Red paint does it fade?

[Pepe]

Hi all, still looking for the right Ibiza and I might have found a very nice red one I just have a few reservations and just wondered if the red seats suffer the same fate as the onvi yellow seats or red vauxhalls? I have a very busy working life so I struggle to find time to polish and wax my cars as it is so only get to do it once a month or so! Any help would be great! Thanks!

 

[Adam R]

As long as you look after the paintwork you should get no problems with red

this was mine after 134k miles and 8 years:

General ***** of my old car.. miss her though

 

[Pepe]

Wow thats shiney! So is it a solid colour or is it basecoat & lauquer?

 

[Adam R]

a solid colour is base coat and laquer mixed. thats why they 'fade', because come paint is exposed to UV.

I washed mine every 2-4 weeks and gave it a proper wash, polish, wax every 6-8 weeks.

I Honestly think its one of the most rewarding colours to own. its not hard to keep clean and shiney like i had it but it really does turn some heads.

 

[Slimy]

It's been a while since I've seen a red car faded, my other halfs Almera is red and despite it being the cheapest paint you can get it is still red after 9 years. I think even Vauxhall have got their red paint reasonably robust now. It's a shame they didn't get it right on my 85 Nova, that was pink by the time it was binned!

 

[Wimbledonian]

No, even the newest Vauxhall bright red will still go dull pink if your car lives outdoors

 

[Torred1771]

10 year old red car! Washed once a week or so with TripleWax keeps it gleaming!

 

[Slimy]

No, even the newest Vauxhall bright red will still go dull pink if your car lives outdoors

Awesome!

 

[fatreg]

my 9 year old Cupra R is still as red as red gets, that said washed weekly, and waxed once a month without fail..

 

[markmeus]

Wasn't a hint of pink on my mk3 either

 

[CupraElliott]

They won't fade there clear coated.

 

[joehirth]

Mine was digusting coloured before I had it resprayed, had pink plastics (door handles, mirror caps and bumpers) also looked like the car was orange in places.... it's all red now