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by **celica_xr9145** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:21 pm

What do you use to stop your red paint from fading?

by **cogent** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:25 pm

park it in a garage.

by **celica_xr9145** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:26 pm

cogent wrote:park it in a garage.

wish i could but it has to park in the street :cry:

by **Lloyd** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:28 pm

On an early 90s Toyota? Short of parking it inside or polishing it every day you basically cant

by **celica_xr9145** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:31 pm

Lloyd wrote:On an early 90s Toyota? Short of parking it inside or polishing it every day you basically cant

So basically, just polish it very fortnight maybe and it might be ok?

by **Jazza** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:35 pm

Sand it, prime it, buy black paint.

by **Audi** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:46 pm

Jazza wrote:Sand it, prime it, buy black paint.

correct answer!

by **B1NZ** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:52 pm

possibly buy the best protective polish you can buy, or maybe smear your paint in sunscreen? :lol:

Website · by **Bling** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:01 pm

A car cover with UV protection?

Failing that sunscreen ftw :lol:

Website · by **AJz** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:45 pm

that colour always goes pink

by **finx** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:52 pm

black paint comment ftw

by **MR2BOY23** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:35 pm

Give it a good cut and polish to bring the colour back or meguairs colorx. Then use some good protective wax like next generation tech wax, theres only so much you can do with those older red cars.

by **l1ttle_d3vil** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:37 pm

red fades. happens with anything red, it fades worse than any other colour.

Website · by **Emperor** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:32 pm

yeah my old red bmw faded worse than a nz idol winner.

by **celica_xr9145** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:04 am

thanks 4 the replies, im going to pop down supercheap auto sometime and get some good polish, i waxed not long ago and you can start to notice it fading.
Every fortnight, ill give it a polish

by **79rolla** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:49 am

just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?

by **MR2BOY23** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:06 am

79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?

Cut and Polish is harmless

by **GTTpower** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:19 am

Waxed my red starlet a while ago, made a huge difference to the colour. However your always going to be limited by the actual quality of the paint/clearcoat

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:43 am

MR2BOY23 wrote:
79rolla wrote:just be cerful if you get cut and polish, you can only do it so many times befour you get to the undercote (my brother did it to my car befour i got it)
would sending it somewhere to get profeshonail cu and polish and a clere cote work?

Cut and Polish is harmless

Its not harmless, it does take a layer off

If you're not careful it can go through the top coat.

by **GDII** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:26 pm

Someone polished my MR2 way too much. The badges on the back have got white edges and one part on the boot has a white patch. :lol:

The paint on the wing on the back oxidises very fast. I polish it with Repco cleaner wax but the rain just washes it off.
Maybe I need something better that lasts longer. Or the paint is just too far gone.

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