Frosting
- Thread starter burnsy
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burnsy said:
I've heard that this works, but have never tried it myself. Here is a guide on the toyfixer website
Stargeezer
Sith Lord
Stuart is it one off those i showed you last time? If so, i dont believe you will be able to get off.
Hi,
a few years ago i picked up a frosty Ben 12a.....
The price was low enough for me to risk an experiment, so here is the result after a spot of sunbathing!
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560954078kIGqjQ
Not too bad???
Cheers,
Vern
a few years ago i picked up a frosty Ben 12a.....
The price was low enough for me to risk an experiment, so here is the result after a spot of sunbathing!
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560954078kIGqjQ
Not too bad???
Cheers,
Vern
Lee
Padawan
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I defrosted a kenobi 12 back myself a few years ago and it worked fine.
A hot sunny day is good (if you can find one in this country) and if you get the card in the right place in the rays of the sun you can see the frost disappear before your eyes
I've heard that you can also use a desktop lamp with halogen bulb but i'm not sure what the results are like having not tried myself.
A hot sunny day is good (if you can find one in this country) and if you get the card in the right place in the rays of the sun you can see the frost disappear before your eyes
I've heard that you can also use a desktop lamp with halogen bulb but i'm not sure what the results are like having not tried myself.
tiefighterboy
Grand Master
Sunlight works all the time.
Ron
Sith Lord
What makes the plastic go frosted. I not really seen mass ammounts of them about. Is it just the odd figure. Or where there batches off these made with dodgy plastic
phreatobite
Jedi Master
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That's amazing - sunlight cures frosting! I have a RotJ B-Wing Pilot that has frosty legs so will try it... as soon as we get some sun of course.
Lee Bullock
Jedi Knight
Frosting isnt mold its phlalate plasticizer leaching out of the plastic.
Bollux
Grand Master
is it a bad thing?
Lee Bullock said:
I don't doubt your Scientific knowledge Lee (at all) but could you elaborate?
It's just that most of the figures that seem to exhibit this "frosting" were badly stored, mouldy damp rooms etc at least thats the story you tend to hear time and time again.
Also incidentally I haven't seen it on many (if any) loose figures, so if its something that can happen from the plastic in the figure itself will it be something that happens in the future or is happening to loose figures right now?
Just interested to hear the background on the science, for me it was always known as mould :lol:
tiefighterboy
Grand Master
Lee Bullock said:
Almost similar to out gassing of some metals.
Stargeezer
Sith Lord
I dont know anything about phlalate plasticizer leaching out, but most figures that show these kind off "frosting" mostly have signs on the cardbacks to showing it has been wet or stored in a damp room.
If it was in a damp room with the right tempurature with it (there are many different kind off moulds and some grow in a damp space at room temperature) it could eaasily grow a mold inside the bubble.
Also the sunlight worked in many cases i've seen before. I tried with an UV light to get rid off mold once, but that did not work. I talked to others about this and it is the combination off the sunlight and heat that does the trick.
If it was in a damp room with the right tempurature with it (there are many different kind off moulds and some grow in a damp space at room temperature) it could eaasily grow a mold inside the bubble.
Also the sunlight worked in many cases i've seen before. I tried with an UV light to get rid off mold once, but that did not work. I talked to others about this and it is the combination off the sunlight and heat that does the trick.
