http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18240&th=3507#msg_18240 In the center: summer blue printed a few weeks (maybe a month?) ago. they've been sitting in a store near the front but not in direct sunlight. that's a huge amount of fading.
On the right: Blue jeans look printed many months ago. Still looks like blue jeans to me. Obviously I don't have a current print to compare it to.

I think the lesson to be learned is that the intense colors don't always wear as well. The less intense colors that we had before the summer all still look good even if they have faded a little (i still have examples of all the colors but nothing new to compare to). the summer colors are much more intense, and therefore more prone to fading. I haven't noticed any color change yet on the magenta or green, but the blue looks like a completely different color after a relatively short time.

In the future, maybe the colors need to be selected a month in advance so they can be tested for fading before they are launched or maybe stick with the muted tones. As much as I like the intensity of the summer colors, if they're not going to hold up, they're not worth it.

Or maybe this is just me? Should I be spraying some kind of fixative on the nylon to maintain the color? any suggestions?

Erica]]> designerica 2010-09-23T17:25:03-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18276&th=3507#msg_18276 Charmed_Life_Designs 2010-09-23T20:49:05-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18278&th=3507#msg_18278 designerica 2010-09-23T20:51:57-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18412&th=3507#msg_18412
could you please send the order/invoice no. from which you received these fading blue models to service@shapeways.com and we will have a look to see what we can do for you.

Many thanks,

Kevin]]> KevinN 2010-09-27T09:50:58-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18416&th=3507#msg_18416 Noodles 2010-09-27T11:24:37-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18454&th=3507#msg_18454 designerica 2010-09-27T19:06:59-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18457&th=3507#msg_18457 Blue Scoubidou. The color at the external surface of the model is now washed out ]]> Magic 2010-09-27T19:52:51-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=19256&th=3507#msg_19256
So perhaps the fading is due to some kind of airborne solvent effect. Or something. This was kept in a bag, in a drawer.

The faded colour is also very speckled, so it looks like only some of the pigments in the dye are susceptible.

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