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Barcelona Red - Yikes!
I spoke with the owner of a Barcelona Red '94 SVX today outside a local coffee shop here. One thing i noticed about the paint was that it seems all the plastic parts on the car that are painted were fading very badly. Is this a common problem with this color, or what could have been the cause? I've never seen anything like it.
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My 94 is fading a little as well. It needs a ton of hand grease to keep her up to colour. Perhaps that red has problems
Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Typically red fades faster than any other color. It is also usually the most expensive color in the can. Lots of pigments make it a very heavy paint. I've had a couple red cars in the past and I'd swear they would lose luster sitting in the garage.
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I know this is easier to say than do (for most people) but here's the secret to keeping a red SVX like new:
Garage it and wax it (a lot). My '96 LSi is like new. -joe- |
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Re: Barcelona Red - Yikes!
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The two colors are rather different.
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I was under the impression that 95 was the first year for brilliant red. Learn something new every day!
-Mike |
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Re: Re: Barcelona Red - Yikes!
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Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Best wishes to all for the coming year. Ron.
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Good s**t happened. 69 was worth the wait. '92 stock semi-pristine ebony - 160K '96 Grand Caravan - 240K '01 Miata SE - 79K '07 Chrysler Pacifica - 60k - future money pit. |
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