[Prodigy] Don't leave prodigy discs in the heat to long.

[BirdmanCR]

I left one of mine in the sun 1 hour came back it vanished.

 

[carlking]

It is true that certain colors are much harder to UV protect. 2 hrs means the UV protection wasnt mixed in. Sunlight attacks plastic in general. The only way to make plastic never fade is to add Carbon powder, which makes the plastic black.

 

[what'shisname]

I don't know who justin is, but this was the third reply to the thread:

That first batch of pinkies made it out of the factory without UV protection in the dye. The others won't do that.

 

[Pwingles]

I don't know who justin is, but this was the third reply to the thread:

You kidding? How so you not know who Justinw is???

 

[Halcón]

Just like my Hypercolor™ shirts from '89

Wow, this post brought back so many memories of summers, Cedar Point, and the best times of my young life. Thank you.

 

[what'shisname]

You kidding? How so you not know who Justinw is???

Same way I don't know who Pwingles is either?

I just thought the post seemed like it addressed the issue with the OP and then went totally unnoticed by the masses as they bitched and moaned some more about it, so I pointed out the post again.

 

[Streets]

What's next, a spontaneously exploding disc?

"Sorry guys, a little C4 made it into the plastic"

 

[B3NDER]

^ First tree hit wipes out half the woods. Avery would jump all over these.

 

[Streets]

^Lulz

Or blow up a basket when your putter hits the chains

 

[Mad Scientist]

Call it the "Blast" :thmbup:

 

[pmatt1969]

I am sure the players who bought the first batch of midranges will feel better knowing that others discs in the future will not fade out. How do they know UV degradation will not cause their discs to lose stability and leave the sweet pocket early due to lack of UV protection??

 

[Meulen]

That first batch of pinkies made it out of the factory without UV protection in the dye. The others won't do that.

I'm assuming (I should say "know") they are not individually dying these after they are molded. They are most likely adding a pigmented colorant to the resin. There are two main ways to mold a product with a color. You can either buy the material precolored, or you can mix the colorant with the base resin before it is loaded into the hopper. Because of the variety of colors manufacturers run, I would guess they are mixing the color themselves. This brings me to the UV protection. To my knowledge, there isn't a standalone UV additive in pellet form that can simply be added to the resin mix. The UV protection characteristics are determined on the chemical level, and are properties found in the base resin from the supplier. Someone please point me in the direction of a UV additive in pellet form, if you know of one.

*EDIT* - I suppose the UV additive could be in the colorant. If that's the case, they need to spec. out a new colorant.

 

[Stankyjahnke]

Well there's no heat here right now so I'm not worried about it and I don't have any pinks.

 

[LeBryson James]

Same happened to me today.... field throwing for about an hour or more today.

It looks pretty cool though

 

[jenb]

I like it. Makes me want one.

 

[Lucero 1]

Same happened to me today.... field throwing for about an hour or more today.

It looks pretty cool though

If this was a stock color on a 10th anniversary Buzzz, people would be salivating over it....

 

[EL-KABONG]

Their next disc is gonna be the Super Power Fairway 50

 

[jcf5083]

Good ole Prodigy...changing the Game since 2012!

pffft the announcement was made Jan 1. It's a 2013 company, give 'em a break.

 

[Meulen]

Same happened to me today.... field throwing for about an hour or more today.

It looks pretty cool though

If I'm reading the markings correct, that is an M4? As far as I knew, only the M1 and M3 have been released. Care to share how you acquired it? I'm looking to purchase one for a semi-scientific experiment.

 

[atl scott]

For sale: RARE proto pink UNfaded max weight M4. Hidden in my closet to protect original coloring. $250 obo.