ste91 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Red paint seems to fade alot compared to some other colours and I've just bought a red CRX.Are there any "colour specific" products or do I just stick to the same stuff as before?It's fairly shiney at the moment, I want to keep it that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 resorted to cleaning it then instaed of driving it lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Is it the colourfast stuff? I've always found that to be good stuff.Damien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaneyb Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Wax or seal the paint to prevent it from fading. I have a red starlet so im fighting fading myself . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 resorted to cleaning it then instaed of driving it lolNah not yet the weathers crap lol. I just hate having a dirty car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaneyb Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Show us some pics of your CRX . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 yeh you any pics i wanna see this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bildo Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 How much would you be looking to spend on products mate? I could write up a list of recommended products based on your budget. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enots Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 autoglym SRP always seems to do the job when i do the gf car Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smithy_dub Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Honda's are known for having soft paint, so if it's fading you'd have to be careful if you were to machine polish it..Your best bet is to give it a hand polish with something like Autoglym Super Resin and see how it comes up..If that does the trick then get it waxed up and keep on top of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaneyb Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 My red after some of my treatment :-). Taken with a 2 megapixel camera so excuse the quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
series70boy Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 my mums grande punto is bright red and i do all the polishing, i used to use autoglym srp almost everyother month when it was new because mum hated the idea of it fading, waxes then went down to the recommended 3 monthly.I then got recommended meguires gold class liquid polish (leaves residue all over the fiats paintwork but suits my starlet down to the ground ) my mums car is going to turn 2 years old next week and still shines like the day it left the showroom, and i can tell it is the wax as we took the car for its service the other week and pulled it inbetween a 2010 just deliverd punto and another punto the same age (reg was only one chareter different ) and mums was the shineyest there about as glossy as the 10plate one and the other 08 one was faded and looked much more pink, when the owner came out to it as we were getting out of ours she was horrified and said 'i thought that i had looked after my baby'.so.so just keep polishing, if possible get an autoglym lifeshine treatment or suppaguard treatment done, they are about 150-300 quid at most garages, some think them to be a waste of money but on any red car or good condition old car anything helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_SV Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 i think the main problem with reds (or indeed any other 'solid') colour is that they aren't lacquered. all metallic colours need the lacquer to give a gloss finish but solid colours dry gloss without lacquer. however the lacquer does give a degree of uv protection and can reduce fading on the car.best thing to do is keep the car clean and polished wax to give back the uv protection. use a colour restorer first to bring the paint back up to its original gloss level and just ensure you keep it waxed.any of the products mentioned above would do the job, obvioulsy it depends on your budget as to which you will go for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 reds will always fade over time unfortunatly red is the only paint which is coloured with and oxide there or will fade over time!! To prevent is as much as possible use a decent wax/sealent some thing like a collinite if thats how you spell it continual polishing will wear the lacquer thinner and thinner so polish to get a good finish then apply wax and regualary top up the protection only polish when needed!!Also AG SRP also contains more filers than deminishing abrhasive!! so there fills rather than refines!!!HTHrob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raz Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Also, park in the shade as often as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
series70boy Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Also, park in the shade as often as possible. note to self, think of the obvious it will work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmax_926 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 my red escort turbo i used to use t cut colour restore go over the whole car with this and then after i would use a wax the colour restore is good. just gotts spend a lot of time on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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