[Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Fading red paint (long)

[Nate Wall]

Mother's is great stuff. Try the System they offer.
Yes, Red is the worst paint to care for. Not sure what
else to do.

--Nate


--- Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote:
> Our new '85 Jetta has paint colour LA3B, which is
> dark reddish colour, but
> not as dark as the more common burgundy seen on this
> vintage. It was
> badly oxidized when we got it a month ago, but since
> the paint is good,
> and the body is completely rust free, I set out to
> polish it up. A *ton* of
> work, but it looks pretty good so far. I did the
> hood and noticed the paint
> was getting pretty thin places (using Rubbing
> Compound carefully), then I
> put a quick coat of Carnuba Wax (not pure, just
> Turtle Wax stuff) to
> protect while I did the rest of the car. The amount
> of polishing required is
> made worse by the fact the entire car has been
> misted with a fine spray of
> white paint(!), which only careful polishing will
> remove. Now after 3-4
> weeks of sunny weather, I'm shocked to see the hood
> is already showing
> signs of paint oxidation under the wax! Sort of
> cloudy blotches starting to
> spread. They can be polished out with polishing
> compound, after the layer
> of wax is removed, but I certainly don't intend to
> polish it every month! (the
> paint would wear off anyway).
>
> How do those of you with aging Red paint deal with
> this problem (since
> red seems to be the worst). Has my paint gone too
> far, or is there some
> way to keep it from oxidizing so fast? My Dad uses
> the Mother's system,
> but never on such an old vehicle, so he can't say
> whether it will do the trick
> or not.
>
> Help!--
> Shawn Wright
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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