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Title: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on February 20, 2012, 10:06:27 AM
Hi all!
so i have been answering a lot of questions about sunfading so i figured I might as well make a tutorial about it.  :cool:

If anyone has additional input feel free to reply and I will add it :)



Flaws that can be fixed with sun fading:
Flaws that canNOT be fixed with sunfading:
DO NOT sunfade the following ponies:
Glitter Symbols:
it will remove the glitter when you take off the tape. What I do is flip the tape over to the non-sticky side and tape over that tape. so basically you have 2 layers of tape, but the sticky part never touches the glitter


NEEDED:
OPTIONAL:
Steps to Sunfade:
1. tear off little pieces of painters tape and cover any painted areas (eyes, symbols, blush)


2. Use foil to wrap around hair. if the head is already loose many times i will remove the tail. Red hair fades easily so be sure to cover the roots well


3. use bobby pins or clips to secure the foil down to the roots.


4. place in a sunny window on a mirror if one is available. You can also put additional mirrors standing up around the pony.


5. Flip the pony to either side periodically. leave in the window for 4-6 weeks (time will vary depending on weather and flaw of the pony)


Other Methods of Sunfading:
*NOTE* I personally have not tried these methods but I know others have had some success with them :) 
heres the paint method tutorial by tehrin:      http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,288994.0.html (http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,288994.0.html)




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And now the fun part, Before and Afters!  :biggrin:

heres my biggest sunfading sucess story...
argie sugarberry
BEFORE:
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AFTER:
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Argie Pinwheel
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Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: littlexflitter on February 20, 2012, 10:29:39 AM
Wow, that is drastic improvement! Thanks for the tutorial~
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: CrystalCrown on February 20, 2012, 10:56:08 AM
this is a great tutorial!
another pony that should be added to the "do not sunfade" list is g1 starshine. she can "sunburn" also in the same way as cherry threats. same with most white g3's, as they seem to turn yellow if you dont keep an eye on them.

the pinwheel and sugarberry look so much nicer now too!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on February 20, 2012, 11:03:36 AM
this is a great tutorial!
another pony that should be added to the "do not sunfade" list is g1 starshine. she can "sunburn" also in the same way as cherry threats. same with most white g3's, as they seem to turn yellow if you dont keep an eye on them.

the pinwheel and sugarberry look so much nicer now too!
got it!! although im not sure about the white G3s... ive never had any problem with those.. which ones were they?
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: ClosetAvalanche on February 20, 2012, 11:08:37 AM
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for! Now if only I had some sun! Hurry up summer!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: zzzova on February 20, 2012, 11:10:01 AM
Great! I needed this,thx ^.^
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: MissSleepless on February 20, 2012, 11:21:49 AM
Fab tutorial :)
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Moondancer115 on February 20, 2012, 11:23:18 AM
Jeeeej just what in needed. I will get a pony with pink spots all over it and i wanted to sunfade but didn't know how thank you so much. Now i can do it myself!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: hathorcat on February 20, 2012, 11:25:44 AM
Great tutorial...that Argie Sugarberry is amazing...

Now I just need to track down some sunlight....
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: hokuspokus on February 20, 2012, 01:39:55 PM
Thanks for a great totorial! :D
I really like the pictures, what a fantastic job on sunfading!! They give baity pony's hope! :lmao:
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: kittybethy on February 20, 2012, 02:18:37 PM
This is great!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: ponylady on February 20, 2012, 03:51:22 PM
Thanks!  I love your success stories, they turned out amazing!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: butterflybuttons on February 20, 2012, 07:26:16 PM
Great tutorial!!!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: will2Bfree on February 20, 2012, 07:35:02 PM
Wow, you've had a lot of luck with it.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Foxtale on February 20, 2012, 07:54:11 PM
Thank you so much for the tutorial. I really want to fix one of my ponies now. Sadly she is a white G3 so I hope I don't turn her yellow. >.<

Is there an advantage to only covering the hair instead of the whole pony in foil?
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: tehrin on February 20, 2012, 07:59:57 PM
Thanks for adding this, and also adding the part about the rubbing alcohol!

Just to show:

Here is Raincurl after I covered her with the paint:
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I used liquitex heavy body and GLOBBED that crap on. I DO NOT suggest using it or globbing it on. Folk art cheap craft paint in white (or a color close to your pony) is best! But it did come off with rubbing alcohol and heavy scrubbing with many cottonballs without damaging any paint!

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You can still see a bit of faint yellow off on her leg that I didn't scrub off in the first try.

I wouldn't suggest doing this on glitter symbols or princess symbols. But regular painted symbols work fine. If you really want to try it with glitter, I put a coat of clear acrylic over it (I use Tamiya X-22 clear model paint) But I think most pony peeps aren't brave enough to go that route. XD But it DOES protect the symbols from future wear and won't come off after an oxyclean bath, taping... and shouldn't come off with the rubbing alcohol. I haven't tested this yet. >_>

Anyway, this works great if there's something around your symbol that needs faded out and the symbol is very detailed... so you can't just tape over it. :D
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on February 20, 2012, 08:22:52 PM

awesome tehrin thanks!  :iconclap:




Is there an advantage to only covering the hair instead of the whole pony in foil?
yes! you would want the whole body to fade evenly.. otherwise you would end up with tan fade lines ;)
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on February 20, 2012, 08:32:04 PM

Also good to mention that Nirvana variations of Starshine sunfade just fine. :)
Mine's been in the window for a few weeks and she looks great so far. Can't wait to post before and afters for her and Italy Firefly.
...I still can't get over that gorgeous Argie gal of yours going from super dirty to absolutely fabulous.  :lovey:
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on February 20, 2012, 08:35:55 PM

Also good to mention that Nirvana variations of Starshine sunfade just fine. :)
Mine's been in the window for a few weeks and she looks great so far. Can't wait to post before and afters for her and Italy Firefly.
...I still can't get over that gorgeous Argie gal of yours going from super dirty to absolutely fabulous.  :lovey:
yes good point!! cant wait to see ur pics too!!! im a sucker for a good make over ^_^
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on February 21, 2012, 06:35:28 PM
Just wondering, do you think any sort of cheap acrylic would work like it did for you, Tehrin? I have some yellow and black Jo-ann's brand paint and I was wondering if that would work, or if I should just go buy some of the Folkart stuff from Walmart.
Nevermind, ended up just using painter's tape. Sticking with what I know best. XD
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: mlp4me on February 22, 2012, 08:14:14 AM
I'm blind!
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TP works well on TE eyes...
(My brown and red spots didn't sunfade out either...)
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Icecrystalline on February 22, 2012, 09:22:51 AM
I was just about to PM you about sunfading !! Thank you Rel! xxx
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on February 22, 2012, 12:52:59 PM
Psst, Rel  :ninja:
Since I don't want to make a huge mistake, would it be safe to sunfade Argie Gingerbread? She's literally faded to cream all the way through to the inside and I don't really know what would cause the plastic to sunburn, so I figured I'd ask since I think you sunfaded your Gingerbread in your photobucket, right?  XD
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: MonstarNomNom on February 22, 2012, 12:59:20 PM
Thank you SOOOOOO much for this! I've always heard people describing how to cover your ponies when sunfading, but I still had no idea! Thank you sooo much for the picture! :D
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: ZettaMomo on February 22, 2012, 01:03:04 PM
Thank you so much for posting this! I have a few girls that could really use a good sunfade.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: partypony566 on February 22, 2012, 02:35:36 PM
This is amazing! Thankyou! :hug:
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on February 22, 2012, 02:46:49 PM

Psst, Rel  :ninja:
Since I don't want to make a huge mistake, would it be safe to sunfade Argie Gingerbread? She's literally faded to cream all the way through to the inside and I don't really know what would cause the plastic to sunburn, so I figured I'd ask since I think you sunfaded your Gingerbread in your photobucket, right?  XD
yes ma'am!! She's a great candidate for sunfading! ;) :cool:
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on February 22, 2012, 02:48:31 PM

Psst, Rel  :ninja:
Since I don't want to make a huge mistake, would it be safe to sunfade Argie Gingerbread? She's literally faded to cream all the way through to the inside and I don't really know what would cause the plastic to sunburn, so I figured I'd ask since I think you sunfaded your Gingerbread in your photobucket, right?  XD
yes ma'am!! She's a great candidate for sunfading! ;) :cool:
Alright, that makes her the third pony in the window!
Took a peek today and Starshine looks SO WHITE... And she's not even close to done! Quite a difference from the terrible grayed mess she was when I got her.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: plushroo on February 22, 2012, 03:40:53 PM
Thanks for the tutorial, Rel! It really worked for your Argie Sugarberry! I have a few I need to go through and try.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Cool.Breeze on February 23, 2012, 06:37:33 AM
ahhh YES thank you so much for posting this :D I recently scored a Little Flitter 2nd hand who needs 2 pen marks faded, and I wasn't sure if you expose the whole body, or cover entirely in foil save for the marks you need faded. I was nice to get confirmation from another response on this thread that using the latter method causes 'tan lines'. I reckon I'll be putting tinfoil over her wings too, though ^^ Seeing your results is inspiring, Rel :) I can't wait to see how my Little Flitter turns out now that I know how to do it right :heart: you rock
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: bladed on March 20, 2012, 12:31:43 PM
bump so people can see this :D
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on March 22, 2012, 04:04:00 PM
The magic sunfading can do~!
Quackers was just put on the window today. It's 7pm here so the sun is setting, not much brightness in the picture.
Next to Quackers is Argie Gingerbread who's tips of her ears and horn were resculpted and painted to match her colour... Well, her now former colour. You can see how much she's faded in just a week and a half or so of being in the super sunny window!
German Starshine next to Ginger was an experiment of sorts. She had lots of weird age-like spots like many German Starshine's tend to get and she was very grey (http://i.imgur.com/J2wMV.jpg). She's SUPER bright now, but a little uneven on some parts so she's staying in the window. On the end in Italy Firefly. She was already pretty much faded to white but it appears as if someone had a saddle on her for a very very long time and now she has a very clear imprint on her from it. Sunfading her to be totally white. Taking very long but she's getting there. :)
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Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: ShannonInPonyland on April 13, 2012, 04:26:22 AM
I have a Windy that would do good with a sunfading. I've been a little nervous about doing it though because of the glitter on her symbols... I don't want to pull it off so I've been trying to find the best method to cover it.
Does anyone have any experience with the syran wrap method that was spoken of? Would you recommend it? Honestly that sounded like the best option to me but I wasn't sure if someone else has any better advice  ^.^
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Jenn77 on April 13, 2012, 12:43:09 PM
Nice tutorial. Will this work on Masquerade? The only part of her needing lightening is her head. Or should something different be tried? Thanks :O)
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: babystarz on April 13, 2012, 12:47:27 PM
I'm wondering about the saran wrap method too :) I have a TAF Munchy I'm going to sunfade and some of the marks are in between her symbols, so I think this would work best.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on June 05, 2012, 02:33:05 PM
bumped to add an edit... dont sunfade gingerbread
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Gypsy_Nights on June 05, 2012, 02:54:20 PM
Wow!  Great tutorial!  I have never heard of the sunfading method.  I'm definatly going to try it out though!  Thanks so much!   :)
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on June 05, 2012, 02:57:30 PM
I finally finished sunfading my dingy grey looking german Starshine. Just blowdried her hair and tail today and she looks 100 times better! Pics to come tomorrow since it's too muggy and dark out today for any good pictures.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: balletpot on June 08, 2012, 12:51:14 PM
I'm the one that had some questions about sunfading Gingerbread since mine got a bit discoloured when doing so. It wasn't a total catastrophe and I think Gingerbreads can benefit from sunfading as long as you keep an eye on them. I managed to get rid of some spots, don't know exactly what they were. She did "tan" a bit but it's really only noticeable up close and doesn't show in photos. I think I let her sunfade for more than a month but the Scandinavian sun isn't that strong, good thing in this case. I think Ringlets made a really good summary in the Gingerbread thread I started. Quoting her:


"Personally I have sunfaded 3 Gingerbreads without any issues, but I know that some ponies who already have some discoloration can tan rather than whiten. Whitecap is one, as is Quackers, although I have successfully sunfaded a Quackers  and had no issues (or later tanning/problems with any of them) My advice is... if your pony is pretty nice as she is, then leave her. If she already has issues then try it and see how it goes, but just keep an eye on her, and check her daily."


Adding before and after photos of the spots on my Gingerbread.
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Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 08, 2012, 01:21:26 PM
Unfortunately for me I'm having to put Rosedust out to fade without symbol protection because of where some of the ink is.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on June 12, 2012, 11:52:15 AM
...So I had that really awful Starshine (http://i.imgur.com/YrsOc.jpg). While white on the front after four months..
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This was still her back side.
After TWO days in peroxide in the sun, yes TWO..
This is her progress!
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I guess age spots can be at least "bleached" with enough peroxide. I know they have the possibility to return like on the Baby Moondancer I saw, but at least she'll look much better without the spots.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on June 12, 2012, 12:12:05 PM
Omg she's stunning!!!!
What a great success story!
I have never used peroxide,
can u explain more of how you did that?
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: mlp4me on June 12, 2012, 03:00:52 PM
Clear container, H202, pony + sun=happy white pony!
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Remove tail. I haven't covered any pony at all with painters tape, I've only soaked total restores. I like how Chi covered the eyes and symbols to help prevent fading/glitter loss. Wouldn't recommend a long soak with glitter symboled ponies as h202 can remove it.
There are other detailed threads on the topic in the old arena. I think there's some here too somewhere, just not sure where...
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on June 12, 2012, 03:57:10 PM
So you can't put hair in peroxide??
How long do you leave it in the sun/jar?
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Post by: BigBrotherPony on June 12, 2012, 04:03:32 PM
Fabulous tutorial...just wished i lived somewhere sunnier, so i could get the same results! It takes forever in Denmark :/
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on June 13, 2012, 10:56:06 AM
I used two 32 oz 3% peroxide bottles and two cups of water to mildly dilute it. (Make sure it's brand new peroxide, not expired.) I put it in a plastic storage container then covered it with plastic wrap and closed it with rubber bands. She probably only has another 4 days in the sun to be perfect. Maybe a little more since she has sharpie on the bottom of one foot. It's almost gone as well, though. Sunfading on steroids!

The sun here is hit and miss and doesn't stay on the porch all day. Of course today it has to be raining, too..
You can put hair and symbols in peroxide but I cover them to prevent them from fading. The painter's tape is of course SOAKING wet but since it's dark it'll protect her paint and hair. If you have bright sun, it's definitely worth a shot. (Be careful with chartreuse hair and glitter symbols as usual and keep away from TEs) Had I left her in the sun much longer without the peroxide, she would've severely sunburned but the peroxide seems to have reversed it..At least visually. She had a cancer spot on her front leg where the mold spot is that seems to have whitened as well. It's still there inside the plastic and if you were to leave a peroxide faded pony with age spots/cancer in the sun without being in peroxide, there's a chance the spots will return. But if you're not planning to leave your pony outside for some reason, this seems to be a good option.  :)


Edited bottle size, whoops.
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Post by: hathorcat on June 13, 2012, 01:11:18 PM
Wow! Chi thats fantastic...I wish I could send my Starshine your way!
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Post by: Chi on June 13, 2012, 02:35:21 PM
...I could honestly give it a shot for you if you'd like. It can't get worse but I don't know how much it'll do.
I have a ton of ponies sunfading, so one more wouldn't be a problem. :P

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Post by: hathorcat on June 13, 2012, 03:33:33 PM
I may just take you up on that Chi in the future! Thats a lovely helpful offer thank you!
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Post by: Whoa1234 on June 13, 2012, 03:39:11 PM
I <3 Sunfading and all the before and after photos!
Will sunfading work on ponies who have a head and body mismatch?
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: rybett on June 13, 2012, 03:46:15 PM
It did for me.  Majesty had a mismatch.  I stuck her body in one of DD's socks, tape over the eyes, foil on the hair.  Matching Majesty again.  :)  Must try the paint idea on Mom Apple. 
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: Chi on June 13, 2012, 03:58:04 PM
I <3 Sunfading and all the before and after photos!
Will sunfading work on ponies who have a head and body mismatch?

I'm testing this out right now. So far normal sunfading hasn't matched them, but maybe once she gets into the peroxide I'll see some changes.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: mlp4me on June 13, 2012, 05:14:52 PM
So you can't put hair in peroxide??
How long do you leave it in the sun/jar?
Hair has a tendency to dry out in peroxide.
*You really have to watch ponies when you go this process for whitening. No TE's. No idea what it does to tinsel. Glitter symbols will lose glitter. Some eyes will fade and so well symbols if left uncovered.
*Most of us that use h202 use ponies in that we're not afraid if they're damaged.
There are some amazing results.
**I think someone had had hair color change (believe it was a pony with the same color hair as sugarberry, it faded out to yellow shade).
This is a relatively new restoration process (discovered a year or so ago?).

As Chi has stated she's had whitening happen in only a few days.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on June 13, 2012, 07:36:33 PM
aw bummer .. i was gonna try it on a TE quackers ...
glad you warned me!! thanks  :cool:
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 14, 2012, 10:38:03 PM
After 3 days in the sun there was no change in Rosedust's ink marks. Any ideas why?
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Post by: relcelestia on June 14, 2012, 10:56:11 PM
ink takes a LOT longer than 3 days especially if its not sunny in your area.
i live in souther california and its sunny all the time and ink usually takes about 4-6 weeks, especially marker. ball point pen doesnt take as long tho

but i dont use peroxide so if youre using that mabybe it would be different
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: mlp4me on June 15, 2012, 06:28:52 AM
I've been working on a MO Skyrocket for 8 months, she had blue pen allover her. It really takes time and changing the position of the pony to make sure you get it all. She still has blue pen under her chin and she's been upside down in the sun for 2 months!
I had some pink spots on strawberry surprise that faded out in a month! It all depends on what the mark is...
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: paradise-estate on July 10, 2012, 04:51:02 AM
This is great! Those results are stunning :D gives me hope for my inked up ponies haha. The only problem with me is..I live in ENGLAND doh >.< Lol now just to wait for the sun..which could be forever. :( lol
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Post by: Enolaalone on July 10, 2012, 05:06:01 AM
This is great! Those results are stunning :D gives me hope for my inked up ponies haha. The only problem with me is..I live in ENGLAND doh >.< Lol now just to wait for the sun..which could be forever. :( lol

Yeah I'm in Wales and mostly it's been raining :( Sunfading Bunny Hop isn't going that well so far.
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Post by: celticowgirl88 on July 31, 2012, 12:38:21 AM
I had a question about sun fading a pony & figured I'd bump this already helpful thread instead of starting my own...
I recently bought a birth flower pony and she's sorta yellow. Has anyone had problems with them "tanning?" If not, I really wanna get her in the window!  :)
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: reanna-mator on July 31, 2012, 06:19:17 AM
Oooh, thanks for this. Cherry Treats, sorry girl. :( But I've at least got a few other girls who will benefit from this. Do you have any other suggestions for Cherry Treats, or is she stuck yellow?
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 31, 2012, 07:22:41 AM
I had a question about sun fading a pony & figured I'd bump this already helpful thread instead of starting my own...
I recently bought a birth flower pony and she's sorta yellow. Has anyone had problems with them "tanning?" If not, I really wanna get her in the window!  :)

Certain ponies do tan, but I don't think the birthflowers are one of them!
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: mlp4me on July 31, 2012, 09:40:17 AM
Birthflowers are OK for sunfading. There are many members that have had amazing results after some time in the sun!
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Post by: celticowgirl88 on July 31, 2012, 12:03:28 PM
Yahooo! That's great to hear :D
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Post by: rybett on August 01, 2012, 07:23:12 AM
Lavender Ember's pen mark is almost gone.  She's been in my car for less than 5 days.
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Post by: mlp4me on August 01, 2012, 11:58:51 AM
Yep, it's pretty amazing what direct sunlight will do. Do you have her eyes covered up?
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Post by: TimeDance on August 02, 2012, 11:07:14 AM
I have a baby Moondancer with pink highlighter all over her body. I've been sunfading her for weeks, just the whole body exposed and I've been noticing "Sunburn" on her side. So I've had to cover up her body and just continue sunfading her head.
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Post by: corra on August 02, 2012, 11:31:56 AM
wow! I can't wait to try this with my G1 bride, she has some pink highlighter blemishes and all over yellowing. Hope it works as well for me as it has for you! how did you cover that intricate design just with tape on sugar berry? doesn't all the plastic need to be exposed to the sun? Thanks for the tutorial :)
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Post by: hathorcat on August 02, 2012, 02:19:26 PM
wow! I can't wait to try this with my G1 bride, she has some pink highlighter blemishes and all over yellowing. Hope it works as well for me as it has for you! how did you cover that intricate design just with tape on sugar berry? doesn't all the plastic need to be exposed to the sun? Thanks for the tutorial :)

No just the part of the plastic you are fading needs to be exposed.
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Post by: SourdoughStomper on December 20, 2012, 08:17:00 AM
:bumping:
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Post by: mlp4me on December 20, 2012, 08:38:31 AM
Oooh, thanks for this. Cherry Treats, sorry girl. :( But I've at least got a few other girls who will benefit from this. Do you have any other suggestions for Cherry Treats, or is she stuck yellow?
Surprised no one has gotten back to you Reanna... Yeah, Cherry Treats is known to burn...
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Post by: Mirnyj on February 21, 2013, 08:00:25 AM
Gret tutorial!

I have a yellowed/discolored Baby Lucky, has anyone tried sunfading him? Do you guys think he would benefit of the try or should I just leave him be?
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: mlp4me on February 21, 2013, 08:05:18 AM
I haven't tried to fade him, but he's common for yellowing. You can try, I'd cover his symbol, eyes and maybe wrap his hair up.
Title: Re: Sunfading Tutorial ^_^
Post by: relcelestia on February 21, 2013, 09:19:49 AM
Gret tutorial!

I have a yellowed/discolored Baby Lucky, has anyone tried sunfading him? Do you guys think he would benefit of the try or should I just leave him be?
ooh good question... i wonder if the yellowing would go away on colored ponies too!!
can you try and see what happens??

i will look through my bait box to see if i have any candidates ^_^
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Post by: Spectrum on February 21, 2013, 10:30:05 AM
Thanks for this! I'm getting an Argentina Whizzer who's covered in red marker, so I can't wait to give this a try.
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Post by: Sapphire-Light on February 22, 2013, 08:04:02 PM
I'm sunfading right now a Lemondrop wit saddle marks, they are pretty stubborn, they are almost as hard to sunfade like pink higlighter (spelling?)  markers  >_< but I'm having a progress after one month of daily sunfading under the tropical hard sun of latin america.  ^.^
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Post by: Mirnyj on March 27, 2013, 07:42:54 AM
The sun is coming out more and more and I decided that Sugar Apple with a terrible head-body mismatch with yellowed body should be my first guinea pig! I took the head and tail off, covered the symbols with tape and black marker and sat her to the sunnier side of the house. This is the result after just one day!

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Although the pink marker is still there, the body is much more brighter and goes more well with the head. I think I'll try baby Lucky and baby Fifi next to see if it goes as well with them being darker blue to begin with.
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Post by: PandoraFox on March 27, 2013, 09:01:37 AM
I recently heard that g2 Sweetberry is prone to some sort of burning as well. Can anyone confirm that?
I've got one with a pretty big pink highlighter mark that I'd been hoping to try and fade, but I'll take her with the mark if it means she'll end up burning.

Given, we don't exactly get a lot of sun anyways, so perhaps I could try and just keep a close eye on her.
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Post by: ShannonInPonyland on March 27, 2013, 09:03:02 AM
For ponies with glitter symbols I've heard that wrapping them in saran wrap and coloring over their symbol with a black marker works, has anyone tried this method? Does it work well?
Also, I noticed in the pictures that the tape on the ponies symbols/eyes wasn't cut exactly to the shape of it's eyes/symbols, does it have to be? Because I would think yes or else the parts that are covered around the edges wouldn't fade..
I'm asking because I have a yellowed Daddy Apple Delight that I would like to fade and he sure does have a lot of symbols :P
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Post by: LunaDehligt on March 27, 2013, 09:07:05 AM
Oh that is helpful I´m going to try it :D
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Post by: Goldilocks on March 27, 2013, 11:11:56 AM
Many :sunny: days here lately... Does anyone know if Raincurl and Lovin' Kisses are safe for sunfading?
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Post by: cyberunicorn on March 27, 2013, 11:30:57 AM
this is perfect timing I have just got a sun fade candidate and was wondering if I needed to cover anything up.

though I think I will need to go to the sun as I don't think it will come here.

So she can fade while I tan  :relaxed: (now wheres that factor 50)
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Post by: hathorcat on March 27, 2013, 12:21:37 PM
The one thing to remember is that potentially any pony can burn - in the same way any pony can get age marks - they are the same source. Similar to some ponies are more prone to age marks some are more prone to burning - if you have a pony which is traditionally known for having age mark issues then be careful of it in the sun. I cant say I have heard any bad stories of sun burning on any of the ponies posted in the last few posts. :)
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Post by: Baby licorice on March 27, 2013, 05:28:08 PM
Does anybody know if you can sun fade a pearly finish sea pony ? I have a surf rider that could really use it
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Post by: hathorcat on March 28, 2013, 03:11:33 PM
I have seen people say they managed to sun fade on a pearlised pony but I believe it takes longer and doesnt always work. The coating isnt as forgiving as the plastic and I think it may depend on how deep the stain has gone as well as what has caused it.
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Post by: kezrob23 on March 28, 2013, 07:32:20 PM
i've had party time out in the sun due to black marker and regrind. she's becoming more of an even pink now, but her insides are sticky. not sure if this is a reaction just to the sun, just from regrind or regrind + sun.
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Post by: hathorcat on March 29, 2013, 07:36:32 AM
It sounds like her regrind getting worse and plasticiser leaking. Party Time is a pony prone to age marks therefore she is prone to getting sticky due to plasticiser breaking out.
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Post by: kezrob23 on March 29, 2013, 03:42:24 PM
Yeah I kinda thought it would be that. But that's ok, it's only the inside - for the moment :lol: plus as she was in really poor knick, she was more a sun fade test case!!
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Post by: Spectrum on March 30, 2013, 09:14:48 AM
I've ran out of painters tape, and I was just curious if it was okay to cover the symbols / eyes with tin foil or if it'll do something unholy to it?
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Post by: hathorcat on March 30, 2013, 02:25:28 PM
I always use tinfoil to cover symbols and eyes - I find it easiest to adjust to the right size and it clings nicely. I havent had any issues - but as with everything just be careful to check it every now and again.
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Post by: mlp4me on March 30, 2013, 06:07:57 PM
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Tinfoil works great!
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Post by: balletpot on June 06, 2013, 12:41:18 PM
I've had some great sunfading success lately and for the first time I've sunfaded coloured ponies. I've sunfaded Glittering Gem, Moon Jumper and Sunlight. The first two had spots, don't know exactly what they were but they came off. Sunlight had a shadowlike pinkish mark over her back - didn't look like a saddle mark - and when I tried to sunfade that part of her, covering everything else in tinfoil, I noticed that her blue colour became less yellowed and more vibrant, so I sunfaded the entire pony. I don't think it came out alright in the photos since the light was different at each photo shoot but you get the idea.


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First photo: no treatment. Second photo: cleaned with everything I could possibly think of. Third photo: sunfading.

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No treatment at all.

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After cleaning and sunfading. Still some spots left but I thought she had had enough. ^.^


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First photo is when I've just prepared her for a full body sunfading, after having only sunfaded her back for a while. The second photo is after a bit of full body sunfading.

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The photo lies a bit, she's not that blue even though she isn't a yellowed pony anymore.


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I also had some really nice results on my Scandinavian Gusty. The US Gusty was sunfaded herself about a year ago. I've also added some blush to Scandinavian Gusty since, as I have with US Gusty, that you can see in the photo. I just dabbed a bit of my own blush on her with my finger. It's not permanent but it's an improvement.
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Post by: butterflybuttons on June 06, 2013, 02:58:54 PM
They are fantastic results balletpot!
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Post by: honeysuckle1 on June 16, 2013, 03:32:16 PM
can you sunfade g3 starswirl :satisfied:
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Post by: relcelestia on June 16, 2013, 03:40:02 PM
Fabulous!!!!!
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Post by: Nence on June 16, 2013, 03:41:17 PM
Wonderful thread! Thank you for sharing :good:
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Post by: mlp4me on June 16, 2013, 06:02:18 PM
can you sunfade g3 starswirl :satisfied:
I would give it a try! She's a common pony if something were to happen with sunburn, but I highly doubt she'd burn. Just wrap up what you don't want faded. Best of luck! Show us some before and after pics?
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Post by: hathorcat on June 17, 2013, 02:31:04 PM
can you sunfade g3 starswirl :satisfied:
I would give it a try! She's a common pony if something were to happen with sunburn, but I highly doubt she'd burn. Just wrap up what you don't want faded. Best of luck! Show us some before and after pics?

Yes this :) She is not likely to burn but you should be careful and monitor her just in case.
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Post by: honeysuckle1 on June 21, 2013, 05:04:24 PM
can you sunfade g3 starswirl :satisfied:
I would give it a try! She's a common pony if something were to happen with sunburn, but I highly doubt she'd burn. Just wrap up what you don't want faded. Best of luck! Show us some before and after pics?

Yes this :) She is not likely to burn but you should be careful and monitor her just in case.

oh ok thanks. i don't think ill be able to post pics :blush:
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Post by: BrittzMylilPony on June 21, 2013, 05:15:33 PM
Rats! I just bought a Cherry Treats the other day and her head is whiter than her body! Great tutorial however!
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Post by: blonde2themax on June 21, 2013, 05:18:38 PM
How did you fade in btw that tag sugarberry?
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Post by: ValhallaLilly on July 29, 2013, 05:45:43 AM
Ah I see (when I finally got to read the thread has mentioned the paint and Tehrin's method. I really love this method.

For what it's worth, I read a post here about using white acrylic paint in sunfading. Instead of covering symbols with tape etc. you paint over the symbol with a layer of white paint. White I'm assuming because it wont bleed? I remember reading that you can take it off with alchohol and it wont affect the symbol. I don't know how well it would work with magic message or glitter though. But I have a Glory with almost non-existant symbols I'm going to try it on anyway. Maybe just soaking it off with water instead of alchol? I like this way because you can get a more exact fade around the symbol.

I don't have any idea who posted about using it though. But I used it on a Baby Sleepy Pie I had and it worked great. I painted over the eyes, symbol, eyeshadow, and what little blush was left.
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Post by: Einhornbaby on July 29, 2013, 06:11:18 AM
its a very good tutorial :)

Sadly, tinfoil isnt good for every type of hair :/ I wrapped my Italy Blossom´s hair in tinfoil and... it melted. I had to cut 2cm of her hair to make it combable again *sigh* ... better not wrap tinfoil around italy-pony-hair I guess.
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Post by: LightingElectricDream on August 01, 2013, 11:25:52 AM
Anyone Ever Sun Fade TAF Yum Yum?
Dose she burn?

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Post by: MiRaja on August 01, 2013, 11:58:50 AM
Anyone Ever Sun Fade TAF Yum Yum?
Dose she burn?



It's pretty unlikely.  :)  TAF Yum Yum is made of a different plastic than Surprise, Starshine, and Quackers, which is prone to yellowing and age spotting.  Yum Yum's plastic is more forgiving, you should be good, just cover her hair up!
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Post by: relcelestia on August 01, 2013, 09:51:55 PM
How did you fade in btw that tag sugarberry?
like this :)
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