A few people have suggested that a good cut/polish would bring back the red but if you saw it up close you would see it's beyond redemption. The two previous owners of this vehicle were Queenslanders (I must admit to also being guilty of this heritage despite living in Sydney for 16 years) and the original owner was from Mackay. One thing I know from growing up in Bris Vegas is that 20 minutes exposed to direct sunlight can give you a sunburn. Summer is brutal, I can't even imagine how bad it must get in Mackay and the way the paint has faded on my car you can tell it has seen more than its fair share of sun exposure.Originally Posted by Richard B
The way the paint has faded from the top and gradually improves as it works its way down tells me the base coat has been compromised by sun exposure. The sides of the car are pretty much ok and the bumpers are practically 100% as the plastic doesn't heat up as much and I assume that means it doesn't bake as much as the body. Up close the faded paint is a bit blotchy, almost like its got a skin disease. If only it was skin deep then a cut and buff would help but unfortunately that damage underneath the clear coat and the only way to repair that is to get underneath it. Even the boys at the smash repair had a go and said that they had no joy. The boss said something about the paint being lead based, I am guessing by the way he was talking about it that its not that common these days and not designed to cope with intense sunlight we have here. Not too mention the colour red is going to fade due to sun exposure pretty much regardless of where you live. I remember testing colour for heat absorbtion when I was in primary school and from memory black was the worst followed closely by red but feel free to correct me on that one as it was 29 years ago and I doubt our temperature readings were calibrated for accuracy!
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