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Having just picked my newly painted car up yesterday, I want to try and keep it that way.



The car is red, which seems about the worst colour for loosing it's pigment.

You see so many washed out, oxidized, pinky looking red cars even when they have a clear coat finish and i don't want to end up there.

Is this simply just down to lack of care for the paintwork and something that can be avoided?



I am going to get some Zaino and hopefully that will help as I've read it has UV filter in it ?
 
For the most part it's a lack of care, and some of the OME paints paints were junk. If you take good care of your paints finish it should never fail or faid. Zaino is a product that will keep your finish looking good for a long long long time to come.:up
 
Yeah, no color fades as fast as red does. Regular maintenance will help alot. Most polymer sealants will offer better protection than most carnaubas. Zaino would be fine as would Klasse, Blackfire, Platinum, and Autoglym.



I don't know if red fade is completely avoidable. I'd have to do a little more research on pigments and their reactivity to UV. But every color is going to fade in time; that much is unavoidable. It's just red and silver are much worse at fading than other colors. Car covers and garage parking help alot too.
 
Pigment is not the only problem. It has more to do with the early Acrylics and the early high solid, low solvent Polyurthane enamels.



In the Early 90's, many automotive manufactures at times added less than the proper amount of UV blockers to their paint mixtures in an attempt to save money, this was the case in the 80's and early 90's base coats and clear coats paints, this made them fail rapidly.



Rember the silvers from the 70's. The acrylics of that time had poor gloss retention and faided fast. This had more to do with the government making manufacturers use less solvents and other chemicals in automotive paints.



With some care today's paints will last a long time.:)
 
goodluck, just park far back in the shopping mall and just pray. I got a door ding and i was pissed the paint started to peel away.

:mad:
 
The paint is Glasurit 2 pack.

The car is outside 24/7 and is my daily driver, so it couldn't get much harder for the paint.

This is why I have choosen Zaino as I feel it will give it the best protection.



Here what the car looks like now and I want to try and keep it like it :)



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Be sure that you follow the paint shop's advice for curing the paint. Depending on the application technique, you may need to wait up to 60 days before using a wax or sealant.
 
michaelb said:
Be sure that you follow the paint shop's advice for curing the paint. Depending on the application technique, you may need to wait up to 60 days before using a wax or sealant.
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I've been told it's already cured and i can wax it as of now.

With the type of paint use you mix it with an activator/ hardener, so the paint sets, without this it won't set.
 
I thought the only way they fully cured was if they were heated (which is basically impossible except on an unassembled car)? I mean, why would any paint place not use whatever that additive is?
 
Aurora40 said:
I thought the only way they fully cured was if they were heated (which is basically impossible except on an unassembled car)? I mean, why would any paint place not use whatever that additive is?
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The car was painted and the baked in an Oven, I don't think it goes to the same temp as it would with a bare shell, but I think it's called a low bake over.

It heats up to about 150-200 degs f I think.
 
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