And by 1958 even British auto enamel had a measurable lifetime. Before that all red pigments rushed to light pink. In a matter of months in some cases.
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:45:55 -0400, Ron L wrote: >I remember my red 1958 Triumph TR 3. It had faded to a pinkish color by >1968 when I bought it. Aggressive polishing helped make it look a bit >redder, as I recall. >Ron L >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Jeffry Young, D.O. >Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:25 AM >To: Antique Phonograph List >Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Mystery >We need the input of artists, home painters and auto painters. I have >always been told that the red spectrum of colors is more light >sensitive, and will fade easier and faster than other colors. >Truth? >Jeff >Wisconsin > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:21 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Mystery > >In a message dated 9/4/2007 8:13:21 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: >The red underneath the elbo is not exposed to ultraviolet. No UV no >fade. >Very few pigments in use >in the early 1900s were color fast. Almost all of them fade and the >color >that they fade to, in most >cases, is not what you would expect. >And so...can we assume that the maroon accents fade but the amber horn >color >either does not fade or fades much less than maroon? I am simply >wondering >what pigment difference there might have been. >The simplest answer would seem to be that certain colors absorb UV light >more than others. >I wonder what other present day horns would have been different colors >when >they were manufactured. >---Art Heller >************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new >AOL at >http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
