Got My Loose Figures Down From The Loft After 25 Years - Stickyness Question

[ChallengerFox]

So I got my loose figures down from the loft today after about 25 years up there to join them up with the ones that i've been collecting the last few years, a lot of them are slightly sticky and some have frosting, 20 years they were in an old suitcase and the last 5 or so years they've been in a big sealed tupperware box, sounds a bit of a stupid question but just wondering if it's safe to wash them with soap and water ? I tried washing one low value figure and it seemed to get rid of the stickyness but thought I would ask this question before I start cleaning the more valuable first 12/last 17 etc, or is there any other way to get rid of the stickyness ? Thanks

 

[maxf]

Soap and water is fine. However, the stickiness is likely the plastic degrading so won't really come off. Figures don't like sealed plastic boxes or bags in my experience.

 

[Dannywhiteley]

Nice Yak Face and very blue Max Rebo

 

[ChallengerFox]

 

[tobedesu]

Some of miner were, but not all.
It seemed to be mostly the white figures including Luke farmboy.

 

[poncho]

careful i wiped the insignias of a minty death squad commander with a wet wipe!!!

 

[momike]

I don't think I've seen a max Rebo that blue looking before looks super clean :wink:

 

[plantainman]

Looks like the start of a brilliant Coo variant collection to me

Get 'em on display now

 

[Nick_IoW]

All those and yet no jawas?

You're dead to me :lol: :lol:

 

[edd_jedi]

Amazing loft find yes I use a soft brush and washing up liquid/hot water, works fine. As others have said avoid things like emblems.

 

[ChallengerFox]

Haha I have a few Jawas, this is jus about half of my loose collection , the other half are the ones I've collected in the last few years, will try and get a pic of them altogether

 

[Pomse2001]

Beautiful loft items you have, I use hot water, soap and a toothbrush for the parts that does not get clean with only water and soap.

as other members say be careful with the insignias, I try not to clean those insignias they can fall off