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  How to avoid UV discoloration?
 
How (if at all) do the various Legolands avoid UV damage to the lighter- colored brick used in their outdoor displays? Do they have some sort of nifty sunblock, do they replace the bricks every so often, do they simply not worry about it, or (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: How to avoid UV discoloration?
 
I wrote Consumer Affairs a letter about this a few months ago because I want to protect my wedding cake topper from yellowing. They replied that they are testing several different techiques right now but didn't have any conclusive results. They did (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: How to avoid UV discoloration?
 
(...) Nah, don't knock yourself out. I was hoping to learn of some whiz-bang solution, but the swap-out was the answer I was expecting. Thanks! Dave! (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: How to avoid UV discoloration?
 
(...) They replace 'em. "The Ultimate Lego Book" talks about this a little: pp 79 shows a totem pole captioned "Totem poles like this one were sent to the Carlsbad site to see if the strong California sun would fade the colors of LEGO bricks faste (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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