Stikey inside German Starshine

[Endocat]

 I had to take the head off my treasured German Starshine (she had a rusty washer), and I discovered she was all sticky and 'tacky' on the inside.  Gave her a wash and dried her out but she is still rather sticky    Is the plastic starting to break down?  Can I do anything to help her? 

[pinkkittywinks]

i have had ponies that have been sticky inside too, i found a wash with soapy water helped.

i am not sure what else to suggest.

love pkw xxx

[Moonracer]

I had a similar situation like that happen, with Tickle. And like pinkkittywinks, I too recommend washing Starshine's insides with soap and warm water - though I myself preffer using gall soap.

[Endocat]

Thanks   I'll try washing her again, fingers crossed..  What is gall soap Moonracer?

[pinkkittywinks]

i too an wondering what gall soap is

i used washing up liquid

love pkw xxx

[invaderhorizongreen]

you could also try some talcum powder , it could be the plastic starting to decay though.

[snyfez]

oxy clean might help too

[Endocat]

What is Oxy clean snyfez?  chemical name will probably help me - haven't seen it here before.  *edit: I just googled it, would you be meaning the laundry stuff?

I've given her another clean and she's a bit better but still a little tacky/sticky... I'm sad to say that I think the plastic is starting to breakdown?, but she looks fantastic on display  

[Moonracer]

Endocat: gall soap is a "traditional" soap. It's sold like any other regular soap in bars and cubes (though I've seen the liquid version of the soap as well), except that it's usually light gray or dark yellowish in color. The difference between gall and regular soap, is that gall soap doesn't make suds (or very few suds) when making contact with water.

Traditionally gall soap is used for cleaning stuff, usually for getting rid of stains from all sorts of fabrics. Sometimes people used to wash hands, because it doesn't have that many chemicals in it, and doesn't cause skin irritation (plus it has a nice smell).

[pinkkittywinks]

moonracer ~ thank you for letting us know what gallsoap is

love pkw xxx