Thoughts about sunfading... using a nail lamp?

[Shaiyeh]

Inspired by another thread about g1 restoration, I started thinking about sunfading, and if the process could be sped up slightly...
Do you guys reckon an UV lamp for gel nails would work?
(I'm not talking these small ones for home use witH LED lamps that cure gel polish, I'm talking nail tech UV lamps).

I am a nail tech, though out of work at the moment, and my UV lamp is just sitting in the cellar right now waiting for better days. It has real UV lightbulbs. That should work to "sun"fade a pony, right?
Or do you think it could damage the plastic? or would the sun actually work better? Has anyone tried it?
Maybe I should grab a bait and try it later.

[ashlyne]

I have a cheap home use one that I use, but not for sunfading.  It's really good for illuminating flaws in the plastic, especially when your lighting isn't good.  I'm going to start taking it with me to ponymeets and Fairs from now on so I don't get home and find unpleasant surprises with my new ponies. 

I've often wondered what a strong UV light would do, so keep us updated. It might work, or it might burn (brown) a pony. 

I've also wondered if it might sterilize plastic mold.   We use a UVC light in our pond filter to kill algae in the water.   

[Elisto]

I've wondered about this too, but I don't know if the nail lamps emit the same UV frequencies.

[Shaiyeh]

The ones I've been using I -think- only has UVB (or UVA. I can't remember.) so it should technically work, depending on how strong it actually is. Now, the question is how long I'd have to leave a pony in for.
I'll see if I have any fitting victims in my bait box. (or I'll have to take a marker to one of them. They're going to be customs anyway)