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Hi Melody,
I was wondering if the paint you use on the rock dragons is different from what you use on the indoor pieces sense it has to hold up to sunlight and the elements? I’d love to put some of my dragons in my garden window, but I’m afraid the sunlight would fade them. I had most of my collection in the windows at the last place I lived for years, but there was a carport over one window and a deck over the other one, so they never had any direct sunlight and were fine. Do you feel that the indoor pieces can handle direct sunlight or not? I’ve always assumed not, but it would sure be nice if they could. Thanks!
FYI — this topic was discussed previously in this thread and this thread.
Basically Melody said that none of the Windstones should fade if placed in the sun except for some ruby ones that got painted with some paint that might have had problems with fading. But I keep all mine out of direct sunlight just to be on the safe side…
Really, Why is it that I’ve had yellowed unicorns then? Truly the sun won’t damage them at all? I don’t worry about any of them exept the white and black ones. Since black goes red, and normally white yellows. âť“
I am guessing white naturally goes yellow the older it gets. At least that is the case with White guitars.
No problem…we discuss so many things that its hard to keep track of it all!
And from Romeodanny’s post, there’s still some question about whether sunlight affects the paint, despite what Melody said…
That’s alright. Between my strange freckle problem and my yellowed unicorns (actually they were won off ebay, I didn’t notice they were yellowed until I compaired them with mine.)<>What can I say other than I have some strange windstones.
Maybe they were around a smoker? I know that nicotine can stain things permanently, even when you’ve gotten the smell off of them.
Romeodanny wrote:That’s alright. Between my strange freckle problem and my yellowed unicorns (actually they were won off ebay, I didn’t notice they were yellowed until I compaired them with mine.)
Oh, I see…I thought you meant that the yellowed ones had been in the sun. Were the ones with the freckle problem exposed to direct sunlight?
copper83 wrote:Hi Melody,
I was wondering if the paint you use on the rock dragons is different from what you use on the indoor pieces sense it has to hold up to sunlight and the elements? I’d love to put some of my dragons in my garden window, but I’m afraid the sunlight would fade them. I had most of my collection in the windows at the last place I lived for years, but there was a carport over one window and a deck over the other one, so they never had any direct sunlight and were fine. Do you feel that the indoor pieces can handle direct sunlight or not? I’ve always assumed not, but it would sure be nice if they could. Thanks! The rock dragons are painted with the same type of paint as the others, acrylic. The earth-tone colors should be totally light fast.We have tested a painted rock dragon in my garden since we first made them, and it has not changed at all. All of the pieces are as light fast as we can possibly make them. The ruby is the only color that can fade,(even it is automotive paint, which is made for use in the sun) everything else is virtually impervious to light..
Romeodanny wrote:That’s alright. Between my strange freckle problem and my yellowed unicorns (actually they were won off ebay, I didn’t notice they were yellowed until I compaired them with mine.)<>What can I say other than I have some strange windstones.
The only thing I know that will yellow them is smoke.
Thank you Melody. I appretiate you taking the time to answer our questions, especialy the ones you’ve gone over before. 🙂
Melody wrote:Romeodanny wrote:That’s alright. Between my strange freckle problem and my yellowed unicorns (actually they were won off ebay, I didn’t notice they were yellowed until I compaired them with mine.)<>What can I say other than I have some strange windstones.
The only thing I know that will yellow them is smoke.
I haven’t had this issue on Windstones, but have had it on some other sculps. They looked fine when new, but turned yellow over time and with increased light exposure due to a yellowing of the sealant/finishing coat, not the paint itself (in a non-smoking house). Has this ever been a problem?
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