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