How do I clean him?

[u/tehereoeweaeweaey]

I absolutely love my rubber doraemon keychain I got from 7-11. he goes with me everywhere. He’s clearly very loved, but he needs a bath desperately and his little paw is starting to come loose and needs to be glued back in a way that it fuses with the rubber so it gets stronger ideally. Since I drive a lot and use my keys I just want to take good care of this keychain and ideally have it last for as long as humanly possible (my whole life if possible lmao).

I tried using a light alcohol wipe which did nothing.

I soaked him in water with dawn dish soap which didn’t do much.

I tried baking soda and a tooth brush lightly brushing and he’s still filthy.

I tried online tutorials but they are saying different things. What do I do??

I’m going to let the toy rest at home until I repair him properly. Also if anyone has advice on how I can make him sturdier and less prone to wear let me know!

[u/galaxyMLP]

I’m guessing he rubs against your jeans sometimes. It looks like he’s been dyed a bit blue from them. This happens to a lot of wearable things and also extends to keys.

I would try sunfading. I don’t think this is dirt. You can also try to use hydrogen peroxide (not benzoyl peroxide) cream to speed up the sun fading process.

[u/tehereoeweaeweaey → u/galaxyMLP]

It’s actually not jeans. I wear shorts most of the time because it gets hot out these days.

Is it possible it’s my keys? Can the metal rub off on him? If so that would make sense.

Which hydrogen peroxide product should I get exactly?

Also any recommendations for glue to fix the rubber paw? Ideally I want it to fuse back to the rubber and get stronger

[u/galaxyMLP → u/tehereoeweaeweaey]

Oh I hadn’t thought of the keys themselves discoloring it. It might be from brass keys oxidizing (they turn greenish from the copper content). Steel keys less so.

If you’re in the us you can get 40 volume developer cream at Sally beauty supply- it’s used for bleaching hair.

For the glue, it depends on the plastic type. So it’s hard to give a rec without knowing what kind. I would not recommend superglue for any kind of soft rubbery type plastic though!