Struggling with red paint fade restoration

[Frimley111R]

As above, I bought a nice little Honda Jazz for my niece in red. The bonnet and above the window line show a fair amount of paint fade (or is it oxidisation or is it the same thing?).

I used a rotary polisher and Meguiars Premium Cutting compound but although it brought the normal paint up beautifully the faded red hasn't changed much at all.

Am I doing something wrong, do I need a more aggressive pad or compound or has it simply faded too far? in the YT videos it seems very easy to restore but on this Honda it seems much harder.

[V8covin]

Is your polishing head turning red ?
If not you're polishing clear coat .

[steveo3002]

it wont always polish up like new

[Frimley111R]

V8covin said:

Is your polishing head turning red ?
If not you're polishing clear coat .

No it's not.

So what can i do to stop it being pink?

[V8covin]

Frimley111R said:

No it's not.

So what can i do to stop it being pink?

Nothing,the damage is done,needs repainting

[Frimley111R]

V8covin said:

Frimley111R said:

No it's not.

So what can i do to stop it being pink?

Nothing,the damage is done,needs repainting

Ok, thanks, won't waste any more energy on it then. Will just add a bit of red polish and that will have to do. Still looks bloody nice for a first car compared to my crumbling old Mk1 Escort.