sticky plastic

[CAIN MKII]

Hiya;
I've discovered some of my plastic figures turn out sticky ( like MGS II gashapon) over time.
Why and is tehre a cure for that?

 

[sarakawa]

I have experienced this with some video game gashapon characters...specifically tales of the abyss video game ones. I have no idea what the problem is and have tried wiping them down without any success. i would also love to know if there is a way to clean them without ruining them or stripping the color.

 

[Batty]

Take them to the beach?

 

[barryo]

testors dulcote........

 

[will.bueche]

That is plastic softeners leaching out. There is no way to stop it. Google "plastic softeners" or "plasticizers".

Or here, just read this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer