93 Civic Paint Restoration

[Crossed Flags]

I acquired a 93 Civic from my brother in law who purchased it new. The car has 50k on the clock and looked like new except for the typical Honda rust. Since I didn`t have any money into it I decided it was worth putting new inner and outer rear quarters on it with a set of wheels. The car looks like it was in a time capsule except for the slight fading of the red paint on the drivers door and roof. You can only see it in the right light but being the perfectionest I would like to try to correct it. I have used Menzerna SIP (orange pad) and 106FF (charcoal pad) on the car with good results but it didn`t quite bring the color back. any suggestions? would wetsanding & polish bring it back? I have no problem leaving it as is but why not practice a few new techniques.

[CleanGSR]

I`d probably try a chemical cleaner.....something like Klasse AIO.

[JohnKleven]

I have seen it many times on this color honda where the paint fades under the clearcoat. No matter how much you polish, the paint will never be shiny.





John

[Crossed Flags]

The paint is shiny and swirl/scratch free but it is a shade off. Unfortunately I think it is under the clear coat and can`t be restored.



Jeff

[kaval]

I ran into the same issue on a 2000 Prelude.

That civic looks MINT though!!!!