Introduction
Did your Barbie doll's head become disconnected from the neck down? Or maybe the neck snapped and your Barbie no longer has a properly moving neck! This guide will walk you through the steps of putting your Barbie Doll back to what it once was! You will need: The broken Barbie Doll, tweezers, plastic container with hot water, towel, acrylic nail set, glass jar/container, toothpick, and mask/gloves. Move to a well ventilated room and remember to be patient!
Tools
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Remove the Barbie head from hot water and immediately pinch/squeeze the head to widen the neck hole.
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With your available hand, use the tweezers/long nose pliers to gently remove the neck joint from inside the head by pulling and carefully wiggling the neck joint side to side.
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Put on gloves and a mask then set up acrylic nail set supplies (acrylic liquid, acrylic powder, brush).
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Pour a small amount of acrylic liquid into the glass dish.
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Dip the brush into the acrylic liquid then immediately dip it into the acrylic powder.
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Slowly apply the acrylic to the missing section on the neck a little at a time.
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Let cool for 2-3 minutes then wiggle the neck peg around gently and slightly until it disconnects from the acrylic and moves with ease.
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After a couple more minutes, wiggle the neck peg again.
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Once the acrylic dries, soak the head in hot water again for 3-5 minutes.
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Pinch/squeeze the base of the head and gently reapply the Barbie head to the top of the neck peg that is now attached to the neck base.
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The Barbie is now complete and is able to move its head normally once more!
