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[danoz24]

Hi all I am having some alloys machined for my build and am looking heavily into colour schemes.  After a bit of Photoshop work I am thinking that anodised Red would be most visually suitable......however the one concern that I have is obvious fading in general and especially in sunlight over the course of a couple years lets say.  I can appreciate that all finishes fade to some degree but apparently red fades to pink rather quickly which I definitely would like to avoid.  If this is the case then I am thinking gun mental silver/grey would be a nice runner up.

 

What are any of your experiences or if anyone has any knowledge/tips/etc to share I would really appreciate it before committing to purchase.

 

Thanks ever so much

 

Dan

[Tamworthbay]

Where will the car be stored? If it's in a dark garage you should be ok, if it's outside all the time then it's likely to go pinky fairly quick.

[danoz24]

Thanks heaps for the quick reply.

 

Yeh to be honest the car will be garaged whenever stored away and never outside unless at a show or when being driven.  Even if I trailer it anywhere it will be covered up so I think UV exposure time will probably be one day a week going by how much time I get to use the bloody thing lol.

[surfblue]

I would imagine the proposed finish would be quite long lasting and durable given the limited use you plan.

[ANON]

are the wheels cast or billet?

[danoz24]

Hey, Anon.......They're billet.

 

Ta

[Dzmarc]

Over the past few years this problem has generally gone away, due to the development of paint molecular make up and their pigments.

 

So long as a good lacquer is applied you should not have any problem.