Sunfading with UV Bulbs?

[zmajcek]

Hey guys, do you cover the cutie marks when you sunfade? My guess is especially glittery symbols should not even get in touch with salon cream…

 

[Twinkle-eye]

Hey guys, do you cover the cutie marks when you sunfade? My guess is especially glittery symbols should not even get in touch with salon cream…

I either paint the cream around the symbol, or put on some masking tape I have weakened. I might use paint but never on a glitter symbol. I did consider laying blue tack over them but have not tried it.

To "weaken" the stickyness of the masking tape I will stick it to my hand or a cloth and peel it off, then do that a couple of times. Makes it lower tack cos I am scared of pulling off something important when I remove it XD

 

[Draco]

Hey guys, do you cover the cutie marks when you sunfade? My guess is especially glittery symbols should not even get in touch with salon cream…

the salon creme should never be in contact with any paint on the pony. if it does, wash off immediately.
I'd use washable white paint and paint over the symbols and eyes to protect from the light (dollar store washable paint works well. It does wash right off)

For glitter paints, I cover with a piece of paper towel and hold it in place with blue painter's tape to ensure no stickiness from the tape to touch the glitter.

 

[frontbottomsfan]

I saw some UV bulbs like this while picking up cat food earlier, and I had to know: has anyone tried using these kinds of bulbs for indoor sunfading? If so, how effective is it? Is it safe? Can you screw the bulb into a standard gooseneck lamp or does it require a special lamp? We're starting to see less daylight here, so I was wondering if this would be a decent alternative. It seemed more straightforward than UV strips glued to a box because I can get everything locally, but I don't wanna risk setting something on fire.

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[StormMaeker]

has anyone tested whether this works better than UV yet? I'm using the same setup as RetroGeekCrafts

I used a UV bulb but not the same one as that post. I made a whole thread processing the entire fade of my ponies, including a Cherry Treats from start to end with success