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I'm pretty sure you can't cure it. A lot of "cures" can make it worse, from what I've heard. Its not a disease or a stain. Its plastic breakdown or possibly some kind of mold (I vaguely remember someone doing legit scientific tests on it years ago).
Quote from: Taxel on December 08, 2016, 02:10:15 AMI'm pretty sure you can't cure it. A lot of "cures" can make it worse, from what I've heard. Its not a disease or a stain. Its plastic breakdown or possibly some kind of mold (I vaguely remember someone doing legit scientific tests on it years ago). Yes, that's correct, but I think it's a kind of bacteria, and i thought that there might be some kind of cleaning solution to remove it, who knows! But that's just me!
Anyway, I don't see why cutting out the affected vinyl would cause spots to spread or new ones to pop up. The chemical reaction that causes it is somewhat random (see the article). I think the most likely side effect you'll see is some potential bleeding from the paint down the line. That may be worth it to you though if you were very unhappy with the pony before. And the apoxy sculpt probably won't last the hundreds of years that the pvc will.
At this point I think we as a community need to start accepting ponies for what they are: simple plastic toys made for children that were not intended to be collected for decades. We should take better care of the ponies that are still around, flaws or not, and stop baiting just because a pony is dirty or has tangled hair.