has anyone ever successfully "de-frosted" a carded vintage figure?

[mikeMc6]

People say 30 minutes of sunlight dissipated the "frosting " on carded figures.
Anyone done it?
Done it with an encased AFA graded figure in thick acrylic?

[Toy Timelord]

Saw you posted this on rebelscum too. Sadly, the frosting is a breakdown in chemicals in the PVC, there is no way to prevent that breakdown, but you can slow it. Keep the figure in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Okay, I'm confused. What is this "frosting" exactly? I've never heard the term with action figures.

Chris

[Toy Timelord]

It's a build up of white 'dust' on a figure caused by light exposure or temperature fluctuation. Similar to the stickness found on some toys. In short, it is a chemical breakdown of the vinyl, and the fate of every toy.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Ah, gotcha. Lots of my DCUC figure capes have that going on already, which is just sad.

Chris

[mikeMc6]

The old thirty minutes in sunlight didn't work, although people swear by it on the Rebelscum site...now I know why I dropped carded Sw collecting 12 years ago, sigh...

[mikeMc6]

Okay, I'm confused. What is this "frosting" exactly? I've never heard the term with action figures.

Chris

Seems to be a common topic on rebelscum...they also call it "plasticides"
crappers

[Toy Timelord]

Every figure from the Apokolips JLU set suffers from it too. It saddens me, but it is what it is.

Personally, I see it more on modern figures than vintage, but I know it can occur in almost any line.

[mikeMc6]

I just received my vintage old Indiana Jones on card yesterday from ebay...and it to has the dreaded white crystals on an arm and a leg....I'm amazed vintage toy dealers on ebay don't notice these things before they post for sale!
I'm getting my refund on both but now a lot of my moola is tied up for a period of time. Frustrating.

Is deterioration of carded classic toys a huge issue in 2014?
I guess I noticed this problem less when I collected them in the nineties....

[Toy Timelord]

Probably because the plastic breaks down over time. The older it gets, the more prone to breaking down it is.