Restoring Jakub's Vintage Little Pony (Baby Sunribbon MLP G1)

Hi all! Today we have a very special project. We'll be restoring a pony sent to me by Jakub from Poland. His own little Sunribbon! We'll do some cleaning, some rehairing, and some painting. I hope you enjoy this video! (ALERT: My nails are A NIGHTMARE. You have been warned) (NOTE: I couldn't update the Patrons's list. If you joined recently, I'm so sorry, I will make it up to you in the next video! I noticed this as the export was done and I really wanted the video to come out today)
Quick jump to:
- Intro: 00:00
- Cleaning with soap, acetone, and peroxide: 00:46
- Pre-rehairing: 05:13
- Rehairing/rerooting the mane: 07:26
- Rehairing/rerooting the tail: 09:24
- Painting the eyes: 11:14
- Painting the body: 14:35
- Styling the hair: 18:51
- Results: 19:42
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[@JakubCerlica]

Firstly, THANK YOU Yisela for making her shine again! Now she looks just as I remember her through eyes of my 6yo self ❤ You did a fantastic job, I could never give her such treatment. I can’t wait to welcome her back home ❤ This video made me really happy and I’m even more greatful you finished this project during some harder time! You’re just amazing! As for the name, when I was little I called her „Tęczynka”, which is made up name that you can loosely translate as „Little Rainbow” or „Arcoírisita” 😅 Once again, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart ❤

[@brittanybecker170]

Great Respect for a G1 Brony! I'm delighted your favourite got a glow up.

[@Jhud69]

Fun to see a fellow Pole here! Yes, Yisela did a wonderful job with your pony! I wish I had some childhood ponies of my own that I could restore too, but sadly I gave them all away.

[@puppykitten1557]

This is so sweet omg! I hope she gets home safely and you have lots more years of love with her!!

[@jaynedavis3388]

Unfortunately I lost my 2 ponies when moving house but I would have given them this treatment too. I understand how important these things can be to the children who need them and love them ❤

[@RetroGeekCrafts]

I'm so glad (and relieved) you liked it, Jakub!! Tęczynka (omg you know Arcoírisita!) is such a cute name. Although I'm not sure I could pronounce that one properly :) She'll be on her way tomorrow morning. Thank you again for your trust 😊😊

[@vidatalab8301]

I’m so glad Jakob allowed you to show the photos, because seeing him with the pony makes this so much more meaningful, and reminds me why I love watching your videos ❤

[@JakubCerlica]

thank you, of course all hail to our amazing Yisela for doing all the work but I wanted to be as transparent in this as possible, because I wanted to let every adult pony admire know that cherishing your childhood being an adult (I’m 38 in August) is normal and there are a lot of us. I’m also geek all the way and I for this day enjoy all of the franchises I enjoyed as a kid. Hope this means for some of you, especially my fellow G1 Bronies, when is so difficult to be able to show your admiration for ponies being an adult male. And for all adult vintage toys lovers - you’re not alone :)

[@technopoptart]

@@JakubCerlica ☆♡✧♡☆♡✧

[@mokko759]

You can see how much Jakub loved his Sunribbon. She's actually in excellent condition despite being so obviously loved and played with. I really hope he's happy with the restoration, it's well done. I am also so delighted you're planning on offering the little bait pony kits. I'd like to give the restoration/customizations a try to even see if I like it but purchasing all the tools and supplies separately and trying to source a pony just for an experiment seems like a waste of time and money. But as a kit, that sounds much better.

[@ZimVader-0017]

I was about to say the same thing. I've seen old ponies at thrift stores and most of them don't even have their manes anymore.

[@Just1Nora]

Hi guys!

[@antoinettegeyer8832]

To me, your video's are so much more than just pony restorations. It's a little part of personal and nostalgic restoration as well. And yes, life is about the ups and downs. Thank you for your videos

[@FerylMusic]

Agreed. We all get a little healing

[@bloodredruby69]

As an alternative to using cream peroxide to remove yellowing, may I suggest looking into making a retrobrightening box? ODD Tinkering does a lot of restorations that require removing yellowing, and his retrobrightening box does such an amazing job. He has a tutorial for building one on his second channel, ODD Experiments. It might make the process quicker and easier for you - food for thought! Anyway, beautiful job on restoring this beloved pony - your video put a huge smile on my face! ❤

[@Morjority]

I was looking for this comment. I think she would have had great success using the retrobrightening method.

[@thechellenator]

She uses a UV box in other videos. :)

[@annoyingkid48]

Never heard of retrobrighting before, might have to look into it for my old monster high dolls!

[@martinaross4042]

Was going to suggest the same thing, now just commenting to push this comment higher in the comment section so she sees it

[@trebledown6713]

@@martinaross4042she does this technique in other videos.

[@ThatAlpaca]

idk how but you took YEARS off this pony-- I always appreciate how real and authentic you are in your videos, its a great combo with the satisfying work!

[@blacksheep2862]

The story about the baby rainbow ponies making their own rainbow was so cute! I was surprised that Baby Sunribbon wasn't directly mentioned in the story

[@llxxblondiexxll]

Do not worry about your nails not being perfect or a shaking paint brush!! You are so talented that we just love watching your transformations. And the weirdest thing happened for me watching this video - it dredged up my memory that this was the EXACT Little Pony I had as a child 🥺 ❤

[@kharmachaos667]

I personally believe that every maker, whether an artist, a musician, a restorer, a creator, etc... whenever they make something they put a little piece of their soul into what they make. And so, when you restore something, you are making a beautiful thing, a gift that shares a little bit of your inner light. 😊 It may be hard to survive despite your brain and body fighting against you. But you make these with Love and it shows me just what a lovely blaze your soul is, purifying darkness. Keep going, because your fire warms the people you share with and it is very, very precious.

[@emmaorlich7427]

You said so very nice. ❤ Thank you! Need to copy and paste. 😅

[@mikamacaroni]

You make it look so easy, even when you’re struggling

[@raemckay]

This is awesome to watch, as always. I wanted to comment and say that I *love* that you read the back card stories. I didn't find them to be cringe-y at all. Thank you very much for sharing that lore. Congratulations on the book and the new shop!

[@charlafox5701]

Hey, I think you have beautiful hands and you don’t always need to paint them for a video. You can always give your nails a break, and the chemicals and tools you use can easily take off paint anyway! Don’t feel bad, you are an artist. Do what you need to do to do it right!

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

She should feel bad for drawing so much attention to her hands with all that asmr nonsense. Literally gagged and I'm not even 2 seconds into the video. I would not be here if she simply bothered to tag it (so it wouldn't go through my blacklisted words). Literally insane how people will finger an object and be like "aw dont look at my widdle disgusting nails :c" girl what did you expect. She wanted that attention and she will get it.

[@ZimVader-0017]

​@@nomoretwitterhandlesThat sounds more like a you problem thay you should go to therapy for 🤷🏻‍♀️ Gagging over hands? Really?

[@memeju1ce]

@@nomoretwitterhandlesit sounds like you disliked the video, yet commented on it. not only does it just push these kinds of videos into your algorithm, it’s also just spreading negativity for no reason at all. everyone has preferences, and that’s cool! there are plenty of other videos on this site that you can visit

[@pri2916]

⁠@@nomoretwitterhandles you sound miserable

[@batata4427]

​@@nomoretwitterhandles im sorry that you're so miserable, but venting your anger on a random sweet lady is not the way, go to therapy 💀

[@kaytiej8311]

You make it all look so easy, despite your own struggles. Thank you for your candid honesty. Life happens and that's something we all share. It's been a good reminder that some days we just need to be kind to ourselves. You did a marvelous job in restoring the pony, as a beloved toy.

[@sailorPinata]

You're too hard on yourself, you're so skillful

[@marialuisatrentini532]

Preciosa restauracion! Alegre, impecable, llena de ternura y emocion! Muy lindo trabajo!

[@stroodledoodles]

She came out so lovely!! I also really love how you read the story they gave her, I think it's very sweet!

[@luizagriebelersouza8461]

I have never been into ponies but always loved dolls and love doll customizing videos, and the love and care you put into these toys is so heartwarming. Is beautiful to see you giving new life to someone's precious item

[@SilvaraDragontear]

Now this was a blast from the past. I also have baby Sunribbon in my ponycollection from my childhood. She is still in decent condition since she was part of the last ponies I got before I stopped playing with them. I gotta say you managed to nail how Sunribbon originally looked, heck you even gave her a better tail then what she originally came with back in the 90s, she came with a glorious mane but the tail was a short blended mess of colours. Still loved her a lot & thought she was supercute even if childme thought she deserved a better tail. Maybe I will rehair her tail one day, who knows.

[@tracybowling1156]

Have you ever tried soaking in peroxide while shining uv light at the same time. Leave for 48 hours? That might get rid of the yellowing quickly.

[@GamingFoodie]

Excited to see you upload thank you! It's okay to not have perfect nails and to not have okay days. Too many unrealistic videos out there. This one, like you said, is more real and I appreciate it.

[@pipisochkaaaa]

The "before" looked like some sort of weather elemental, or an illustration of a magical pony-spirit who protects all the little ponies. Loved to watch the process and the results are immaculate

[@Scinasari]

Your videos always make me so happy 😊 it's your wonderful attitude and the way you're so full of love and passion that make the videos special! The part about reading the US version without cynicism especially made me feel so warm and happy ♥ you show these ponies so much love and I'm grateful that you share your work and passion with us. Even when things in life are hard, or when you don't feel your best, we all still root for you and want good things to come your way. Don't beat yourself up for your nails not being perfect (when you're working with acetone, no less!) or dropping a brush or whatever; all we care about is seeing you doing what makes you happy :)

[@Deby_Bumblebee]

Like I always say when you restore a pony in such terrible conditions, you bring them back to life! You did an amazing Job on this little cutie! ❤

[@mist3h]

She came out adorable! What a good project and the music for this video was unintrusive to my after work brain, I liked that ❤ Congratulations with your book and shop launch! You are an inspiration.

[@AwkwardBirb]

I wish you could see your own work the way we do ❤ you would be so proud of yourself

[@talafenrith7042]

Love this - Agreed!

[@AlienZizi]

i really like the design of the pony itself. that powdery blue with yellow and salmon 😗👌 wonderful job bringing it out again

[@fikanera838]

🧡💛🩵 What a beautiful restoration, Yisela! I hope the final result was a bright spot in your life, while you are going through a rough patch. Looking forward to your book, & I hope things go more smoothly from now on. 🙏🏽 Best wishes from Czechia!

[@Airsaber]

Awesome video, beautiful end result, and cool nail polish, as always. :) And greetings from Poland! Your pronunciation of Jakub's name is great!

[@art-eroflore]

I always love the beautiful Toy Story 2 style reveal at the end of your videos, the pony looks so cared for

[@samanthazeiger1553]

I love watching you paint the eyes. It makes the pony come alive again

[@omega592008171980]

80s ponies are so much better looking compared to these new ones. They look weird!

[@Knantsponies]

Your painting always amazes me, I love watching you paint. This baby looks absolutely beautiful 🌈

[@coolredcoolredred]

So happy to hear you talking more in this video. I love your sense of humour.

[@AnimeChan-MVs]

Your videos are very relaxing to watch and I also enjoy listening to the stories about the ponies so thank you for reading them ^_^

[@AnimeChan-MVs]

I also think it's great that you're saving damaged ponies for restoration projects.

[@EddwardTheSeventhSpaceWizard]

What a coincidence that this happened to be posted right when I was rerooting a pony lol! I love your videos, they’re very relaxing

[@emmaz.7397]

I don’t know why, but hearing you reading the backstories of the pony was just so soothing and comforting! I experience a lot of stress and anxiety on most days, so chilling and listening about pony stories is just really nice 😂😌 thank you

[@sixoftwelve6363]

She looks so cute, and the difference from the before and after in this one is amazing! I’m sure Jakob will be very happy when it arrives.

[@Look_look_at_my_cats]

Aww, I wish I had my vintage ponies from when I was little. I have my Rainbow Brite from back then, but for some reason my mom got rid of the MLP when I got too big for them. I had the folding stable and at least two ponies - I forget how many I had - the only ones I remember are Firefly (I just had to google pegasus pony, pink with blue hair because I could never have told you that name otherwise) and Glory (also had to google) who had gemstone eyes (not sure if that's normal or was a special kind). I wish I still had them.

[@DanielletheMoran]

I love your pony restoration videos, it’s satisfying seeing the ponies return to their original glory and I’m sure it brings the owners a lot of joy ☺️

[@samanthadean1083]

I love listening to your voice, Yisela! I’m kinda curious if my Carousel Pony, Sunnybunch, needs any work done… 🤔 I’ll have to dig her out and look!!! Fantastic job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@GBomberFlora]

Wow, it's like night and day with this restoration. ❤

[@climbtheladder9440]

I think this might have been my first my little pony. It looks so nostalgic. I got a mother/baby set and my sister was envious so she buried the baby in the yard and I never saw it again 😅

[@therealbuttsmcgee]

Being able to restore a beloved childhood toy is so sweet 🥹

[@pier0gg360]

i didn't know somebody else from poland watches you, it made me quite happy XDD

[@talafenrith7042]

I hope life is getting better, and being kinder to you. Thank you for sharing what energy and time you have spare with us - we appreciate it, but never demand it! ❤

[@lev21n01]

As a former collector/restorer\customizer of MLP, I think you did an amazing job! But you don't need me telling you that. Wonderful, just wonderful! Off to watch more videos.

[@izoraiza7169]

These type of videos are the reason why i got into fixing toys myself. I get a bunch of toys for my own personal collection but sometimes i fix toys and things for others. also since i have jewlry making skills I get the chance to fix a expensive beaded bracelet someone i know ended up accidentally breaking at home. they saved all pieces to the bracelet and will send me a picture of what it's supposed to look like so i can match it. also i fix toys for kids that live near me for free if i can.

[@avocatto1877]

I think i like the Uk story for Sunribbon a little more than the Us version. She turned out wonderful, like all her life has been restored. She must be one happy pony

[@BonnibelLecter]

She looks much better!

[@christyparr1563]

Hun, life is…life. If we don’t struggle we don’t live. I understand that life gets in the way and that we don’t want to post the bad stuff that happens. I’m willing to wait. I enjoy your content. I don’t care if your nails look good or not but I do care about your mental health. ❤

[@tedistired44]

these videos are always so relaxing. don’t worry about your hands or your nails, we’re just grateful for your content

[@charliep5991]

to remove yellowing submerge it in peroxide in a clear tub and surround the tub with led up lights for 24 hours and it works amazingly.

[@c.i.ponies5332]

Whay a beautiful restoration. The pony ended up so so clean, bright and agian beautiful. Lovw your work

[@joanw131]

Wow! I've never seen your channel but i have a whole bucket of these! So nostalgic and i love restoration videos, so im excited

[@whowantswaffles]

Yay! This was lovely :D Don't be so hard on yourself worrying about your video things, it's so nice watching you work. Your videos are charming and relaxing (and I like the storytime of the ponies too!) :)

[@holographic80s]

I'm so happy to see you back!!

[@zjellymold934]

The baby pony faces are my favorite 😭😭😭 theyre so cute!

[@nakurukamura1318]

I owned a pony like this (actually I think I still have it in my parent's house) and I think you did a wonderfull job. Allthough I kinda remember this pony with straight hair

[@dogvoter9973]

The wear and tear shows so much love ❤ you did such a wonderful job!

[@crizztel7675]

The camera slowly falling was so funny XD love the pony

[@shallowoak7071]

Such a heartwarming restoration, and I loved the back card stories! Really made this pony feel loved 🥰

[@AmarisFrede]

The ominous music in between was a bit scary. But very nice of you to share the restauration process. Very relaxing.

[@Ramberta]

Thank you SO MUCH for doing music credits in your videos! You have no idea how many KZbinrs I ask "what music is that?" and they just say "a royalty free track" like yes, I know that... I want to know which one!! Haha and this was a very emotional and sentimental craft video on top of that, so you've gotten a new subscriber today :')

[@m.a.w.]

Hi. This video is literally the best thing I have seen all day. Thank you so much. Much love 🌈

[@Funnyfish66]

I cant believe she had the exact orange!

[@natureselement7588]

It's Incredible how you restore this.. wow the artwork is wonderful. Time and dedication to an art that you have. Love it.

[@ZeASK]

What a beautiful restoration!

[@trebledown6713]

Thankyou so much for the informative videos. I have since refurbished 2 1984 my little Ponies from my childhood. They look fantastic!!! Love your work ❤️❤️❤️

[@tinseltina]

SO BEAUTIFUL! I love your work. the hair is my favorite

[@mattie413]

This was a wonderful video! I hope things go well for you, your videos always make my day brighter!

[@suitov]

Life is too rubbish sometimes not to grasp those little joys. Sometimes that's getting someone you trust to restore a childhood friend to all her curly rainbow glory. Bon voyage, Teczynka!

[@vezhopkins714]

I am in an art block at the moment and watching this vid got me thinking of my next project so thank you :D

[@Bamdeidz]

Beautifully chosen music

[@binni3674]

I had so many of them when I was a kid n they used to glow in dark. I used to love playing with them.

[@Metek8989]

I love your videos. Greetings from Poland ❤🇵🇱

[@ariwoodward]

this pony looks so good and your shop sounds like such a good idea!

[@sallyfawn]

I just love your videos and your english is so easy to understand! Thank you for posting ❤ I hope you get better soon, your videos aways make me feel calm and peace, even when I'm struggling with depression, I love seeing the before and after and someday I wish I can restore ponies and dolls just like you! Sending love from Brazil ❤

[@Lyeah73]

She looks so good! ❤

[@triciaschymanski9348]

I look forward to your videos! I love your work. The pony is so beautiful!

[@SpookyDeerArt]

this pony turned out amazing!! thank you for sharing the process with us, and it was so cool getting to see jakub's comment! initially i was confused as to why you said the US story was embarrassing and had to google some things- the thought didn't even cross my mind! whenever i hear "double rainbow" that meme video from 14 years ago is the first thing to come to mind honestly.

[@abbyelectric]

I'm still confused as to why it's embarrassing... should I be afraid of the Google results if I look this up?

[@megsuec]

i love this video!!! your voice and personality are so sweet and cute! I'm so glad you decided to keep doing voiceovers because I love hearing you talk and make jokes and such. i can't wait to see more restorations!!

[@cambriaeastman6950]

Wow what a wonderful relaxing video :’) thank you for sharing your talent!

[@Ekaterini-Hugger]

I really like your videos. Pretty cool projects ahead. 👍

[@coopersrabbit]

You are awesome! Hard times are a thing and you did an awesome thing restoring this pony for a fellow pony fan. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@brianahawkins8124]

Adorable! Sun Ribbon looks adorable! Are you going to continue pony customization or sorry but no? See you next time.

[@hawkfeather6802]

She looks really nice. Her design looks similar to Rainbow Dash. Your videos are fun to watch, they're very relaxing.

[@nikishazechiel6848]

She's lovely!! And so are you!!!

[@berry15635]

hello retrogeek i once i had a very old and crusty mlp g1 twilight twinkle i cleaned it with my mom it was very fun and hard u inspired me to clean g1 ponies😊

[@madbutterfly4evah]

Beautiful! Well done! 💙

[@WilczycaCzarownica]

Poland? Yes!!! From my country!

[@LauraLancealot]

Don’t know how I got here but I love it when the algorithm gets it right

[@ep2848]

id be interested in getting a physical copy of your book if possible:) also! thanks for always crediting the music you use,you always pick nice ones ;)

[@mostlyghostey]

I hope you don’t feel like you need to keep your nails perfect for us! A ton of us are crafters ourselves and we know the struggle of keeping perfect nails. Please don’t worry about it!

[@emmaorlich7427]

Her nails are looking perfect! With or without polish! Maybe this is the difference: she is an artist. I am a worker. My nails looking... poor. 😅

[@minerlady140]

Your nails are amazing!

[@_tyler32]

3:12 sick mohawk!!!

[@thecreativecardinalbyl.bet7012]

So cool! Do you seal the paint with anything?

[@monkeyboy4995]

Well done 👏🏼

[@AgdaFingers]

Wow, she looks totally different.

[@fiishgirl]

this is so sweet!! 😭

[@InkyBerries]

Question: why not remove the hair before doing the UV treatment?

[@francophiIe]

I dont think she was sure at that point if the owner wanted the hair replaced completely yet or not.