhere (old childhood robot vinyl/plastic toy), so I opted for a more permanent fix and used epoxy sculpt inside so it would be solid again once it cured. It was very close to what you have and I just put the putty in there and smoothed a > < shape inside to hold the two parts secure. It's stronger than the other leg, but this is an extreme fix and only if you aren't concerned with selling it later or value.
That's looks like a sick vintage Joe! I don't really mind a little tear on a vintage piece, if i got this in this condition, there must be something with it that PUSHED me to score this particular piece.
bob242: Thanks for the info and input. JAY: Yea, it's a nice sculpt. akum6n: The OCD in me made me give him a quick cleaning. And here's a pic in his full glory, wonky leg and all. Yonezawa Gamegon:
awesome the toy, not the tear if you don't feel comfortable fixing it yourself, i know there has to be someone around here adept at doing it
Ouch, that's drastic. One solution is to completely excise the "collar" from the leg and glue it straight tot the body. That's a little extreme, but I can't imagine you being able to take out the leg, repair it, and reinsert it without screwing up the repair.
Cool toy! Fix it, fix it! The torn leg would drive me nuts. Just seeing the pic makes me wanna come over and fix him.
] possibly you could make a couple of ties to join the two halves, gluing first to the leg side , and then gluing to the collar side once the leg is attached (access through the opposite leg hole). It wouldn't be as strong, but may be easier to reverse if you have second thoughts later.
Ok, I "fixed" it. No glue, nothing permanent. Thanks to everyone for their advice. I will let pics explain what I did. Able to KICK ASS now!
Creative solution- looks like the results were good. The name on the foot looks like "Burinda." Traditional Japanese name? ;P
you did the right thing .works fine and de-values it the least. no super glue on a joint it will never be correct and doesnt hold up. you can buy a vinyl glue in japan if you want .
Great solution Joe, I would have never thought to do that. Very clever indeed! Nice vintage pieces btw.
Very clever- using high density foam! Just make sure those are archival material. Wouldn't want it to melt into grey goo and bond with the vinyl! If theres ever such a thing as archival sponge.
Yea, this is something I'm afraid of... I will just have to constantly remember to check it and swap it out when needed.
