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Re: How to avoid UV discoloration?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:04:02 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler writes:
> 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 something else?
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 than the Danish and English sunshine." and pp 80 shows two outdoor
giraffe models captioned "Over four to five years, the colors of the bricks
fade." (The models are quite faded: the yellow bricks look almost beige, though
it could be an older photo.)
- Mike
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