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cs22collect
Toy Prince
Joined: Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:58 pm
Posts: 397
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 Gargamel Window Vinyl I received my ERIAGUN from Bwana last week (love it)
and was looking at the translucence through a light
when I decided to put it on my window sill.........
It looked so great with the sun shining through that I
put another half dozen translucent Gargamel figures
next to it. The colors look absolutely fantastic in the sun.
Has anyone kept their vinyl in the sun for a long time?
Does it ruin the color?
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| Mon May 07, 2007 6:28 am |
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locomoto566
Super Deformed
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:00 pm
Posts: 5466
Location: right behind you
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DO NOT put your vinyl in direct sunlight it damages it.
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| Mon May 07, 2007 6:44 am |
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scottygee
Comment King
Joined: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:37 am
Posts: 1351
Location: grumpy old fart headquarters
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The sun is your enemy and it will bake the life out of your vinyl toys---put them up there briefly, take some pictures, and then put them back in the shade.
Like most things left in the sun for extended periods of time, the sunlight is damaging to toys. The color will fade and the vinyl breakdown will be greatly enhanced...a sad, sad death for your pretty toys.
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| Mon May 07, 2007 6:45 am |
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BloodDrinker6969
Die-Cast
Joined: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:13 pm
Posts: 12024
Location: Chicago, Like R.Kelly
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No doubt, I used to have some of my stuff across from a window, but I always kept the shades drawn, but when I was gone my wife would open them. Luckily I caught on before the damage was done, and moved everything outa the way, but from my days of Stormtroopers turning yellow as a kid, I learned no toys in the sun.
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| Mon May 07, 2007 6:51 am |
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rhinomilk
Vintage
Joined: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:15 pm
Posts: 7136
Location: Bay Area
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buy two next time.. one for window one to put on the window after the first one gets messed up
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| Mon May 07, 2007 8:01 am |
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hotfunk
Fresh Meat
Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:11 pm
Posts: 83
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is it the same for GID figures? they're yellowish anyway.
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| Mon May 07, 2007 7:29 pm |
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akum6n
Prototype
Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:03 am
Posts: 6162
Location: Shima
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Like women and seamen, toys and sunlight do not mix.
Seriously, I would not put anything of value in direct sunlight. If not discoloration, it will definitely degrade plastic or vinyl over time.
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