Red Paint

[Guest]

Do you guys with red cars have problems with it fading? Mine is a nice dark blue and still looks good (apart from lots of scratches and chips), but i saw a much newer 944S at castle coombe which was nearly pink.

 

[Guest]

Of the 3 Guards Red Porsche' s that I have owned, I have found that the plastic bumpers and trims can turn ' a lighter shade of red' but have not had a problem with the paint work.

Though I do polish them a lot.

 

[Guest]

Hi Marcus,

I' ve owned a few red cars, including my current 944S, and yes it does tend to fade, especially if it' s out in all weathers. I' ve got a pretty faded bonnet on mine and am just about to have a go at claying and applying a quality polish & wax to rejuvinate it and protect it. Seeing Andrews TBO on the weekend has shamed me into it[]. I' ll try to take some before & after photos to upload.

Tim

 

[Guest]

I have a Panther Black S2, when hubby waxes it, he uses the coloured Turtle Wax, and twice a year gives it a good clean with Zymol chocolate sauce followed by a Zymol polish. []

(As a complete novice to car cleaning - I keep the house clean, hubby does the cars!) Would using coloured waxes help keep the colour from fading?


edited to correct my wifes dreadful spelling and to point out I do my fair share of housework []

 

[Diver944]

I' ve seen quite a few Guards Red Porsche from the 80' s that have started to turn slightly pinkish. I believe this has been caused by not enough wax and too much time outside over the years.

I reckon you could improve things by using a 3 stage polish and wax system where you first clean the paint with a clay bar, then polish the surface and finally apply a few coats of good quality wax to bring out the shine and protect the paint.

There was a 944 Register member in Cumbria who had a similar problem with his roof. A good polish and wax would make it deep red again, but it would gradually turn pink again as it wore off. Hopefully yours is not this far gone.

Coloured polishes are only really good at hiding swirls or small stone chips, I don' t think they will help in this case.

 

[Guest]

I have an S2 Cabriolet in Guards Red and was actually considering having a complete respray last year till I went to see a friend of mine who is a bodywork expert. My offside wing was beyond help, but as for the rest of the car, he suggested using the Turtle Wax coloured polish.

I was sceptical till I washed and leathered my car and thought, " what the hell" and got some. To say I was amazed is an understatement and that was just one application.

So why pay a fortune for Zymol?