WFC (Siege, ER & possibly Kingdom)figures YELLOWING quickly

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  1. Excikaiser

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    Depends, it's more random on non-white.
     
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    gotta wash their hands!
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  3. Excikaiser

    Excikaiser Well-Known Member

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    Good news, it works here too :


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    Trooperbay ABS Whitening Cream ArmorWhite Stormtrooper Armor 501st Cosplay ************/d/1qZKmiu
     
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    I had used peroxide tooth whitening gel to eliminate the yellowing on Netflix Soundwave and Megatron.

    The yellowing returned to a lesser degree after a few months.

    I can't be bothered with having to peroxide bath the figures regularly so I painted the yellowing parts on them.
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    Anyone have whitened samples of other toys from several years back? I am curious about the long term effects of the whitening process on plastic. I whitened a few things a couple years back, and I haven't noticed anything abnormal about them. I am, however, wondering if thos process might compromise the integrity of the plastic years down the line, especially with repeated treatment.
     
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    Just got a good deal on a SG Screamer however it’s bc it was yellowed to shit, any suggestions or cures known yet?
     
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  10. Starpilot949

    Starpilot949 "This is where the transformers fun begins"

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    This has apparently worked really well, check he last few pages.
     
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  11. Excikaiser

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    Not really.
    As explained, the pics from latests pages are a second run. After the first run, the yellowing came back three month later.
     
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    I wonder if there's a protective coating you can spray on to prevent the 2nd yellowing o_O 
     
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  13. Excikaiser

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    It's not yellowing caused by sun, but chemical, internal to the plastic, so coating etc would be useless.
     
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    Did you just apply the tooth paste to the affected plastic? How long did you leave it for?
     
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    I was also wondering if I should to try putting tooth paste on my Tigatron :lol  Has anyone done that?
     
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    It was not tooth paste, it was a gel that one puts into a mouth guard, mouth guard is then put on the teeth to whiten them overnight.

    I deployed the gel from its syringe on to some of the yellowing parts of Soundwave and Megatron. After 24 hours, I washed the gel off the toys.

    The result was that the yellowing was much reduced. After 3-4 months much of the yellowing returned.

    I don't recommend the use of teeth whitening chemical as it is very expensive, usually only available from dentists and it could damage the figure in other unforeseen ways.
     
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    Sadly my g2 ramjet, tigertron, girmlock bw, is yellowing now. Getting tired of this crap
     
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    Ouch. Now I’m seeing G1 Ramjet figures around a couple of friends having yellowing problems. Yeesh. So far no cure right?
     
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    Is there a Gundam marker that could be used for touch up paint for Earthrise Ramjet?
     
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