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That's the same question I had on DA.I'm not sure of the answer to this, I have dyed several of my ponies, some dye really well like the baby fakies, I have a dyed blue one that I re-rooted in white and boil permed her hair and no due has run or come off on other ponies, also this girl was dyed a long time ago- aprox 2 years ago so I don't know if she might fade after 5 years?My custom North Star was dyed black and I haven't heared of any problems with her. She was made aprox 2 years ago, I think?I use a specific salt dye not regular salt so I'm not sure if this matters.Needless to say some of the ponies I have dyed I put back in my bait box and dye did come off onto other ponies.It could be the typ of plastic? Some plastics might take better than others?
Haha, hello!Hope someone else has more insight on this!XPost Merge: February 19, 2012, 10:10:54 AMHmm just had a look at my baby Starlet which was dyed black and she was made April 2010, still looking good She belongs to my mum so hopefully the dye won't fade!
I have a brown and green pony done by SammyTVR sitting on my desk that was dyed aprox 3 years ago, they don't seem to have any sign of dye fade either. I wonder if certain colours fade more than others?
I think it has more to do with the plastic and the dye method and time than the colors. We know some ponies don't take color as well, so it stands to reason that they could fade easier. And I imagine ponies that are lighter and therefore spend less time in the dye will fade more quickly as well.
So I guess if we want a different color a FBR is the way to go? But what about sparkle ponies? Is there a clear paint that you could do a FBR that you would still be able to see through it?
I just bought some "hologram" paint. Looks like it will dry clear and shimmery. DD just offered up one of her Mintys to try it out.ETA: oooo!!!!!!!!! Yup, dries clear and shimmery. I think another couple of coats and we will have "Sparkle Mint". It's Folkart brand, Extreme Glitter. Silver hologrammy label, white shimmery paint. It's soo cool, I had to share this.