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Why is my Wobbler sticky?
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Why is my Wobbler sticky?
I got a Bart Simpson Wacky Wobbler (my first and only Wobbler) and I'm wondering what makes it sticky, and if there's a way to remove it. It's also still got quite a strong paint smell despite being in its original box since 2008.
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Re: Why is my Wobbler sticky?
Vinyl sweats and the smell is the vinyl outgassing. Pretty common with Spastik Plastiks too. I've seen other suggest you could wash it in warm water with mild dish soap.
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Re: Why is my Wobbler sticky?
I'm Glad James chimed in with a reasonable answer. My sarcastic side was going to pop up.
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Kitzka wrote:I'm Glad James chimed in with a reasonable answer. My sarcastic side was going to pop up.
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misterjstewart wrote:Kitzka wrote:I'm Glad James chimed in with a reasonable answer. My sarcastic side was going to pop up.
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I almost went there...
my only intelligible response was
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beckysaurus wrote:misterjstewart wrote:Kitzka wrote:I'm Glad James chimed in with a reasonable answer. My sarcastic side was going to pop up.
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I almost went there...
my only intelligible response was
errrrrrr...
I was thinking "Maybe you've been playing with it too much..." but then I remembered this is a family friendly forum
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Re: Why is my Wobbler sticky?
misterjstewart wrote:beckysaurus wrote:misterjstewart wrote:
I almost went there...
my only intelligible response was
errrrrrr...
I was thinking "Maybe you've been playing with it too much..." but then I remembered this is a family friendly forum
Honestly, I saw the title of this thread and had to see what some of the responses were I was not disappointed.
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Re: Why is my Wobbler sticky?
Thanks for the tip I'll give it a try. I'm primarily scared of the stickiness being the paint maybe running loose.
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Baby wipes work great when vinyl sweats, especially the really tar like ones
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What kind of temps and humidity do you have it displayed in?
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Re: Why is my Wobbler sticky?
Didn't know vinyl could be so sticky eh?
Dish soap or baby wipes will work and not remove any paint or cause any damage.
Dish soap or baby wipes will work and not remove any paint or cause any damage.
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Thanks everyone for the replies.
It's Pacific Northwest, so rainy and cold all of the time.
jagpop wrote:What kind of temps and humidity do you have it displayed in?
It's Pacific Northwest, so rainy and cold all of the time.
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I’ve used baby wipes before just to give them a wipe down..an easy quick solution.
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Kitzka wrote:I'm Glad James chimed in with a reasonable answer. My sarcastic side was going to pop up.
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I thought the "vinyl sweats" was what you got when you could see a chase from the outside of a store but had to wait for it to open.
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Strending625 wrote:I thought the "vinyl sweats" was what you got when you could see a chase from the outside of a store but had to wait for it to open.
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Why is your wobbler sticky.........................maybe it got excited
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Re: Why is my Wobbler sticky?
thejosh2010 wrote:I’ve used baby wipes before just to give them a wipe down..an easy quick solution.Kitzka wrote:I'm Glad James chimed in with a reasonable answer. My sarcastic side was going to pop up.
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We both must have the same sense of humor Lara as my mind went straight to the gutter
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kevinbuddha wrote:Why is your wobbler sticky.........................maybe it got excited
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S_E_R_G_I_O wrote:kevinbuddha wrote:Why is your wobbler sticky.........................maybe it got excited
Oh man
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kevinbuddha wrote:Why is your wobbler sticky.........................maybe it got excited
Such a great one!!
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thejosh2010 wrote:kevinbuddha wrote:Why is your wobbler sticky.........................maybe it got excited
Such a great one!!
it really is
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