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Post by mojacko on Oct 10, 2005 11:41:52 GMT 8
Collectors need your help...need to know how you take care of your precious...any special cleaning agent you used....to get rid of those yellowing on the plastics of your toys without of course harming the plastic!!! making it brittle or elastic.... what are the do's & dont's.....thanks!!!
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Post by Rohml on Oct 10, 2005 14:32:36 GMT 8
Hmm... for me... 1.) Don't get your toys wet, and If you do... dry them quickly but not using hot air, rather you need to dry them using a towel that is fine and doesn't not have hard fibers which may cause the toy to be scratched. 2.) Keep them out of the sun's rays. Though sun is good source of Vitamin E for humans, it does nothing good for your toys. Keep them under the shade and in room tempreature. 3.) Keep the dust away, keep them in a room tempreature closet which is covered with glass. If you do no have a glass cabinet, then make sure you dust your figures regulary, using a soft-tipped brush to prevent scratches to vac-metal (a.k.a. chromed) paint parts. 4.) Keep them from falling down Its very important to not let your toys feel the blunt of a heavy drop, keep them away from the edges when displaying them in a high place. Also, if possible make sure that the toys do not regulary fall down. If they do fall down make a make-shift base or let them lean over something. The issue with toys falling down is basically, a bad fall could easily break a few parts of the toys espeicially frail plastic parts. It would also hurt if a heavy toy happens to fall on you.  5.) Know you cleaners, research first the effects of the solvent you use for cleaning your toys before applying them. If not sure, have a TEST run of the product over some parts of the toys which is not easily noticable, on this, its good to have a toy test subject. Alchohol is a no-no for gashapons as it dries the PVC plastic removing the flesh-color glow some gashapons have on their skin. Alchohol is also not good for die-cast and other plastic parts. All-in-all Alcohol is a No-no for toy maintenance. |
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Post by Garvy on Oct 10, 2005 16:29:09 GMT 8
Hi Rohml,
Thanks for the tips.
On occassion though, I have had to wet some of my plastic toys to remove the dust. Because of our humidity, there are times when the dust actually "sticks" to the plastic and water and mild soap seem to be the only solutions. Like what you said, once finished, I usually use a very soft towel. So far, the results are ok but am really unsure what the long term effects might be.
Agree with you on the alcohol, particularly for anything that is painted! even if the plastic is colored, the application of alcohol tends to dull the finish giving the piece unwanted patches. I think the main rule here is to not use any abrasive solutions or solvents.
The only time perhaps this rule may not apply is if one is really paint stripping with the objective of repainting and customizing. Even then, for plastic parts, certain solvents can weaken the plastic and make it brittle.
Anyway, these have been my observations thus far. As for plastic that has yellowed, from what I know, when that stage comes, its too late. Am not sure if there is any way to reverse that process.
Hope others can share their own toy care tips.
Again, thanks for the info Rohml!
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Post by mojacko on Oct 14, 2005 19:10:42 GMT 8
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Oct 15, 2005 3:42:03 GMT 8
Try unassembling it. and then wash the plastic parts with lukewarm water. and if possible, Hypo-allergetic soap. ( just to be sure it won't make it yellow. By using high ph soaps.) Don't use soap with very high ph levels like, bleaching soap. it dries up soft plasit and other glossy plasitc simular to it. then use a a soft-bristle tooth brus to clean the very dirty parts. then dry them upo with a soft towel. as for the yellowing, sum say you have to use alcohol ( the 90% solution type) then try to rub it out till you can see it get whiter.) But remember, alcohol is not good for other toys and must use with great care if you do so.
BTW. i think i still have an extra internal cockpit for you VF1s. i see if i still have it if you need it. ^_^
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Post by mojacko on Oct 15, 2005 8:06:59 GMT 8
Try unassembling it. and then wash the plastic parts with lukewarm water. and if possible, Hypo-allergetic soap. ( just to be sure it won't make it yellow. By using high ph soaps.) Don't use soap with very high ph levels like, bleaching soap. it dries up soft plasit and other glossy plasitc simular to it. then use a a soft-bristle tooth brus to clean the very dirty parts. then dry them upo with a soft towel. as for the yellowing, sum say you have to use alcohol ( the 90% solution type) then try to rub it out till you can see it get whiter.) But remember, alcohol is not good for other toys and must use with great care if you do so. BTW. i think i still have an extra internal cockpit for you VF1s. i see if i still have it if you need it. ^_^ i was planning of disassembling the valks....but i noticed some stickers will be affected when i soaked it in water....was thinking of using polisher....or cleaners like one used for cleaning computers??? makes gray into white again....i dunno... anyway if you still have the cockpit please let me know ....coz i badly need one....or i you still have an extra landing as well to throw in....thanks!!! |
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Post by patacat on Nov 3, 2005 6:40:53 GMT 8
thanks for the tips. m regretting the fact that i have not read this first before cleaning one of my statues. the thing is, i used alchohol to remove a few smudges on one of my PVC statues. it didn't seem to have any negative so far. will the negative results take effect after some time or only when alchohol is used regularly as a cleaner? and what's a good replacement for alchohol for those stubborn smudges, especially in cracks?>
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gai
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Post by gai on Feb 21, 2007 14:57:07 GMT 8
um excuse lang po, ok lang ba gumamit ng cotton buds?
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Post by gai on Feb 21, 2007 14:59:12 GMT 8
tungkol din po sa mga gashapons may mga hakbang at wastong paraan ng paglilinis?
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Post by mojacko on Feb 21, 2007 15:25:31 GMT 8
i dont see any problem w/ using cotton....actually most of the cleaning cloths are made up of cotton as long as u DonT use any harmfull chemicals that could mess up the plastic!!!
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Post by gai on Feb 21, 2007 17:51:18 GMT 8
ayos din ba ilagay sa ziplock bags, gumamit ng bubble films kasi karamihan ng mga laruan ko
nabili recently particular na ung mga mini figures ko eh alang display area kaya nilalagay ko sa orocan ung kwan na lalagyan na parang box na gawa sa plastic, nga pala tungkol dun sa nabanggit kanina sa paggamit ng sabon sa paglilinis eh sa palagay( di ko sure, feel ko lang) eh ok naman gaya ng sinabi ni Ginoong Garvy eh walang katiyakang epekto, nasabi ko ito kasi ung Mommy ko may Barbie Dolls eh kapag nililinisan nya un eh pinapapaliguan niya with soap, o di ba bonga:) pero sa akin di ko parin ito nasusubukan baka kasi mayari mahirap na no:0 hehehehehehe!!!!
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Post by mojacko on Feb 22, 2007 8:56:19 GMT 8
hey gai....dont want to be rude but i think u better type ur post in english just to comply w/ the rules......mods are watching......ehehehhe.....
back to the topic.......ziplock bags are cool....they keep the toy out of dust and air......it prolongs the life of the toy....i think!!! washing the toy w/ mild soap i think is pretty ok.....
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Post by gai on Feb 22, 2007 10:27:26 GMT 8
sorry about the tagalog my english is a bit poor hehehehehehehehehe!!!! nose bleed:), my mom also uses the baby bath or baby shampoo for cleaning her dolls. anyway would also be bad if you keep your toys tight together i.e. keeping them together in a jam packed manner?
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