Undoing previous repairs

This guy is an antique doll from the Armand Marseille company.
He has had a previous repair on the top of his torso.
And, he needs to be restrung.

The repair was coated with a very thick layer of paint that poorly matches the original finish.

And the repair is not holding up with time.

Here is the original repair site uncovered.

The thick overpaint scraped off quite well. That amount of overpaint was unnecessary for a repair that was confined to the neck socket.

Progress.....the torso is repaired and the repair is starting to get disguised.

Fully disguised now.

Body repairs complete and he is restrung.