Sun fading Cherry Treats & Gingerbread w/ Photos!

[telelle_wings]

Did I really write that? Am I really going to do that with these two ponies that are notorious for burning?!

Yes, yes I am. 

Anyway, I've had them in the window (in Seattle, WA where the sun isn't harsh) for about three days with only one side facing the sun.  I can already see changes and they are getting lighter. I'm afraid to do much more though since I don't want to tempt the Pony Fates too much.

Cherry Treats, the side not exposed to the sun:

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Totally a blarg-tastic color. The photo doesn't quite do the tan/yellowing justice.

Here is the side that's been sun exposed for 3 days:

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Much better, yes? 

Here is Gingerbread's unexposed side:

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And sun faded side:

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Gotta love the foil hair style and the paint on the eyes and symbols. Those will come off with rubbing alcohol btw with no damage to the pony.

As of 6/14/2014 I have removed Cherry Treats from the window because most of the yellowing is gone. You can't see it in these next photos and it might be my imagination but I think a very very slight redness was starting to develop on her shoulder. I am happy with her currant color of cream, so much better than the yellowish tan. The white acrylic paint came off without too much trouble, I used rubbing alcohol and q-tips.

So I guess she was in the window around 10 days. I did one side than the next and then positioned her so that he backside was facing the window because the yellowing was stubborn in that area.

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Update 8/6/2014:

I think I've been favoring Gingerbread's right side. I checked some of my photos of how I have her positioned with other ponies I have sunfading and I'm pretty sure I just never flip her.  I stopped paying attention to which side I had facing the sun. She's been in the sun this whole time except for a few weeks to a month when I was moving across town. I had her laying down on a semi-colored pamphlet so that's where that orange color on the parts of her that touched the paper came from, I've switched to something white since I noticed that. The orange color mostly wiped off.

I'm not actually sure that I can tell a difference from the first set of photos to these or not. And of course these photos are with my cell phone and not my real camera. :p

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[NovelNerd]

I know people get mixed results with this, but I accidentally sun burned my cherry treats. I put her in peroxide after, and she looks fine now.

[Einhornbaby]

hehe their "hair"-sytels look fancy good luck with the fading! Please be careful with heat, I once melted my Italy Blossoms hair with having it in the aluminium foil for too long :/

[QueenStarglow]

Good luck! Could you please explain the paint over eyes and symbols? I have such a hard time cutting painter tape to tiny pieces!

Einhornbaby, sorry about Blossom! I thought the aluminum was supposed to protect the hair from heat and sun? Am I wrong?

[UrocyonFox]

Good luck! Could you please explain the paint over eyes and symbols? I have such a hard time cutting painter tape to tiny pieces!

I was going to ask that as well!

[Elisto]

You can use white acrylic craft paint to paint over non-glitter symbols, and it scrubs off when you're done. Personally, the one problem I've had with it is that pinks and reds can still fade through the paint if it's not thick enough or maybe even if it is, I don't know. Also, don't use a colored paint; it will stain (I tested this)

[telelle_wings]

I know people get mixed results with this, but I accidentally sun burned my cherry treats. I put her in peroxide after, and she looks fine now.

How white did you manage to get her?

[hathorcat]

Wow! You are brave Its going to be interesting to see how white you can get them and how long they stay that way. Looks like a cool project.

[SeashellnBubbles]

I'm sunfading a Brazil Sprinkes' head right now to try and get it to match her body...sunfading scares the heck outta me! You're so brave they do look much better, though!

[telelle_wings]

I wouldn't say I'm being brave, I just think they looked so bad that I felt I didn't have much to lose.

[hathorcat]

I wouldn't say I'm being brave, I just think they looked so bad that I felt I didn't have much to lose.

No I am sticking with brave

[cyberunicorn]

I wouldn't say I'm being brave, I just think they looked so bad that I felt I didn't have much to lose.

No I am sticking with brave

seconded brave

[telelle_wings]

I suppose I should just graciously accept the compliments. 

Thanks! 

[hathorcat]

ROFL...accept the compliments and when you successfully sun fade them we are going to have to escalate you to a pony hero of some kind I so hope this works!

[telelle_wings]

I have removed Cherry Treats from the window and included her current photos in the original post.

I'm pretty happy even though I'll never get that tiny bit of pink highlighter off of her nose.