Once BLOOD red now pink SHITE

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

 

Saw this and thought to myself that once that would have been the colour of blood, the colour of passion, the colour of danger and now it's just bleedin' pink with age.

 

Are there others which have had the lead taken not only out of their petrol but also out of their pencil by the ol' current bun?

[pogweasel]

I would love to attack that with my polishing mop.

 

Just as a one-off though, I'll never own a "red" car again...

[ashmicro]

That's also what happens if you wash your car with fairy liquid, or don't wax it.

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

Ooh pretty in pink Polo!

 

[Claypole]

Nip back with a cloth and some Autoglym cutting polish and polish a nice strip on the door.

[aled]

i did that to my mates car- but i used my mop and did 1/2 the bonnet then waxed it , back fired tho- he then got me to do the rest of the car . bloody red corsa did my head in

[Milford Cubicle]

I'd polish some crudities on the door. PISSFLAKES, etc.

[Owain-328i]

the paint is ruined, neither of those would polish up surely?

[Station]

Just the top layer of paint is ruined. Polishing will only be a temp thing. You need 800 grade sandpaper. Even the whitest of reds can be brought back.

Some say red goes this way because of the Carmine beetle used as red dye! Maybe about 50 years ago. Anyone have an idea why?

 

This household also owns an RX8:

 

[AXrescuer]

Ahh, good old Vauxhall Pink, and on a Sport too!

[CIH]

Not UV stable so the sun bleaches the paint. I have no idea what that actually means.....

[Negative Creep]

My old Sierra

 

[STUNO]

My old Sierra

And yellow falcons go whiteish too

[Richard]

Syph cream cleaner followed by T-Cut brings the colour back.

[barrett]

What's the most recent car anyone has seen with this condition? There is a new-shape corsa at work sometimes with pretty awful fade, can't be more than 5 years old. Must try and get a pic actually...

[retro80sboy]

What's the most recent car anyone has seen with this condition? There is a new-shape corsa at work sometimes with pretty awful fade, can't be more than 5 years old. Must try and get a pic actually...

Theres a 'red' mk 4 Astra SXI or SRI or something that I see pretty often which is now pink. Not sure what reg its on though.

[Station]

When you scrape your nails on this it's like doing it on a blackboard!

[garycox]

Theres a red/pink 53 reg Astra near where I live, on the bonnet you can see where there were stickers saying 'SAVE £3595' or something. Looks awful.

[Negative Creep]

My old Sierra

And yellow falcons go whiteish too

 

They end up pretty black actually

[Jon]

Here's some Kiwi ingenuity applied:

 

 

 

[mattblack]

[Negative Creep]

Lolz sweet ratlook Dub etc etc

[GJR 11L]

Here's some Kiwi ingenuity applied:

 

 

 

That's pure brilliance!

[bones96]

just replaced the clutch on a h reg defender that was pinkish red while my mate was collecting the dosh for said clutch i had a go at the wing with a bit if t cut came up nice couldnt get pics phone was in the firms landy but the upside is the fella wants 2k for it so might apper on here soon

[Justin Case]

[GJR 11L]

The Audi's got it just right! Badly oxidised paint and a missing wheel trim. Epic win, IMHO.

[Mash]

There's a 56 plate Royal Mail LDV Maxus on the village run round here that is starting to suffer.

[brammy777]

Yeh, the Royal Mail chooses the best paint ever...for fading. Have a Sierra trying to emulate a BX: