If the car doesn't have a clearcoat, then you're fine and it can be recitified.
If it does have a clearcoat, then respray is the only option I'm afraid

 

most reds if unprotected will start oxidising, with a good detail it should be fine, the only problem you may have is if it has been clearcoated over a previous oxidisation (bad repair) if you know what i mean.

it most probably is damage that has been caused by the sun and in most cases these jobs tend to be one of the most common but productive ones, having said that it doesn't look too bad from the images.

 

Thanks, apparently it has a clear coat finish so it looks like i'm goosed, What sort of price for a decent respray i wonder

 

not necessarily, take it to someone local on here for a test panel to be done, i would have thought it would be ok mate, ive done a few clearcoated reds that have oxidised and they have been fine mate

 

They're clearcoated. You can test it at home with a polish/ compound on a light coloured cloth anyway, if the cloth turns red clearcoat is not present and if it stays the original colour clearcoat is present.

 

Assuming it's not been resprayed with singlestage paint, then you're one of numerous Milano Red 'breadvan' CTR owners where the paint has oxidised below the clearcoat.
Nothing can be done apart from a respray, unfortunately.

 

How can it oxidise under the laquer? I thought oxidisation was a surface reaction?

 

They can fade under the lacquer though, not oxidise as such. Honda Milano red cars can suffer this, have seen a few posts and rants about it. As PJS says, not uncommon on these cars sadly

 

In a word.... no. It will happen eventually unless you slap SPF10000000 sun cream on the car!

it's also unlikely yours hasn't faded unless its a new car - it's just faded evenly.

 

as i read more into this thread it seems there may be a case for the paintwork warranty to come into force, if it is a problem with the basecoat beneath the clear then surely the manufacturer should recognise this and rectify under the terms of their warranty

 

A Decent respray can vary between 2-5k maybe even more.

 

Thanks for the responce guys, looks like i,ll sell up & get a scooby, am not paying £2 - £3 grand for a respray Shame as i totally love the car in every other respect, I'll NEVER buy a red car again Regards Bill :wave:

 

Any excuse for a new car lol.

Scooby is a great choice though

 

It's definitely faded under the clearcoat i'm afraid.

One of those times when you wish it was solid colour.

 

Presuming a car is covered by warranty (thinking BMW) six years or there abouts, then surely if a paint pigment gets bleached underneath the clearcoat, then that is a fault with the paint and so should be covered by said warranty?

 

Unfortunately, Milano Red is one of the worst paint jobs to have. It fades badly under the clearcoat (Civics, Integras, etc). All you can do is keep it swirl free - this at least keeps it shiny.

Since this has been a problem with red Hondas from before 2000, I am surprised that they didn't try to rectify this.

 

Unfortunately, Milano Red is one of the worst paint jobs to have. It fades badly under the clearcoat (Civics, Integras, etc). All you can do is keep it swirl free - this at least keeps it shiny.

Since this has been a problem with red Hondas from before 2000, I am surprised that they didn't try to rectify this.

Quite simply it's unacceptable.

 

It is.

I believe Audi is 12 years paint warranty.

 

AFAIK 12 years warranty is only against rust. Paint has only a couple of years warranty, 3 years tops