This trio of glow-in-the-dark ghosts comes from Beistle in the 1980's and were known as Nite-Glo Ghosts.
When I found them, they showed evidence of having been stored somewhere damp, likely a basement. There were a few splotches of light brown mold on each piece. Now, I'm not one to let mold scare me, be it on cheese, bread or diecuts. I used a 50/50 mixture of bleach and water in a spray bottle and misted each piece fully 5 times over as many days. It did a remarkable job saving these diecuts from the trash can with no ill effects or staining and all signs of mold are gone. I did leave them outside until I was sure the mold had been abated.
There's an outline of glow-in-the-dark paint around the border of each ghost which still glows well, however, I couldn't get a good photograph of it.
Nice job saving those. Sunlight also can send mold packing. I love their facial expressions!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lady M. I did put them out in the sun as well.
DeleteLove it. Simple yet so freaking effective in their design.
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to find a replacement set as mine are torn. I bought mine new in the early 2000s not sure why I keep seeing these were 1980s everywhere.
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous, while these date from the 1980's, Beistle did re-release many die cuts in the early 2000s (and still do today). One telling feature is if the die cut is double-sided, it's a reprint.
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