keeping red paint...red

lee79 · 16th January 2008, 18:49

i have noticed that many red cars ( non metalic ) fade and go dull in patches and then all over, the in-laws citreon went like it. i was told that its common due to the pigments?

i currently use color magic plus+ red and wax it with extreme nano-tech (turtle wax) and every so often Mer when it gets abit naff. are these products any good for now untill ive used them up, but mainly i dont want the red to fade.

can anyone point me in the right direction in preventing this or reccommend any products.

regards
lee

AURORA MG · 16th January 2008, 19:09

Autoglym Super Resin Polish & if you are in Kent - me to do it lol.

brownie21 · 16th January 2008, 19:27

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Originally Posted by lee79

i have noticed that many red cars ( non metalic ) fade and go dull in patches and then all over, the in-laws citreon went like it. i was told that its common due to the pigments?

i currently use color magic plus+ red and wax it with extreme nano-tech (turtle wax) and every so often Mer when it gets abit naff. are these products any good for now untill ive used them up, but mainly i dont want the red to fade.

can anyone point me in the right direction in preventing this or reccommend any products.

regards
lee

For some reason, red cars are quite prone to oxidation. Have it resprayed another colour? Or you could attach a parasol to the roof to protect it from the sun's rays. (sory just kidding) Nothing worse than a pink car.

Some good avice here:
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=88031

GERFIX · 16th January 2008, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee79

i have noticed that many red cars ( non metalic ) fade and go dull in patches and then all over, the in-laws citreon went like it. i was told that its common due to the pigments?

i currently use color magic plus+ red and wax it with extreme nano-tech (turtle wax) and every so often Mer when it gets abit naff. are these products any good for now untill ive used them up, but mainly i dont want the red to fade.

can anyone point me in the right direction in preventing this or reccommend any products.

regards
lee

I had a Venetian Red Ford Capri in my younger days with this problem. I used to use Mer regularly to keep the fading down to a minimum. Funnily enough, it was only the bonnet that gave this problem. Something to do with the heat accelerating the oxidization?

lee79 · 17th January 2008, 08:59

thanks for the replies, on that link from brownie.......

http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/04...rDetailing.htm

now that guy likes washing!

Tom Collins · 17th January 2008, 09:08

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Originally Posted by GERFIX

I had a Venetian Red Ford Capri in my younger days with this problem. I used to use Mer regularly to keep the fading down to a minimum. Funnily enough, it was only the bonnet that gave this problem. Something to do with the heat accelerating the oxidization?

I had a Capri that did this. Just the bonnet. had to T Cut it every so often. Don't know the name of the colour, but it was a sort of brown/orange.

GERFIX · 17th January 2008, 09:16

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Originally Posted by collit

I had a Capri that did this. Just the bonnet. had to T Cut it every so often. Don't know the name of the colour, but it was a sort of brown/orange.

My first THREE (!) Capris had patches of brown/orange around the wheel arches, headlamps and just about anywhere else water and moisture collected

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Tom Collins · 17th January 2008, 09:33

Even though my Capri was 11 years old when I got it and was a bit bashed, it hardly had any rust on it at all. :lol:

GERFIX · 17th January 2008, 10:01

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Originally Posted by collit

Even though my Capri was 11 years old when I got it and was a bit bashed, it hardly had any rust on it at all. :lol:

My first one was 12 when I got her. I paid £400 back in '88. About a year and a half later I got the chance to buy another for spares for £40. It turned out it was in better nick than the first one

! So that was my second Capri - in Venetian Red.

dawkinsrover · 17th January 2008, 10:15

I had a Capri 1.6 in black. Lovely car, but the bonnet used to look greyish after a while. Came up great again with as good polish. Red does seem to be the worst, maybe red from years ago was worse than today. Often used to see salmon pink cars that were meant to be red! Having said that, I now have a Rover 600 in Nightfire red and that is hard work to keep looking pristine too................................

16th January 2008, 18:49	#1
lee79 Avid contributor MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hinckley Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	keeping red paint...red i have noticed that many red cars ( non metalic ) fade and go dull in patches and then all over, the in-laws citreon went like it. i was told that its common due to the pigments? i currently use color magic plus+ red and wax it with extreme nano-tech (turtle wax) and every so often Mer when it gets abit naff. are these products any good for now untill ive used them up, but mainly i dont want the red to fade. can anyone point me in the right direction in preventing this or reccommend any products. regards lee

17th January 2008, 09:33	#8
Tom Collins Posted a thing or two Mondeo 2.0 cdti Ghia Auto Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,731 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Even though my Capri was 11 years old when I got it and was a bit bashed, it hardly had any rust on it at all. :lol: __________________ In vino veritas [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?

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AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Autoglym Super Resin Polish & if you are in Kent - me to do it lol.

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lee79 Avid contributor MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hinckley Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for the replies, on that link from brownie....... http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/04...rDetailing.htm now that guy likes washing!

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dawkinsrover Avid contributor Rover 600 GSi Auto Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Poole. Dorset Posts: 218 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had a Capri 1.6 in black. Lovely car, but the bonnet used to look greyish after a while. Came up great again with as good polish. Red does seem to be the worst, maybe red from years ago was worse than today. Often used to see salmon pink cars that were meant to be red! Having said that, I now have a Rover 600 in Nightfire red and that is hard work to keep looking pristine too................................