Beloved Toy Rescue
- Who repaired it?
family_member
- How long did the repair take?
10-15 mins
- How much did it cost?
Zero
- How was the object repaired?
The head was cracked and missing the eye and also his head had become detached from the body.
I un-stitched his back and my husband used a Dremel to drill four small holes into the neck which we stuck on an old plastic toy drumstick and cable -tied to secure it. I glued the cracked bits of the head as best I could then used paper and masking tape to replace the eye and washi tape to replace his broken ‘glasses’. Our 6 year old drew his eye back on and I used clear tape to protect/cover and secure it.- Why did you repair the object?
It s a very loved toy of our 3 year old but it's not made to withstand toddler love. It was also relatively expensive, so to replace it a number of times woud be quite costly(these were two seperate breakages and repair operations)
- What would be important to you to be included in a Repair Declaration for Ireland?
List of places, (like the old golden pages but maybe a website) of tradespeople that can carry out repairs and also of where supplies can be bought in person, as well as online eg haberdashers, hand tools etc