Dice Labels Fading

Polydamas · 01-07-2021, 02:23 PM

Many kinds of gaming dice are prone to the paint in the numbers fading away, even though it is recessed. Why is that? Why does the paint on some kinds of dice last? Are there ways of recognizing polyhedrals that won't need to be repainted after a few years?

Anecdotally, it feels like plain old black and white numbers last longest, and its often gold-coloured numbers and pips which flake away.

RogerBW · 01-08-2021, 05:21 AM

The die surface flexes (just a bit), and the paint flexes differently (just a bit).

01-07-2021, 02:23 PM	#1
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Dice Labels Fading Many kinds of gaming dice are prone to the paint in the numbers fading away, even though it is recessed. Why is that? Why does the paint on some kinds of dice last? Are there ways of recognizing polyhedrals that won't need to be repainted after a few years? Anecdotally, it feels like plain old black and white numbers last longest, and its often gold-coloured numbers and pips which flake away. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper

01-08-2021, 05:21 AM	#2
RogerBW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: near London, UK	Re: Dice Labels Fading The die surface flexes (just a bit), and the paint flexes differently (just a bit). __________________ Podcast: Improvised Radio Theatre - With Dice Gaming stuff here: Tekeli-li! Blog; Webcomic Laager and Limehouse Buy things by me on Warehouse 23

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