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Post by Great Kaiser 2 on Aug 16, 2007 23:25:33 GMT -5
Can anyone give the best solution regarding yellowing on white plastic?
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Post by btoyz on Aug 17, 2007 4:13:11 GMT -5
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Post by thebigr on Aug 18, 2007 13:40:08 GMT -5
here's a better solution:
if you want a MIB, c-10, non-yellowed toy, then BUY a MIB, c-10 non-yellowed toy.
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Post by xiombarg on Aug 18, 2007 14:54:36 GMT -5
There are two main things that will yellow plastic from what I've seen. First is light. Sunlight is the worst, followed by fluorescent. Halogen and tungsten aren't too bad, but all light can contribute to yellowing.
Next is the plastic itself. In fact, most yellowing you see on older white plastic toys (Strike Valkyries for example) has been caused by chemical changes in the additives that were put into the plastic. Heat may contribute to this chemical change, but most likely the yellowing would have occurred eventually. Nothing can done about this that I know of, and this is why you will see white plastic toys with some parts that are pure white and then sections that are totally yellow. And it can vary from one figure to the next depending on the batch of plastic that was used and the amount of additives that were put into that particular batch.
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Post by Great Kaiser 2 on Aug 19, 2007 12:10:28 GMT -5
Is white paint highly recommended?
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