Saving my stuffed Simba HELP!

[Icecoldpenguin]

I have a stuffed simba that I got when I was 8. I have had him for 17 years and he is (was) in pretty good condition. I accidentally left him at a friend's house and his dog got a hold of him. I was able to fix the hole in his foot but the dog chewed off his eye. I was able to salvage the eye and it is not badly damaged. I need some help with the best way to get it back on. It can not be sewn it is going to have to be glued. Also simba now smells like dog anyone have any ideas of how I can clean him??

Any help anyone has on how I can save my simba please let me know. I would like for him to be able to make it on his second trip to disney world when we leave this week.

Today has been a very sad day for me...

Teresa

 

[rosebud4]

I found a great fabric glue at JoAnn Fabric called Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive. Use that to glue the eye back on. Most stuffed animals can be washed in the washer, I do this to my grandchildren's animals all the time. I was them with towels and then toss in the dryer. If you don't want to do that, I suggest to Fabreeze him.

 

[spacemermaid]

Awwww, poor Simba! Does his eye have a plastic post sticking out the back? If so, you can coat that & the back of the eye with hot glue gun glue & stick the post back in, sticking the main part of the eye to the fur underneath.

As for getting him non-stinky, you could do what rosebud4 suggested, but also put Simba in a tied-shut pillowcase before his "bath". Keep him in the pillowcase when you put him in the dryer.

Good luck!

 

[Icecoldpenguin]

for the washing machine i put him in the pillowcase then do i use regular soap like for my clothes and what cycle should I put the dryer and washer on?

 

[pixiewings71]

When I use the girls' stuffies that are getting old I do the pillowcase thing and then wash them on a regular cycle with cold/cold with their sheets and/or blankets. good luck with Simba!

 

[spacemermaid]

for the washing machine i put him in the pillowcase then do i use regular soap like for my clothes and what cycle should I put the dryer and washer on?

Yes, use regular laundry soap, as much as you would use for a small load of laundry. You'll want to wring out any excess water before you put Simba in the dryer. Set the washing machine to gentle wash and the dryer to low dry. Start off drying for about 15 minutes & then check to see if he's dry; if not go another 10 minutes or so, until he's totally dry.

 

[katiebug86]

I also think you should wash him first before you glue the eye on.

 

[agnes!]

If I were you I would not wash your Simba in the washer and then put him in the dryer. I think doing a gentle handwashing might be better and then (after gently squeezing excess water out) perhaps laying your 'friend' on a sweater-dryer (basically a net stretched-out on and attached-to a frame). Also, if you decide to put the eye back on *after* washing, you might want to gently hand-stitch up any hole prior to washing/drying so you friend doesn't possibly leak any stuffing.

Regarding the 'smell'...baking-soda is very gentle and can take out almost any smell out of material. You could maybe try a baking-soda & water rinse and then let 'Simba' air-dry.

Good luck,
agnes!

 

[Icecoldpenguin]

THANK YOU EVERYONE! You have no idea how much this helped. I tried baking soda in a bag and shaking him around in it then letting him sit that helped quite a bit. After I brushed the baking soda out I used a cleaner solution from build a bear and a washcloth.

It has done an amazing job simba is on my back porch on a rack taking a hot texas drying bath. He is drying nicely and smells fresh and clean.

Also I used fabric glue to put his eye back on and he can see again!

Thank you to everyone that helped!

Teresa

 

[laurie31]

Awww, a happy ending!!

I'm going to try some of these tips for DD13's "lovey" dog that she's slept with forever. I've never tried to wash it...and you can TELL. I actually started to wash it last week and she begged me not to, as it says right on the tag "surface clean only" (yeah, it's still legible! ). She's afraid it would be damaged in the washer.

I'll try the baking soda "shake and bathe" and I didn't think about Build-a-Bear selling cleaner. I'll grab some of that next time I'm near by (since it's right next to the Disney Store - lol).