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Hello all! Just wondering if one should wear gloves when handling your figures in order to avoid any harm from the oils on your skin? I am not sure if the oils are bad or not for them (most likely a stupid question...) Thanks!
 
I wash my hands before hand to prevent any contaminents from getting on the paint. Would be interesting to see what the others have to say.
 
Usually only handle them to dust or change displays, but I never wear gloves (don't like the lack of feel/grip). I will wash my hands if I have been eating. Just not real worried about any possible damage to the finish to the figures as I think the real danger is dropping them. I'm more careful with the aircraft as I don't want to leave smudges or dirt on the vulnerable flat surfaces. -- Al
 
Good question.

I like the others am a washer. Have to feel what I'm doing or an accident could happen
 
I always make sure my hands are clean (paint, grease, etc) but I have NEVER worn gloves and I have had NEVER had an issue with damage. This is for both Glossy and Matt finishes.

However, I know of a "heavy smoker" that pretty much destroyed his "modest" collection with cigarette smoke and touching them with his hands.
Larry
 
Larry Allen said:
I always make sure my hands are clean (paint, grease, etc) but I have NEVER worn gloves and I have had NEVER had an issue with damage. This is for both Glossy and Matt finishes.

However, I know of a "heavy smoker" that pretty much destroyed his "modest" collection with cigarette smoke and touching them with his hands.
Larry
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A very interesting revelation about the damage caused by cigarette smoke !!! :salute::
 
If you did want to use gloves I would suggest a thin disposable powderless latex lab glove. The kind used in our labs is Evolution One which runs $15 a box for 100. Once you open them they start degrading fast (they make them super biodegradable nowadays) which at work isn't a problem (go through a box a week per person), but to make them last at home you should put them in an airtight bag in a dark drawer.

They are very thin with a fine semirough texture on the outside for handling small objects. you will feel everything & handling will be better than bare flesh as it is rubbery.
 
Im the same as the others, i wash my hands thoroughly before handling the little buggers!

Tom
 
Have never really done that although it doesn't sound like a bad idea.
 
I'm not sure about matte figures, but as far as gloss finishes go, the old-timers used to say that skin oil helped coat and protect the finish, that figures so handled took on an addition sheen.

I'm not sure that our skin oils are harmful to either gloss or matte finishes, in any case. I don't think that they contain anything that can attack the various types of paint used, or the sealing varnishes used.

If you have a figure painted in oils that aren't sealed, you might smudge the paint, but that's just a result of handling at all, not skin oil.

Prost!
Brad
 
Like others, if I have been eating or doing something that might get grease or dirt in my hands, then it's washing time before moving the troops around:rolleyes2:.


Paulo
 
PanzerAce1944 said:
A very interesting revelation about the damage caused by cigarette smoke !!! :salute::
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Well, we now know that the smoke contains all sort of "nasty" chemicals, actually something like 4000. {sm2}
Yes, that is 4000. See http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tobacco/Unit4/1whats_in.html

So whatever chemicals were in the brand that he smoked ate away at the paint and also the lead/pewter. I saw about 25 – 30 of the fatalities. They became pitted and covered with a yellowish stain.

He also had a collection of Germand and Japanese WWII medals that took a hit. Sorry to say he also paid the ultimate price.

So bottom line, don’t smoke in the same space as you collection and WASH YOUR HANDS after your cigarette. -- Larry
 
Larry Allen said:
Well, we now know that the smoke contains all sort of "nasty" chemicals, actually something like 4000. {sm2}
Yes, that is 4000. See http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tobacco/Unit4/1whats_in.html

So whatever chemicals were in the brand that he smoked ate away at the paint and also the lead/pewter. I saw about 25 – 30 of the fatalities. They became pitted and covered with a yellowish stain.

He also had a collection of Germand and Japanese WWII medals that took a hit. Sorry to say he also paid the ultimate price.

So bottom line, don’t smoke in the same space as you collection and WASH YOUR HANDS after your cigarette. -- Larry
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Another clear example of how cigarettes ruin everything in their path.
 
always wear gloves when I am cleaning the parade figures from the berlin range and when touching aircraft. similarly with some of the more expensive sets I have. Not so much for the run of the mill WWII sets as the paint and sealer on most is strong enough to cope.
Mitch
 
Mitch said:
always wear gloves when I am cleaning the parade figures from the berlin range and when touching aircraft. similarly with some of the more expensive sets I have. Not so much for the run of the mill WWII sets as the paint and sealer on most is strong enough to cope.
Mitch
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I roll my run of the mill stuff in the dirt when making scenes and they hold up fine. Actually I like them better, it dulls the finish a bit and they look more realistic, especially the brighter K&C figures.
I dont worry about value because most new stuff isn't worth anything anyway.
 
Figarti has the P38 "Marge" plane that comes with gloves for handling purposes due to the as they call it metallic paint finish.
 
PanzerAce1944 said:
Figarti has the P38 "Marge" plane that comes with gloves for handling purposes due to the as they call it metallic paint finish.
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I do not ever wear gloves. Not even with literally priceless Heyde or Mignot. Come on man. Are you worried about lead poisoning? I have not got it and I have done this for years. Wear and tear? Come on.....

...how did they say in the 60's/ 70's..real men don't eat quiche?{sm4}:wink2:

Ludwig
 
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