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Author Topic: ~Skandy's Adventures in Sunfading~ *UPDATE* (05/30/20) PONY SHAKE-UPS + PROGRESS  (Read 1926 times)

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Hello all! Recently I posted some questions about sunfading G2, and I appreciate all the responses I got  ^.^



I've decided to go on ahead with my little experiment and to document the progress here for all to see and comment on (for instance if you notice I'm making a HUGE mistake, please let me know  :blush: )

-I'm absolutely new to this and inexperienced so I accept all kind constructive criticism and advice :) I hope this little endeavor can also be helpful to other newbies who are debating whether to try sunfading G2s  :biggrin:

Alright so for this adventure, I'm going to try a variety of techniques of sunfading I've seen done by others on the following ponies:

- Teddy(sunfading since 04/29/20)- sunfading away a specific nasty brownish spot (most of his body is covered)
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I forgot to take a before photo ^^; sorry.

But here he is all bundled with 2 layers of aluminum foil sheets like a baked potato:
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You can see that icky brown smudge that wouldn't come off with my magic erasers.

UPDATE: (05/20/20) I decided to have Teddy join the outdoor squad so he started the hydrogen peroxide cream treatment.


- Miss Gadget/Hip Holly (sunfading since 04/30/20)- sunfading full body with eyes/symbols covered. UPDATE: (05/14/20) Since I wasn't seeing any change and I finally realized sunfading a translucent pony might not work since the beams go through her... I've decided to apply some hydrogen peroxide cream and sunfade her outside with Dainty Dove.

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Before:
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All prepped to sunfade:
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(I covered her hair, eyes, and symbols in plastic wrap, then covered her mane and tail in foil, and then painted over the eyes/symbols with at least 2 layers of acrylic paint.)

In her new digs with her layer of hydrogen peroxide cream:
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UPDATE: (05/30/20) I haven't seen any evidence of progress even after switching her to the cream method, so for now Hip Holly is going to take a break from sunfading.


- Dainty Dove
(sunfading since 05/01/20)- UPDATED sunfading full body with eyes/symbols covered with the addition of hydrogen peroxide cream.
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Before (she's to the left, with the others there as comparison. If she's a success, then I'm going to fade the Lady Satin Slipper next to her)
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Prepped with hydrogen peroxide cream and ready for the outdoors:
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oh, boy. There's my first mistake. ^^; I didn't cover her eyes and symbols yet. I'll update this later with a new picture. EDIT Got her all prepped for real now. You can see her picture below under Day 1

-Miss Painter (sunfading since 05/12/20)-
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She arrived with all her accessories and wearing her scarf and I was so excited until I untied the scarf from around her neck and found this:
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UGH  :shocked: The scarf bled into her plastic and she has these icky red splotches almost everywhere on her head and neck  :( even UNDER HER CHIN  >_<
For her treatment, I've decided I'm going to repeat the same technique that I used for Dainty Dove (That is, I'm wrapping her mane and tail (and in Miss Painter's case, 90% of her body) in plastic wrap and foil, and then I'm painting on hydrogen peroxide cream onto those blotches). I'm worried the green between blotches might fade as well, so I'm debating on whether to use acrylic paint (comes off with rubbing alcohol) to cover those nooks and crannies.

Here she is baked-potato-ified:
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*UPDATE* (05/30/20)
Finally added alternate Royal Lady Satin Slipper to the Sunfading squad!  :P

-Alt. Royal Lady Satin Slipper (sunfading since 05/23/20)- sunfading using the hydrogen peroxide cream. This time I painted over her symbols directly with alcohol-soluble acrylics. I've heard this won't remove the paint unless I rub too hard.

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Before:
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next to my regular white Lady Satin Slipper:
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Prepped with her mane + tail wrapped in plastic wrap, then 2 layers of foil. Her eyes have a layer of plastic wrap, which I then painted acrylics on top. I don't trust painting directly over G2 eyes with their gems. Her symbols, on the other hand, are directly painted over with acrylics:
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Satin Slipper's body (left) compared to the head of my currently-sunfading Dainty Dove (to the right):
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Before prepping them, I washed them thoroughly inside and out with soap and warm water, removed what I could with magic erasers, and then shampooed and conditioned them:
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Rub-a-dub-dub pony in the tub!

Here's Dainty Dove drying next to my white Lady Satin Slipper:
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(You can see that even after my magic eraser, she's still yellowed)


And here's a close-up of some pen marks I especially want to try to fade away:
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For the tail rust on Dainty Dove, I heard using arm & hammer toothpaste works wonders, but unfortunately I don't have any. So i used Crest as a substitute ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't think it worked.

Here's a picture of the gothic horror that is my re-purposed jewelry stand-turned drying rack:
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Someone give me a good caption for this lol

And here is the pony tree filled to capacity:
(I let a few other ponies take part in the spa day)
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Day 1 (05/01/20):
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(I'll add photos of Dainty Dove once I get her symbols/eyes covered.)

Day 3: (05/03/20) weather has been rainy/sunny since the start.
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Teddy:
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hmm as you can see, there hasn't been much fading on Teddy's mark... keep in mind it's only been 2 days and I expect it to take a while for that mark to start fading >_<

Miss Gadget/Hip Holly:
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No noticeable change for Miss Gadget/ Hip Holly... but at least she hasn't burned ^^;

Dainty Dove:
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WOW in only 2 days I can already tell Dainty Dove is whiter!

Here are comparisons with Dainty Dove after 2 days of treatment with both my white Lady Satin Slipper and
my yellowed Lady Satin Slipper again:

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with Yellowed Satin Slipper--What a difference already!  :biggrin:

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with white Satin Slipper-- They're almost the same shade!  :lol:

My goal is to get those pen-marks gone!

Day 14: (05/14/20) we got a LOT of sun and rain these past weeks
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The outdoor squad:
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The gang's all here! Jk, Teddy is still by my window in my room.

Teddy:
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hmm I really can't tell if anything has happened?  :huh:

Miss Gadget/Hip Holly:
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I put her next to my normal Hip Holly... my eyes are starting to hurt from staring at them ^^; can anyone notice a change? I sure don't.

Dainty Dove: (re-applied the hydrogen peroxide cream every other day)
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I've almost got the shade of white I want!  :lol:

A close-up on the pen-marks' fading progress (bad photo, it's hard to see them but believe me they are still there):
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Comparison with my white Lady Satin Slipper after 14 days:

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TFW Dainty Dove is now whiter than Satin Slipper!  :biggrin:

My goal now is to erase those pen-marks!

Miss Painter: (after a day of hydrogen peroxide cream and sun)
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The cream foamed up a lot, but the marks haven't really faded...  no progress yet

Day 20: (05/20/20) only an update on Miss Painter!
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Miss Painter: (after 8 days of hydrogen peroxide cream (refreshed every morning) and sun). I also went ahead and painted over her green splotches with acrylic paint so as to protect her normal color from fading.
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I might be crazy, but I think the red is starting to fade!

Day 30: (05/30/20) Summer decided to BURST through our door! It's been super hot and humid.
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An earlier photo of the new outdoor squad including Teddy and Lady Satin Slipper (sans Hip Holly):
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Teddy: (10 days after joining the cream treatment)
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Success? I have no idea.  :blink: Does anyone see a difference?

Miss Gadget/Hip Holly:
currently taking a break

Dainty Dove: (re-applied the hydrogen peroxide cream every other day)
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looking good!  ^.^

A close-up on the pen-marks' fading progress:
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You can barely see them! I think I'll give her maybe one more week :biggrin: However, Dainty Dove seems to be getting dust/specs of stuff on her... it will come off when I give her the big rinse at the end

Miss Painter: (after 10 days of hydrogen peroxide cream and sun)
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Still a ways to go, but finally some PROGRESS! :thumb:

Alt. Royal Lady Satin Slipper: (after 7 days of hydrogen peroxide cream and sun)
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I used white acrylic on her symbols as a way to judge her faded shade. She's not quite there, but she's whitening faster than Dainty Dove!

(from left to right) Dainty Dove, yellowed Light Heart, Alt. Royal Lady Satin Slipper:
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Here is everyone ready for another week of treatment:
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btw, I live in PA, USA and the weather has recently been sunny-overcast.

I hope to update this daily or weekly-- depending on how long it takes to see progress :)

« Last Edit: May 30, 2020, 11:41:40 AM by Skandalous »
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Re: ~Skandy's Adventures in Sunfading~
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2020, 09:38:53 AM »
Oooh, neat ! I like good sunfading outcomes. :D I'm looking forward to see the result on Dainty Dove, mine is in a need of sunfading as well. ^^
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Re: ~Skandy's Adventures in Sunfading~
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2020, 09:39:02 AM »
Wait - are you using acne cream?
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Re: ~Skandy's Adventures in Sunfading~
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2020, 09:46:20 AM »
It's Hydrogen peroxide as a cream form, not benzyl peroxide. Not the same chemical, not the same effects.
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2020, 10:18:38 AM »
Ah, ok. Just making sure ;)
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2020, 10:31:45 AM »
Well, I mean.. I hope so. Or else I'd be looking like a fool. x)
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Re: ~Skandy's Adventures in Sunfading~
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2020, 11:19:45 AM »
It's Hydrogen peroxide as a cream form, not benzyl peroxide. Not the same chemical, not the same effects.
Oops! ^^; sorry for the confusion— RoseNoire is correct. I’m using 30 strength hydrogen peroxide cream. I’ll clarify it on the original post.
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2020, 12:31:42 PM »
I read recently that wrapping the ponies in tin foil can cause them to discolor.  Haven't experienced it myself though.

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Re: ~Skandy\'s Adventures in Sunfading~
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2020, 12:40:06 PM »
I read recently that wrapping the ponies in tin foil can cause them to discolor.  Haven't experienced it myself though.

I’ve read that too :) So i’m experimenting with wrapping them in plastic wrap first, and then doing the foil on top of the plastic.

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added the pictures of Dainty Dove now completely prepped  ^.^
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Re: ~Skandy's Adventures in Sunfading~
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2020, 05:43:05 PM »
I giggled at the gothic horror lol

But this is super exciting! I love when people do these kinds of experiments, especially with pictures because I'm a child lol!

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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2020, 03:46:05 PM »
Updated with reports from Day 3  ^.^
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« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2020, 11:13:02 PM »
I'm happy to see Dainty Dove is reacting very well to sunfading.  :biggrin:
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Updated with reports from Day 14 including a new member to the sunfade squad!
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