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News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:13 pm

So i heard about the sun weakening plastic andyellowing some of them, so would it effect alternators?

by **autobot commander** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:38 pm

if its plastic it can be afected

by **schizophrenica** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:47 pm

Why'd you wanna put your toys in the sun anyway? But since alternators is mostly die cast I don't think it'd be too affected by the sun.

by **Deadpool.** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:50 pm

schizophrenica wrote:Why'd you wanna put your toys in the sun anyway? But since alternators is mostly die cast I don't think it'd be too affected by the sun.

Binaltech is die-cast. Alternators is plastic.

News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:51 pm

I DON'T wanna put my toys in the sun, its just that, when I'm at school, and when its hot, I want a breeze so i open up the windows, so then it affects my entire room... so all my toys are in the sun, which pisses me off, I have no where else to put it...

Yeah so it won't effect die cast right?

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:55 pm

probably not, but why don't you put a partition or something if you are going to have window open?

by **schizophrenica** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:56 pm

Deadpool. wrote:
schizophrenica wrote:Why'd you wanna put your toys in the sun anyway? But since alternators is mostly die cast I don't think it'd be too affected by the sun.
Binaltech is die-cast. Alternators is plastic.

Whoopsie.. My bad.. And yeah I don't think it would affect die cast.. But then this thread has already proven me wrong once so don't take my word for it..

News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:03 am

Bumblebee-otch wrote:probably not, but why don't you put a partition or something if you are going to have window open?

I do have have drapes, but yeah, the sun still gets through....

by **Sportimus Prime** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:14 am

Sunstreaker need not worry of yellowing.

White Transformers need the most care. The sun will affect plastic, and even painted toys, so your metal Binaltecs need to be away from direct sunlight as well.

by **zemper** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:29 am

i've read in a thread like these before here that direct sunlight will be the most damaging to plastics, especially white ones. if you keep your toys out of direct sunlight you might be safe...but in the end, plastic will always turn yellow, direct sunlight or not. :oops:

:MAX:

by **fartripper67** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:33 am

You could always drape a sheet or something over them to protect them

News Credits: 1 · by **Sludge*loves*beer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:55 am

Lol…The sun is an issue that always bothers me as well, a couple weeks ago I moved my collection to the darkest part of my room and I am still nervious that the sun might affect the plastic. I would hate to see my Jetfire succumb to that awful yellowing. :sad: