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MJDs can dye unevenly in the joints - partly because the joints are usually a different plastic and partially because they're partly covered by other doll parts. You can see on Wisteria that they're a bit pinker than the rest of her!

CFDoll Dai *should* be able to come apart with some heat to soften the joint pegs, so if you want to easily dye the whole joint you have the option of dismantling - you'd then have the option of dyeing them separately to adjust the colour if you want them to be able to match the body parts.

The neck peg on mine broke so I was hesitant to take her apart, so instead, between dye dips, I bent all of the joints around to different positions so they'd get as much coverage as possible 😅

Bring your water to a boil and add your dye and dishsoap (you shouldn't need much - Rit has some recipes on their website for colour/water ratios and such but i usually use that as a starting point and then adjust if needed! If you are starting from a peach skintone you might want to do some testing on a part like the neck card as the base colour will affect the result colour).

With the doll in the mesh bag, dip them in the dye, checking the colour every so often (it's been a while since I dyed Wisteria but I think I did 30 second dips) and repositioning the joints if you didn't dismantle the doll. Once they're at the colour you want (a little darker is ok as you'll wipe some off in the cleaning step), take them out and dunk them in the warm water tub to rinse - taking them directly from hot water to cold can cause the plastic to warp. Don't get rid of the dye bath yet!

Once cooled down, dry off and wipe down with your IPA and melamine sponge - this will make sure there's no remaining dye that's still resting on the surface that didn't penetrate the plastic, so it won't stain other objects. If the result is too light you can repeat the dye dips and cleaning until the colour is correct.

If you wipe with IPA while the plastic is still hot it can strip too much dye - this is useful if you accidentally dye something too dark!