How real is it and whats the worst you’ve seen/have? How did it get that way? UV exposure, repeated use over time, ect…
Here is mine. A DANG! “Larkspur” which I suspect used to have a vibrant green splash upon being new (bought second hand)but now its almost all gone. Share your photos and thoughts…
Anodization fades?
Pretty quickly if it’s in the sun a lot. I haven’t seen it on a yoyo but parts on my car that were once blue are purple or almost back to silver.
Red is really bad for anno fade as well in the auto industry from what I’ve see personally
I’ve got a latitude 53 Puffin with UV exposure. It’s more of a pink than red now.
The dyes used to add color fade, not the anodized aluminum layer.
The area around the response like over the response bump on my blue hades is faded from playing it a lot. My teal and gold hades both have visible ware in the same spot but its hard to tell bc they have so many 3a scuffs anyways.
If you go into a search engine and simply type>
‘ why do some anodizing colors fade’?
You will pull up article after article after article of all the reasons or at least most of them on why some anodizing colors can or do fade.
I clicked on at least six of the links and found some very interesting information. Obviously some of it redundant because I guess there are several reasons that would be identified that cover the majority of fading anodization colors. But then each article I read had their own little twist on slightly critical differences.
Of course, if you already know the answer to anodization fading then the articles will hold little attention for you.
But some of the explanations were very informative and interesting. It’s worth reading at least one or two of them.
I googled it and didn’t even have to read any articles like I and was able to gather enough info via the ai summary.
Bheinz said this but i didnt realize exactly that it is only the colors that fade so the anno basically turns to clear coat and is still there protecting the alu from corrosion hmmm that’s kinda cool.
it is still interesting to see pics of peoples faded yoyos to me especially w the splashes. I am a big fan of patinas and like when there is a visual history w how a yoyos appearance changes over time.
I wonder if I could make a stencil or use tape and then leave a yoyo out in the sun to make a fake engraving…could be like an engraving but without the funky hand feel…hmmm
interesting topic i learned stuff
all i hear is clear gang ftw!! side effects and clear anno, yoyo fountain of youth
the anodizing process itself just adds an oxide layer to the surface of the aluminum, it doesnt change the color.
the oxide layer is very porous, which is why dyes can be added to color the yoyo.
after dying, the parts should be sealed. the wear on your hades around the response pad looks to me like poor sealing techniques rather than the dye fading. if the dye was fading, the yoyo body would be more of the same color, the area right around the rsponse groove would probably get the least amount of UV to fade the color.
also i love seeing yoyos worn down like that with play, i never play enough of my yoyos long enough to do that lol. too many yoyos, too little attention span to play the same one all the time.
