I've read a lot about how dye-sublimation is not particularly UV stable, and that it will fade with direct UV exposure. I've read several (very old such as http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...Corian&p=62086) threads here about Keith Outten trying dye-sublimated Corian for some outdoor applications. What I havn't been able to find are pictures or descriptions of this fading (in simulated or real lifeexposure) or looks like. Do the colors just become less vivid, ghosting, dye shifted (get fuzzier), does it disappear completely.
Any information (and especially pictures) would be very welcomed. I plan on doing my own testing and publishing my own results as I see them, but unless it fades really quickly I may not have anything to show for a long time My goal is to make an honest effort to inform my customers of possibilities and what to expect, the people I've spoken with so far don't expect a sign to last forever but they do want to know if its going to look extremely weathered after a couple months.
If you have any suggestions on how to improve outdoor lifetime I'd love to hear those too. I've heard mixed things about frog juice, clearjet and some other sealants so I'm going to try them out on Corian and a couple other substrates and leave them out in the weather to see what happens, and how long it takes to happen.