With the Halloween Season upon us, I thought it time to take them down and give them a little dusting and cleaning off to more properly display them for the Holiday. However, when I took them down, I was horrified to find that the head of the Snoopy figure had yellowed considerably. For some reason the head was molded from a softer vinyl than the rest of the body, and with the heat and humidity in my house, over time had become a concerning brownish tone.
Now, as someone who is also a fan of those old Kenner Star Wars action figures, the white vinyl of these toys are prone to discoloring over time, and there are many tutorials on how to restore them back to a more whitish color, with suggestions of Baking soda, UV lighting, and Hydrogen Peroxide soaks.
After watching a few videos (including one where they restored an entire X-Wing toy), I decided that Hydrogen peroxide was the best bet, and, taking out a full bottle of the stuff and an old Jelly jar, upended poor old Snoopy into the mix, and, as per instructions, left him out in the sun for a two-week treatment!
How did it do? Well, we just pulled Charlie Brown’s favorite beagle out of the drink, and, after letting him dry off in the sun, did a thorough examination and found that it did reduce the amount of yellowing by a small degree...
It's not back to real whiteness, but when you compare the before and after side by side, you can see that this is still an improvement on the sorry state from before!
Tis the Season!!!
PS: Argh, I just noticed that after dusting all of the figures off, when I put Schroeder's piano back, I put it facing the wrong way!!! Gonna have to FIX that...he can't play Beethoven from THAT end of the piano, no matter HOW talented he is!
