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Fluorescent Thread Fading?
Posted by: Craig Clements (---)
Date: September 29, 2020 10:03AM

Hello,

I’m wondering if anyone has found a fluorescent (neon) thread and/or coating that does not fade much if any over time/sun exposure.

I know that most all fluorescents are fugitive (fade) over time/use, it’s just their nature. But some colors fade less than others, and am not sure if some brand of coating/cp may delay the fade to some extent. Is there a specific brand/color/coating that someone has found to stay comparatively vibrant over time/use?

Thanks,

Craig

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Re: Fluorescent Thread Fading?
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: September 29, 2020 10:15AM

Historically, poly thread like Fuji, are considerably more colorfast than the nylons, but I haven't used enough glow colors to know if it holds true with them.

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Re: Fluorescent Thread Fading?
Posted by: Mud Hole Custom Tackle (12.16.21.---)
Date: September 29, 2020 05:14PM

In our testing, the key to keeping any thread from fading is the thickness of the epoxy. The thicker the better for color retention in thread.

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Re: Fluorescent Thread Fading?
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: September 29, 2020 05:20PM

Fluorescent colors fade faster as the pigment or dye are less stable. Due to wave length differences colors fade at different rates, with red being the fastest and blue the slowest.

A coating with UV inhibitors will slow the fading, but only slightly.



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Re: Fluorescent Thread Fading?
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: September 30, 2020 06:40PM

Phil, are you sure about blue? Every blue area of every flag I've ever flown has faded faster than the other colors. Many posts on this forum have mentioned the fast deterioration of blue metallic thread. The blues in my custom decals printed on inkjet printers seem to fade faster than other colors. I have no hard data, but am skeptical based on personal experience.

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Re: Fluorescent Thread Fading?
Posted by: Lynn Behler (---.97.252.156.res-cmts.leh.ptd.net)
Date: September 30, 2020 08:41PM

Blue goes first in my experience.

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