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| tharrington1114:
Hello, I have been collecting video games for years now and I have noticed that my Wii games paper artwork have turned an off white / yellow color (not the plastic case) and I have been wondering why? I store my games in a storage cabinet and closet in my room that is temperature controlled away from sunlight and I don't smoke? None of my games have any warping or waviness but could moisture or heat still cause this? I really care for my games condition and want to prevent the yellowing to happen again. Heres the link for a picture: https://imgur.com/a/ltsjfhK |
| redblaze57:
Any chance you can post some pictures of this? |
| bizzgeburt:
I haven't witnessed this before on Wii games but what I do know is that temperature can make plastics colouring fade over time, as it is the case with many old consoles (e.g. SNES, Dreamcast,...) Another factor many people don't consider are UV-rays ... those are scientifically known for altering plastic mixtures. I suggest maybe print colors also? :o (UV-rays can still be present even when all visible parts of sunlight are blocked depending on the blocking materials UV resistency). Does this affect ALL of your games in the same manner or does this effect differ perhaps because of time stored? If so, this could eventually be a general aging of the print itself ... ??? |
| sworddude:
--- Quote from: tharrington1114 on March 14, 2025, 12:26:02 am ---Hello, I have been collecting video games for years now and I have noticed that my Wii games paper artwork have turned an off white / yellow color (not the plastic case) and I have been wondering why? I store my games in a storage cabinet and closet in my room away from sunlight and I don't smoke? None of my games have any warping or waviness but could moisture or heat still cause this? I really care for my games condition and want to prevent the yellowing to happen again. --- End quote --- I've seen this happen with some, but it's mostly cause they painted said storage cabinet in which it affected the wii cases. otherwise it should not really happen from my knowledge Perhaps oxygen lvl's or extreme temperature swings? moisture is definitely bad though. so if you got issues with that. might be the culprit maybe them games got super dusty in which the edges get dirty? |
| sworddude:
--- Quote from: tharrington1114 on March 14, 2025, 12:26:02 am ---Hello, I have been collecting video games for years now and I have noticed that my Wii games paper artwork have turned an off white / yellow color (not the plastic case) and I have been wondering why? I store my games in a storage cabinet and closet in my room that is temperature controlled away from sunlight and I don't smoke? None of my games have any warping or waviness but could moisture or heat still cause this? I really care for my games condition and want to prevent the yellowing to happen again. --- End quote --- post some pictures on imgur and post em on the forum. Show us how bad this issue is. or if it's barely noticable. |
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