LAC: Red paint prone to oxidation?

[LL - NY]

I have first hand proof. One day, I was driving the chipmunk killer
4KQ (Tornado Red) past a know speed trap in upstate NY. I had
several blips show on the ECM so I knew that there was a bogey
present. I baited a gold Chebby Chevette (anyone remember them?)
into doing about 16 MPH over and lured him to the trap. Right before
I got into visible range, I dropped off, right down to 55. The Shovette
flew past the Law Enforcement Officer, in full view. The Officer waited
until the Chebby was clear of his line of sight and then full on Instant
On'd my RED Audi. The visible speed difference between the Chebby
and myself was really quite obvious, but he chose to target me instead.

Fortunately, through prior knowledge and effective ECM (the then best
performer, a CM Passport (series 1) there wasn't anything he could do,
but I was indignant. He didn't bother to after the Shov-it.

At that point, I swore to never own a red car again!

LL - NY

On 2/23/06, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually, red and violet (hence UV) are at the complete opposite ends of
> the
> > visible light spectrum, anyone remember ROYGBIV?
>
> That's exactly my point.  Something that appears red is doing so by
> absorbing all the higher energy light, probably including the UV.
> Something that appears blue is absorbing the lower energy redder part of
> the spectrum, and reflecting the higher energy radiation.
>
> >>>If you ask body shops and painters, red is the worst color in terms of
> >>>oxidation. It has something to do with the pigments used to color red
> >>
> >>paint.
> >>
> >>I always thought the problem was UV rather than oxygen.  Colors at the
> >>red end of the visible spectrum reflect or reject less UV, so it gets
> >>absorbed and ages/fades the paint.
> >>
> >>The best examples of this I have seen are Budweiser and Pepsi cans left
> >>outside for a long time - the red will be all gone but the blue will
> >>still be intact.
> >>
> >>But I could be completely wrong...
> >>
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