is there anything that causes plasticiser leakage, or is it just random event?

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i love squishing the ponies, so it'll be a sad day when I won't be able to squish them anymore.

when a pony goes completely hard, does that mean you can't ever take the head off again? How do you maintain a hard pony?

(random, but i haven't heard of rubber duck plasticiser leakage. maybe i should go find a rubber duck collector's forum to see if they have troubles with really old ducks not being squishy anymore?)

also, have you ever tried using coca-cola/soft drinks to clean out rust from a pony, how did it go? It worked rather well when I was cleaning rust from a scooter, but that was steel. I'm not sure if it'll work for a pony though.
 
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For rust I have used whitening toothpaste and it works pretty good.

As for the hard ponies I have successfully removed and put back hard pony heads, they are actually sometimes easier to remove than soft squishy ponies because the chance of ripping the vinyl is very slim. As for putting it back on it is a lot of hard work and determination D: hot water can help soften it up a little. it is doable, but if you don't need to remove the head of a hard pony I would say just go ahead and leave it alone :lolpony:
 
For rust I have used whitening toothpaste and it works pretty good.

As for the hard ponies I have successfully removed and put back hard pony heads, they are actually sometimes easier to remove than soft squishy ponies because the chance of ripping the vinyl is very slim. As for putting it back on it is a lot of hard work and determination D: hot water can help soften it up a little. it is doable, but if you don't need to remove the head of a hard pony I would say just go ahead and leave it alone :lolpony:

Agreed. I recently rehaired a hardened Sweet Stuff a couple weeks ago, and I used a hairdryer to soften her neck up enough so I could shove her head back in.
 
To answer your title, yes and still kinda yes. It can just start happening to ponies as they age due to manufacturing and plastic breakdown but there are also environmental influences that can increase it's occurrence. You want to avoid damp, humid storage spaces. I'm not sure if sunlight will increase it's chances or just cause discoloration but that too should be avoided. Aside from making sure they're clean when you get them, keeping them in a moderate temp and out of the sun that's really your best defense.
 
To answer your title, yes and still kinda yes. It can just start happening to ponies as they age due to manufacturing and plastic breakdown but there are also environmental influences that can increase it's occurrence. You want to avoid damp, humid storage spaces. I'm not sure if sunlight will increase it's chances or just cause discoloration but that too should be avoided. Aside from making sure they're clean when you get them, keeping them in a moderate temp and out of the sun that's really your best defense.
Basically, if we could all keep our ponies in a hermetically sealed environment that would be good for them, right? :p
 
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