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If I were you, I'd wrap him up in a paper towel and put him in a box of childhood things. It's possible that maybe your kids will want him one day, splotchy or not!
Everyone is new to collecting or new to information at different times The Arena is a friendly place without the need to demand that everyone understand everything right from the get go. Sure, it can be frustrating but people start threads and ask questions; we answer them and have some discussion without the need to get angry. And not everyone reads every thread so some repetition is pretty standard. I have had the same conversation many times on other subjects and sometimes you find out new information or cool different details every single time.
What is with this myth of pony cancer spreading?! ( this is NOT pointed at the OP, just my general frustration with people being told this terrible misinformation from sources claiming to be some sort of authority ) It doesn't! This is like the fourth thread in a week of this. Plastic is plastic. It is inorganic, it cannot harbor lifeforms or feed them. Just like moths can't eat rayon, germs and parasites can't eat plastic to produce pony cancer or pony mold. Water inside the pony can harbor mold because the induction of water and what not within, but a cleaned, sanitized pony will not spread anything to any other pony because it is not alive and it is inorganic. Can we please get this sort of information stickied or something. . .?Cancer spots are likely caused by metallic or foreign flakes of non-plastic getting inbedded into the plastic. As time goes by, and the pony undergoes temperature, humidity and light spikes, these foreign particulates break down within the plastic or change at a different pace than the plastic. Please remember some basic chemistry that everything reacts at different temperatures and environments. Hasbro has never been known for their quality control, and even in much more regulated factories, toys have had issues like these. It is not an organic phenomena. I have literally dug out nickle shavings out of vinyl dolls from the 1950's from spots in the vinyl that look *very* similar to cancer spots in ponies, just different colors. While the vinyl itself does not suffer a lot from light, wetness or heat, those particulates inside, however, do. Vinyl is porous which gives it a sort of osmosis effect, allowing the decaying bits to spread while there is the epicenter where the particulate is located. Secondly, boiling a pony can worsen cancer, in my honest opinion. Plastic degradation of all sorts, not pony plastic only, is caused by certain elements. Light, temperature, humidity, wetness, etc. Heat increases degradation, so boiling a pony would speed up the process, and introducing water makes it worse as well. -Anything- you're attempting to preserve is best kept in a stable temperature ( 60-70F ), with low light ( absolutely MINIMAL natural sunlight ) and an environment of LOW humidity. Cleaning is one thing, and needing hot or boiling water -briefly- is one thing, but actually boiling a pony for 5 minutes or more is doing it no favors. And for anyone's information, I have a degree in Anthropology and Archaeology with an emphasis on preservation of antiquities, and around 12 years of hands on experience in the restoration and preservation of dolls ( porcelain, composition, vinyl and hard plastic, 1860's to 1960's ) and textiles. My suggestion is there is no need for separation or throwing him out. Either keep him, or pass him onto someone else. If you're worried about increased damage and degradation, my suggestion is to keep sunlight OUT of your display area, invest in a dehumidifier if you live in a wet or humid state, and keep an ambient and stable temperature year round.