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Well, I've tried searching but I've not come up with a lot, unfortunately.
My pony collection is stored in my closet on shelves. It's dark and cool in there. Not usually humid, either. I live in Southern California, so our humidity isn't as bad as other parts of the country. I mean, sometimes it's humid here, but just not on a regular basis.
Anyway, I took my collection out tonight for some reorganization. And I was really saddened by what I found. About half of my G3 ponies are mildly sticky. Some are REALLY sticky and gross feeling. I set aside the really bad ones in the room, and after sitting out for awhile, they felt a little better, but still gross. So I did the only thing I could think of, washed them in a mild dish soap solution and dried them with a towel, they felt so awful, I had to do something. Now they're out on the table, and they feel a lot better.
My guess is the plasticizers are breaking down in them. There is no mold in or on them, anywhere. They felt ok last time I was organizing, which was six months ago. And they've been stored in these conditions for six or seven years now. I can't really imagine what could be causing this. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to prevent this from happening? The ones I cleaned, will they start feeling sticky again sometime soon? My guess is probably.
And my G1 ponies were not affected at all. Neither were any other toys on the shelves. Just the G3s. I find this very disheartening, so much time and money spent. And the worst part is, the G3s aren't even that old yet.
For now, I've spaced them out further apart on the shelves, in hopes that maybe if they got a bit more airflow, it would at least slow down the process.. but otherwise, I'm at a loss.. thanks in advance to anyone that has any thoughts.
My pony collection is stored in my closet on shelves. It's dark and cool in there. Not usually humid, either. I live in Southern California, so our humidity isn't as bad as other parts of the country. I mean, sometimes it's humid here, but just not on a regular basis.
Anyway, I took my collection out tonight for some reorganization. And I was really saddened by what I found. About half of my G3 ponies are mildly sticky. Some are REALLY sticky and gross feeling. I set aside the really bad ones in the room, and after sitting out for awhile, they felt a little better, but still gross. So I did the only thing I could think of, washed them in a mild dish soap solution and dried them with a towel, they felt so awful, I had to do something. Now they're out on the table, and they feel a lot better.
My guess is the plasticizers are breaking down in them. There is no mold in or on them, anywhere. They felt ok last time I was organizing, which was six months ago. And they've been stored in these conditions for six or seven years now. I can't really imagine what could be causing this. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to prevent this from happening? The ones I cleaned, will they start feeling sticky again sometime soon? My guess is probably.
And my G1 ponies were not affected at all. Neither were any other toys on the shelves. Just the G3s. I find this very disheartening, so much time and money spent. And the worst part is, the G3s aren't even that old yet.
For now, I've spaced them out further apart on the shelves, in hopes that maybe if they got a bit more airflow, it would at least slow down the process.. but otherwise, I'm at a loss.. thanks in advance to anyone that has any thoughts.
