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are there any kind of storage bins/brands that could damage toys. I am getting them from home depot. Since they close tightly, should I drill holes in the bins to prevent possible acid/chemical buildup?

-thanks

herculesbeetle wrote:are there any kind of storage bins/brands that could damage toys. I am getting them from home depot. Since they close tightly, should I drill holes in the bins to prevent possible acid/chemical buildup?

-thanks

If you're that worried, you could use acid free comic boxes, but you probably will have to look elsewhere than Home depot. Just google acid free comic boxes if you're interested. You'd probably want short boxes, long boxes can be awkward to handle. but the short boxes should be fine for all but the biggest figures (but you could probably still get most of them in with some creative mistransformations).

Sometimes I line boxes with these:


Putting a fig in each slot so they won't bump eachother or bend small parts against the plastic.

WreckerJack wrote:Sometimes I line boxes with these:


Putting a fig in each slot so they won't bump eachother or bend small parts against the plastic.

From the wording of the OP I think he's more worried about chemical degradation and plastics breaking down, but that's a great idea to prevent physical breakage!

In my defense the beer box would prevent the toys from rubbing against the plastic until OP can buy a new box

Not sure about chemical build up, but I would recommend not using clear plastic bins if they will be stored anywhere where sun light can penetrate the bins.
I learned this the hard way with my G1 Jetfire.

I recently bought a bunch of bins, and lunch/freezer bags with the plans of having some proper storage. Should I be worried about the chemicals in the bags?

shajaki wrote:I recently bought a bunch of bins, and lunch/freezer bags with the plans of having some proper storage. Should I be worried about the chemicals in the bags?

I'd assume if it's good enough to eat off of it's not going to damage figs. I had a freezer bag full of baseball cards from 1989-2004 that were just fine.

WreckerJack wrote:

shajaki wrote:I recently bought a bunch of bins, and lunch/freezer bags with the plans of having some proper storage. Should I be worried about the chemicals in the bags?

I'd assume if it's good enough to eat off of it's not going to damage figs. I had a freezer bag full of baseball cards from 1989-2004 that were just fine.

I recall Seibertron saying you should always use freezer bags over regular zip-locks. Can't remember why exactly, but it had to do with the plastic they're made of, I think.

Cobotron wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:

shajaki wrote:I recently bought a bunch of bins, and lunch/freezer bags with the plans of having some proper storage. Should I be worried about the chemicals in the bags?

I'd assume if it's good enough to eat off of it's not going to damage figs. I had a freezer bag full of baseball cards from 1989-2004 that were just fine.

I recall Seibertron saying you should always use freezer bags over regular zip-locks. Can't remember why exactly, but it had to do with the plastic they're made of, I think.

They are much thicker and have a better closure.

If you put rocks in a freezer bag and a sammich bag, then drag them along the garage floor you will see which breaks first