Dorbz “Sweating”
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Dorbz “Sweating”
So I’ve read threads on here (and maybe made one) about vinyl sweat when it pertains to Spastiks, but I’ve noticed lots of my Dorbz have a substance on them as well. It’s mainly the early runs like Spider-Man and some of the DC Dorbz, but they look dusty/dirty. It’s easily wiped off, but it’s weird. It’s not actually dust, but a thin film of some sort.
Sorry for rambling, but wanted to see if this has happened to anyone else
Sorry for rambling, but wanted to see if this has happened to anyone else
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sorry never experienced this, all funko related items stays in box in this house.
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Oh no has Dorbz vinyl finally reached that age?
Have we heard of this happening with any pops?
Have we heard of this happening with any pops?
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Toys R Us Kid wrote:Oh no has Dorbz vinyl finally reached that age?
Have we heard of this happening with any pops?
I hear it's contagious so if your Dorbz are close to your Pops, it's only a matter of time.
A couple months ago, I noticed my Jimmy Hendrix Funko Force also developed the sweats.
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They are afraid no one will want them.
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Haven’t really noticed - as I just take out mine if I will take some snaps - and is returning them back to their packages.
Will try to observe more vigilantly next time.
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Ive never seen any of my funkos sweat
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is it wrong that this is now my favorite dorbz thread? everyone went and checked their dorbz after reading it.
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Geescube wrote:any vinyl can.
I had exp with this back from my days collecting Kidrobot
So pops will eventually have this issue too? Or does it just depend on the quality of vinyl?
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Spastiks sweat and smell funky. Its comforting...learn to enjoy it
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very weird indeed, i keep all my dorbz i have left still in there boxes. i wonder if they have this as well.
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Deezy wrote:Spastiks sweat and smell funky. Its comforting...learn to enjoy it
Sweat does tend to lead to funky smells.
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theraven00 wrote:Could be diet or exercise related.
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theraven00 wrote:Deezy wrote:Spastiks sweat and smell funky. Its comforting...learn to enjoy it
Sweat does tend to lead to funky smells.
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Geescube wrote:any vinyl can.
I had exp with this back from my days collecting Kidrobot
Same here. I've seen this occur on a few vinyl items, mostly Kidrobot, back in the day. I've found many Funko products have a white dusty film or something like that at points of articulation or crease, but it also wipes off pretty easily. None of mine are sweatin to the oldies yet though!
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If anything, I've seen a few wacky wobblers from the early to mid-wobbler days, out of box, in my offices at work that have a sticky exterior now, I assume do to age/dust breaking down the plastic.....kinda gross and sad
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My LTJ bobble banks all had sweating. Similar to me in a pit at a LTJ show....
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theraven00 wrote:Could be diet or exercise related.
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Deezy wrote:Spastiks sweat and smell funky. Its comforting...learn to enjoy it
They also get very sticky....part of the charm
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I have some dorbz, they are still in their boxes, but going to get them down from shelf and check on them.
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scullysdad wrote:theraven00 wrote:Could be diet or exercise related.
Ok, this comment deserves more love than it got. I genuinely 'd.
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I've had some of my older pops do this. Ones from 2012-2013 specifically. Might be quality of vinyl maybe?
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I have not seen this in any of my Funko products. I have seen in other vinyl collectibles I have though.
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sad these are gone
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sad these are gone
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I’m bumping the thread to promote awareness on this issue. Thank you for your attention.
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mongoose12 wrote:I’m bumping the thread to promote awareness on this issue. Thank you for your attention.
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I think this is extremely dependent on environment. If your vinyl is in a temperate, climate-controlled area, they should be ok.
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mattytreks wrote:I think this is extremely dependent on environment. If your vinyl is in a temperate, climate-controlled area, they should be ok.
It's not environment related. It's just vinyl getting older and becoming sticky like older toys.
Basement is fully finished and humidity levels always kept between 30-50%. It's also only on the older Dorbz which leads me to believe early on the vinyl they used is the problem.
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CaseyJones14 wrote:mattytreks wrote:I think this is extremely dependent on environment. If your vinyl is in a temperate, climate-controlled area, they should be ok.
It's not environment related. It's just vinyl getting older and becoming sticky like older toys.
Basement is fully finished and humidity levels always kept between 30-50%. It's also only on the older Dorbz which leads me to believe early on the vinyl they used is the problem.
Wow...what an amazing collection!
Are all of your pieces experiencing sweat, or only some?
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mattytreks wrote:Wow...what an amazing collection!
Are all of your pieces experiencing sweat, or only some?
Thanks!
It's just the first wave of Marvel and DC. You can tell the quality is different so I'm just assuming that's the case.
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CaseyJones14 wrote:mattytreks wrote:Wow...what an amazing collection!
Are all of your pieces experiencing sweat, or only some?
Thanks!
It's just the first wave of Marvel and DC. You can tell the quality is different so I'm just assuming that's the case.
So over time are they just sweating and getting a weird grayish coating that can easily be wiped off or are they getting super sticky?
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Hmmm.... i haven't noticed this on any of my dorbz yet. I'll take a closer look at the cabinets and see. They're all OOB like yours so any sweating/discoloration should show up.
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CaseyJones14 wrote:mattytreks wrote:Wow...what an amazing collection!
Are all of your pieces experiencing sweat, or only some?
Thanks!
It's just the first wave of Marvel and DC. You can tell the quality is different so I'm just assuming that's the case.
Yes, I'm thinking as time goes on new technologies will mitigate the "sweat" issue, going forward. But who knows...perhaps not.
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Mawhonic7 wrote:So over time are they just sweating and getting a weird grayish coating that can easily be wiped off or are they getting super sticky?
It's just the weird grayish film that can be wiped off. I know I used the term sweating in the thread title, but don't think it's actually that.
Vinyl4Blood wrote:Hmmm.... i haven't noticed this on any of my dorbz yet. I'll take a closer look at the cabinets and see. They're all OOB like yours so any sweating/discoloration should show up.
Check the old school Marvel or DC Dorbz. In my case it's always been on the back of them.
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CaseyJones14 wrote:Mawhonic7 wrote:So over time are they just sweating and getting a weird grayish coating that can easily be wiped off or are they getting super sticky?
It's just the weird grayish film that can be wiped off. I know I used the term sweating in the thread title, but don't think it's actually that.Vinyl4Blood wrote:Hmmm.... i haven't noticed this on any of my dorbz yet. I'll take a closer look at the cabinets and see. They're all OOB like yours so any sweating/discoloration should show up.
Check the old school Marvel or DC Dorbz. In my case it's always been on the back of them.
I was just wondering if they we’re breaking down?
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