Honda Jazz Red Paint fade

[Challo]

Yesterday I was cleaning my mum Honda Jazz and noticed that the paint is starting to fade very badly in certain areas. The car is a 2008 model purchased in Red, but is actually pink now on certain panels.

Is fading paint still an issue with Honda cars? I need to dig out the paperwork and see if there is a paint warranty on the car, but is there anything I can do to try and get the colour back??

[Glosphil]

Isn't fading a problem with many non-metallic red cars? I certainly see a few with this problem.

[Challo]

I remember seeing lots of old Fords and Vauxhalls that where pink, but i though they had solved the fading issue

[Rumblestripe]

If you have no remaining warranty, it is worth trying to polish the paint. The "pink" is usually a result of oxidisation so it should buff out. I had this problem on a previous VW Polo which responded very well to repeated cleaning and polishing (I didn't T-cut, I just applied a hard wax - Turtle Wax IIRC - and you could see red/pink on the cloths as you buffed it up and after a few goes I had a lovely red car) My reasoning was that it is less likely to seriously abrade the paint finish than T-cut (or similar) which will also undoubtedly work. Once you've got it red again make sure you apply a good polish and wax to help prevent the bleaching action of UV. I think most modern red cars are laquered to help resist the tendency to fade but ultimately all paint WILL fade.

[ajprice]

Challo said:

I remember seeing lots of old Fords and Vauxhalls that where pink, but i though they had solved the fading issue

Common with VW too, do a google search on 'tornado pink'

[Butter Face]

Unfortunately it's a common thing with red Hondas.

They lacquer over the red, the red fades under the lacquer and you can't do a damn thing with it.

My civic has a pink body and red bumpers as the plastics don't seem to be affected!