As time progressed throughout the original vintage line I think the plastic varied in consistency. I tried that several years ago and it really worked well. The whiter they are to begin with the better the result I guess. It never effected the black paint work and my stormtroopers came out looking new. I touched up the black carefully and with new blasters, re-carded them on 12-back Toltoys cards for my own personal display. Actually, I restored and re-carded the original 21 on Toltoys cards because that's what we had in Australia. They all look like they just came out of the toy shop. I did notice that the snowtrooper's plastic whitened better. Not that my stormtroopers are not gleaming white but I did it in 2013 so that's actually 10 years ago and they are still perfect. I never thought to check the COO stamps before I re-carded but my snowtrooper is Hong Kong...
Next time put the figures upside-down, then have the jar outside upside-down so the top can get light too. Also yellowing also effects colored plastics. It's more noticable in the 3-3/4" GI Joe figures for some reason, but doing the hydrogen peroxide trick on vintage SW figures in colored plastics does work to brighten and refresh colors. And if you're gonna do touch-up paints, I recommend acrylic paints (especially Tamiya). It bonds better with the plastic than enamels do.
I thought the same thing, lid side down, but figures facing head down, because Stormtroopers float. I must say Tamiya paint okay, but I prefer and recommend Testors ModelMaster Acryl paints. Tamiya, however has terrific translucent colors, the primaries; green; orange; and Smoke (gray). Sadly, no violet, for some reason.
Thanks very much for this. I bought a chunk of my collection from ebay (stopped now because, like you, finding them way too expensive) and some of them are badly yellowed. I'll try this for next summer!
Its incredible that some people dont know what to do after the whitening of their plastic figures? There are a few companies that sell plastic cleaner, polish creams and plastic protectant creams. Its plastic it also needs oils to keep as new. Dryness, oxidation, UV light are factors to consider. FYI use some OXY Clean with your Hydrogen Peroxide to whiten your toys even more.
@@beardedgeektoyreviews836 i am a collector too, but i just started collecting the old Kenner vintage Star Wars (not on card) loose figures are better for me, they bring back great memories of my childhood. The Retro line is coming out with the Biker scout
I've used 3% peroxide on my figures (stormtroopers, biker scouts, snowtroopers, Leia and Luke Farmboy) but after a year, being kept in dark and plastic baggie they've turned yellow again. Maybe I should use 6% peroxide, but they always will turn yellow again.
Thanks for watching. It’s been awhile since I filmed this and my figures are still looking white but I have heard it’s not a permanent fix as naturally the plastic will always fade over time. I’ll be keeping an eye on how long they stay white. The most I’ve ever seen used is 9% peroxide.
