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Tazwing02 02-15-2005 05:58 PM

Sunlight silver in Sunny Florida?
 
For all of us in Florida...
Is it true that Silver is more prone to fading unless waxed often?
Just wondering if there's any truth to this and if so, what prevention is there?
Thanks,
Taz

tiggerlee 02-15-2005 06:22 PM

My experience tells me that the darker the color, the more likely that fading will be noticable.
maybe I'm wrong. Just remember to keep a good coat of wax on it at all times and you should be ok.

I don't know that any ONE color is more likely to fade than another however.
probably would depend more on the conditions it's placed in.

Rx8honey 02-15-2005 07:25 PM

Most definitely, a darker color will noticeably fade quicker than a lighter color. Quite often red cars loose their brightness fairly quickly, unless you take good car of it.

slllygrl10 02-15-2005 07:52 PM

I dont know if any color will fade as long as its metallic. If it's metallic it shouldn't be a problem and I believe that all rx8's are painted metallic. Correct me if I'm wrong.

JeRKy 8 Owner 02-15-2005 10:29 PM

The paint on my Titanium has definitely gotten lighter. After my car is cleaned - if I go to a well lit gas station for example at night - some of the cars paint looks like a crossbreed between Sunlight Silver and Titanium Gray at certain angles. But whenthe cars dirty it looks as dark as usual. Ill take a pic of it oneday to show you how much lighter it looks after a fresh wash.

I definitely did not wax it enough.

czr 02-15-2005 10:40 PM


Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
The paint on my Titanium has definitely gotten lighter. After my car is cleaned - if I go to a well lit gas station for example at night - some of the cars paint looks like a crossbreed between Sunlight Silver and Titanium Gray at certain angles. But whenthe cars dirty it looks as dark as usual. Ill take a pic of it oneday to show you how much lighter it looks after a fresh wash.

I definitely did not wax it enough.

Not to hijack but.. interesting. I have a Tit Grey and my spoiler is like getting two colors and only noticeable from up close. Well, it bugs the hell out of me. I clean my car every 1.5 weeks and wax every month; has 4 coats of zaino on it. I was going to show it to the dealer. What do you think? Anyone else have similar experience so I have some bargaining power?

JeRKy 8 Owner 02-15-2005 10:58 PM

You wax every month? I only wax twice a year

Just found this old thread https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=zaino+lighter

czr 02-16-2005 09:29 AM

It's not the whole car.. only the spoiler. We'll see next dealership visit.


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