Originally Posted by Mamagus
May I ask which kind of paint fades? I'd like to try that!
Ah... well, most paints will fade or change color when exposed to sun. The colors that tend to fade the most, are red and purple. Yellow will change color slightly....
The change happens so slowly, and so evenly that you won't notice it... unless... you do a house renovation like us and have to re-build a wall. When I put the same color paint on the newly redone wall... it didn't match the rest of the walls! So I ended up repainting the entire room. Our yellow office (a pale yellow) ended up with an orange tint to it. My sewing room ended up a purple tinted gray - which was quite pleasing actually. The bedroom, painted in lite blue... didn't change at ALL. Not so much sun in there.
Most folks notice the fading on cars... particularly red cars tend to fade and oxidize.
I don't know about cheap paints... or the paints from places like Ace, Home Depot or Lowes. We used/use top of the line Colorwheel paints. I believe that's why the fading happened so evenly... not blotchy like I've seen other places. Even behind pictures, it was nice.
The overall effect is steller. If you're interested in the same idea, I'd suggest asking some of your local paint specialty stores - those folks have a better handle on what their paints will or will not do. But yeah, in general... all paint does fade over time and in strong consistant sunlight.