Taking care of your wobblers..

[profbauti]

Hi there guys, I'm new here, and I wanted to find out how you guys take care of your wobblers. I see that some of you display them out of the box (in which case dust is a problem), while others keep them in their containers (is moisture a problem?). I mostly keep them in the boxes to keep them from dust, but the other day, I let some out of their boxes, and I felt some moisture in some of them.

I was wondering if you guys encountered any similar issues, particularly the old wobblers? I bought some silica gel, and I was wondering if this could take care of the problem of moisture.

If there are any other tips that you have, i'll be interested in hearing them out!

[agentaa]

Hmmm do you live in a humid climate? I live in a very dry state do I have never encounter this. And I display most in box but some out and there is really no way to prevent dust. Just whip out your ol feather duster!!

[Alleycat]

The moisture has been referred to as "wobbler p***". I've had this mainly on the bottom of the bases when I've put them on glass shelves. Seems to be some kind of chemical thingamabob. I've had this on only a few of the older wobblers. I just wiped it off and it hasn't come back. Most of my stuff is in Ikea display cases with glass doors. No need to dust.

[Scotty]

I have Wobblers displayed in a variety of ways. Half of my collection is like Craig's, in a display case (out of box) so dust isn't an issue with those. The rest of my Wobblers are displayed out of box--the most important pieces are in individual display boxes, since I didn't want dust being an issue on them.



these display boxes come from Michael's which I only bought when I had a 50% coupon or more, which knocked their cost down to $5 each.

For most of them, however, they're out in the open and the plan is for me to dust them (annually?); a damp microfiber cloth is what I use (no chemicals--just water)

[Squird]

The moisture is most likely what Craig described 'wobbler p++s' or 'Vinyl Sweat'. It's a chemical used to keep the plastic soft during molding and it leaches out. Display out of box for a while so your vinyl can breathe. Sometimes the chemical will react with the plastic packaging and discolor (Monkey Assassin Pop). Actually...those Monkeys sweat a lot.

[kevinbuddha]

The Spastik Plastik & Fantastik Plastik lines by Funko have the most "vinyl sweat" of all their products.

[Reverend]

Just throw them away and buy new ones

[TulaBug]

Just throw them away and buy new ones

Funny...I'll supply the garbage bags and pick-up for yours.

[lovetheangels]

Robert stores his in the microwave.

[TulaBug]

Robert stores his in the microwave.

[profbauti]

THanks for all your input, maybe I'll consider displaying them out of the box after all

[BigM]

THanks for all your input, maybe I'll consider displaying them out of the box after all

Take one out and display it that way for a couple days and see what you think.

[ROBERT1313]

Robert stores his in the microwave.

aLWAYZ tHE wAVE

[Cornhusker]

I have Wobblers displayed in a variety of ways. Half of my collection is like Craig's, in a display case (out of box) so dust isn't an issue with those. The rest of my Wobblers are displayed out of box--the most important pieces are in individual display boxes, since I didn't want dust being an issue on them.



these display boxes come from Michael's which I only bought when I had a 50% coupon or more, which knocked their cost down to $5 each.

For most of them, however, they're out in the open and the plan is for me to dust them (annually?); a damp microfiber cloth is what I use (no chemicals--just water)

Your Freddys look fantastic in those cases!

[Scotty]

Your Freddys look fantastic in those cases!

Thanks Michael. I couldn't agree more