MLP storage?

[dayssweetdaze]

Hello,
After being lost to me for almost 10 years, my family found 3 giant boxes of my old Ponies, from when I was a kid, and returned them to me.
I was so happy to get them back, but a lot of them were in really rough shape from storage!
I am in the process of restoring what I can, and have one major question:

How do I store my Ponies safely??

I am washing and drying them, then restoring. So far I am then wrapping them in white tissue paper, closing them in a ziplock bag, and storing in a dark rubbermade plastic box.
Is the Ziplock bag going to further yellow or damage my Ponies?
They were originally stored just in the plastic box, and they seemed to have been damaged by it.

[Lancer]

Hello, and welcome to the Rescue Home forum. Please take the time to take a look around the boards, and make an intoduction post on the "Welcome To The Rescue Home!" board, if you get the chance.

Now to answer your post. First off, congrats on finding your ponies - it's great to have childhood memories returned. Sorry to hear they are in rough shape though.

Be careful how you wash the ponies. It's best to use a mild shampoo and conditioner for their manes and tails. Then make sure they have plenty of time to dry. If they're heads are loose anyway, gently ease them off and leave the bodies and heads to dry seperately, to avoid inner water retention, which can cause mould. If you have removed the head, you should be able to see the inner tail fixture, a metal washer. If you see any signs of rust around that, remove the washer, and scrub the inside of the pony thoroughly. Then leave them to dry in three parts (head, body and tail) for three or four days.

Vinyl is susceptible to going "sticky" if left touching plastic for several years, or even months. That's probably what caused the trouble with your ponies in the boxes. Wrapping them in WHITE tissue paper (I think you already figured this out, but just in case there's any uncertainty, tissue paper stains!) should prevent this trouble.

So long as you're sure they are fully dried and no moisture can get in, I don't think storing in plastic bags should damage the ponies.

If you need any more help, either with storage, restoration, or identification, feel free to ask.