Faded Black Question

[1ROW]

What do you guys make of this? The whole kettle is faded black except for this area around the edge of the lid. The only thing I did to it was 0000 steel wool on the entire outside of the kettle. I just found it strange that edge not being faded like the rest of the kettle. Any thoughts on this?

[1buckie]

The fades come of long, long time exposure to sunlight most always I would think........

This one might have been exposed from the side with some kind of covering over the top so the light didn't strike straight down....................against a bright wall, under an overhang perhaps ?

Best Guess............


Love them Fades !!!!!!

[pbe gummi bear]

It's possible that a thick layer or dirt built up on the flat lip protecting it from the sun. Short of that I don't know.