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Applies to Astras and Cavs too! My 93 Cav is also going that way - I think red is a very bad colour for fading and they hadn't got something right in the 80s/early 90s. Still, who knows, all those brand new red Golf GTIs I have seen recently could be a grotty shade of faded and blotchy pinky red in a couple of years time :o)
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The red paint goes pink because the surface layer of the paint oxidises. I think its something to do with water-based paint.
A good polish normally brings them looking a deep shiny red again. I once saw an old red (well, pink at the time) sierra totally transformed by a good application of autoglym (which btw, is like a weak T-Cut - use a dark cloth and look at the paint come off onto it next time you use it).
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incendentaly, I happen to own a white mk2 astra cd, which i reckon with the body coloured bumpers is one of the better colours available for it. I'm not so sure about white cars rusting easier since mine has only a couple of spots of surface rust on the drivers side rear sill and the paints starting to bubble round the drivers lock (but I think thats cos some B****** broke into it a damaged the lock years ago) and other than that its a minter.
I think its more of a case of looking after it with loadsa polish than the particular colour.
On a similar note - has anyone got any tips on diy respraying? Even though the rust isnt major i'd like to get rid of it before it turns into a big problem. Is it worth me forking out for a pro to do it (i'm a bit tight though)?
Cheers,
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Sorry to be the harbinger of doom but rust on the sills coming to the surface is usually the tip of the iceberg. Rusty sills do need sorting out pretty quick but unless you really know what you are doing it's a professional job.
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