Hi, I recently moved house and have now managed to put nearly all transformers back on their shelves. But during this slow process I have noticed two transformers who had super clean chrome like a mirror who have now what I would say is significant chromewear. The suspects are Soundwaves buttons and Gnaws teeth.

Now this is disheartning because I hunted for pristine examples of these guys but now they are in what I call 'played with' condition.

They were both in the same glass windowed disaply cabniet whose temperature is cooler than room temperate - due to it being a cabniet. Other g1s like Hound and Optimus who have chrome parts are still nice and smick.

Does anyone have any input of the 'best conditions' to keep g1 transformers to avoid chrome wear? I dont particulary want to keep them in boxes but I dont want to buy something super smick condition and then have wear eat away at them without my knowledge. Or is this just the way/to be expected with g1's?