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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: toyjunky on July 06, 2018, 06:33:16 PM
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I opened a couple boxes of G3's that I have had stored in plastic storage tubs today and noticed a number of them were already becoming sticky to the touch. I knew the Divine Shine G3's can have this issue but I was surprised to find the other ones coming down with it too. Anyone else have sticky G3's?
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I've got a Pinkie Pie from the first wave that is going sticky, but that's the only one so far apart from my divine shines.
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Yeah, I noticed about 4 years ago I have several ponies that are coming down with plastisizer breakdown. It's sad and disappointing but it's unfortunately what plastic toys do.
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I have a Pineapple Paradise that has been sticky for a couple of years.
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I have a Piccolo who has been going sticky for a while! It's unfortunate because she's so pretty, and she's also special since I got her at Disney World. Mine's stickiness was likely accelerated by spending too much time stored near a sunny window.
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I have only one out of all my G3s who is sticky (Candy Apple, and she’s been like that since I got her new in store), so while it’s dissapointing, I don’t think it’s too common (at least I hope not)
Elf
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I had a sticky Goody Goody but I got rid of her a long time ago. The only other one I am aware of is my divine Shine (I think Secret Wish?) She lives on my desk separate from the others because of the known problems of that set. She's deteriorated a little but being that she's already pinkish, it's more the sticky than the degrading glitter/discoloration affecting her so far.
G3 do seem to have less of a durable lifespan than G1 though.
It isn't very hot and sunny in the UK and most of my ponies don't get to be in either warm or sunny places, so maybe that's why this hasn't been a major issue for me yet. Sticky happens with my G1 sometimes but at a slower pace than some other folk who live in hotter climes.
The Goody Goody I had that had sticky came to me second hand so I have no idea how she was kept before I got her.
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I have a Piccolo who has been going sticky for a while! It's unfortunate because she's so pretty, and she's also special since I got her at Disney World. Mine's stickiness was likely accelerated by spending too much time stored near a sunny window.
The ones that I got from Disney World went sticky, too, and they've been stored in my closet.
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I went through my sticky pony boxes today cleaning them and they are all from 2003-2004 (22 ponies in all). These ones did come to me secondhand, so I have no idea how they were treated before I bought them. I have had them airing out for about 48 hours and that seems to have helped for the moment.
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Reading all these replies is making me afraid to check my herd.
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I went through my sticky pony boxes today cleaning them and they are all from 2003-2004 (22 ponies in all). These ones did come to me secondhand, so I have no idea how they were treated before I bought them. I have had them airing out for about 48 hours and that seems to have helped for the moment.
I don't know if it helps, but my afflicted ponies are Kimono and PinkiePie, their original releases. I got them, did their hair, and put them on a shelf. They came down with it in the mild climate of upstate New York. I don't knwo what I could have done differently to prevent it to be honest. I think it just happens.
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I'm going to cry if any of my Sunny Dazes become affected.
I want to make a spreadsheet of the ponies that have been affected so far. Yay, research! It sounds scary especially because they're becoming sticky even in milder climates.
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Reading all these replies is making me afraid to check my herd.
No kidding.
So I went ahead and checked my G3's that I bought new MIB (and then promptly opened and stored). These were stored in the same place as the other boxes, but were in large storage drawers (the plastic kind) verses plastic storage boxes. I only found 8 of those were sticky out of a lot of ponies (not going to count, let's just say about 50 or so). On an interesting note, my Fun Fairy and Star Catcher both had very similar yellow marks on their bodies near their necks and were stored in different drawers. I am going to guess some sort of tape/glue residue left unnoticed from their original packaging that aged overtime on the white bodies. I also had to get rid of any clear plastic elastics on any accessories some ponies were wearing as some were starting to get brittle and on one pony (forgot who right now) the band had left a yellow mark all around it's head.
Another thing I found is that for some ponies they were only sticky on their legs and for others it was all over. Probably just a matter of time in regards to that difference.
And for you tailrustedtealeaf:
Alphabittle, Amberlocks, Applejack, Blossomforth, Bumblesweet, Cotton Candy, Crystal Lace, Daisy Jo, Flower Wishes, Fluttershy, Guava Lava, Kimono, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Serendipity, Sky Wishes, Snow'el, Sparkleworks, Spring Fever, Strawberry Reef, Sun Sparkle, Sunshine Blossom, Tangerine Twinkle, Toodleloo, Waterfire and Wysteria.
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Hmm I haven't noticed it, but at the same I haven't checked. After I get paid Thursday I'll be buying a new shelf for my G3s online so I'll check as I'm taking them off of my current shelf and putting them on my new one.
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Catalouging them I didn't see any patterns...so maybe it's just the way they were made. None of mine are sticky yet, and they've all come second-hand.
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Kimono for me. :(
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besides my divine shine ponies (natch) my Spring Parade has recently started feeling tacky :c
none of my G1 sparkle ponies are tacky at ALL. it's amazing how much faster the G3s seem to break down..
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My g3s are ok but I have notice half of my g2s have gone stick after a year of storage in a plastic container, never again will anything be stored in plastic here, I have had ponies stored before but always have been stored in cardboard boxes without problems.
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So what will happen to G4 figures? Imagine high quality Pinkie's being hard to find in the future, lol.
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I had a couple in my collection that I no longer have.
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I am going to guess that other than the divine shine ponies (which are pretty consistent for this) the others become random as far as who gets sticky and who doesn't. I am also going to guess that a part of it could be affected by the following:
1) How they were stored (plastic vs. cardboard and how well the box seals)
2) Where they were stored (mine are in a closet on the 2nd floor (for about 5 years now), but before we lived here they were on a 3rd floor (for about 5 years also). Taking this into account from a heat rises perspective.
3) How long they have been in storage without being opened (I can't remember the last time I opened my G3 storage boxes until the other day, so let's assume one year maybe a little longer).
I will say though, that for me at least, having washed them in water and letting them sit out for 3 days now has made a big difference in how they feel. For some the stickiness is completely gone and for others it has been reduced. Storage method + time unopened is probably a big factor. We have the old Kellogg's PVC Disney Afternoon figures and those things stink if sealed up in a box too long. I also noticed years ago that my 80's Strawberry Shortcake miniatures do much better out in the open verses long periods in storage (they get oily).
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That is super weird, I didn't know G3s were really prone to this! I've never come across a sticky pony, even in my G1 herd. *knock on wood!*
I mean, I have from like thrift stores and stuff, but a quick bath and they were fine- I always assumed that was just gross child-stickiness, lmao. Although with G3, I have encountered yellowing, rust, and actually even fading pink hair. (My Aurora Mist's hair is white, I thrifted her so I didn't even notice it was supposed to be pink until I was browsing StrawberryReef a few weeks ago, luckily I prefer it white)
My ponies have always been very delicately displayed and stored so hopefully they stay in great condition for many more years to come, at the least!
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Do you think storing things in plastic accelerates this? Similar to storing unripe fruit with ripe? I sometimes wonder if offgassing/plastic breakdown can accelerate the process when in close proximity. Not exactly like it’s contagious, just that it might speed the process up.
I’m thinking about buying unbleached muslin and using cardboard or wood for long term storage. Of course the risk there is it isn’t waterproof :/
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My 2004 4-pack ponies (Flutter Butter, Banjo Blue, Tropical Delight) started going sticky about a year ago. A couple random babies as well. I ended up putting them in the cabinet with my g1s so they're enclosed just in case nasty chemicals are leeching out. :(
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my Spring Parade has recently started feeling tacky
NOOOOOO she's my favorite G3, I hope it's not something that will eventually happen to mine!
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Do you think storing things in plastic accelerates this? Similar to storing unripe fruit with ripe? I sometimes wonder if offgassing/plastic breakdown can accelerate the process when in close proximity. Not exactly like it’s contagious, just that it might speed the process up.
I’m thinking about buying unbleached muslin and using cardboard or wood for long term storage. Of course the risk there is it isn’t waterproof :/
Possibly, yes. A good general rule of thumb for collectibles is to limit heat, light, and humidity in order to preserve them in the best condition possible. Having good air circulation around them also helps. But the reality is that we will still see some plastic breakdown even in the best conditions.
Elf
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When I sorted my recently deceased friends collection I came across a few G3 that where so sticky I had to... throw one of them away (Strawberry Swirl from the set with the little purse to carry her around :'( The purse itself was about to disintegrate, it smeared my hands with brown goo... directly went into the trash. Uuugh. Sunny Daze´s purse was sticky too *sigh*
The other ponies were fine, some sticky though. From my own collection there are a few sticky G3 too, the Divine Shine ponies mostly and some others (I dont know if Im right but I have the feeling that its the pink ponies that get sticky first... hm)