'90s Guards Red paint

yep

a good friend of mine has a guards red 944... with a pink hood

 

My dad had an 87 944 in guards red. Never had a problem with oxidation. I gues some of it could be due to neglect?

 

My guess, if properly waxed/polished that never should have happened. Unless Porsche had some bad paint?

 

Some colours seem more prone to damage than others, or at least it seems that some colours are more noticeable when they get this sort of damage. Any car left in the sun for years will have some sort of damage but remember Guards Red isn't true red, some variation in the paint can be orange or pinkish.

 

Actually there is no such thing. 944's had India red (mistaken for Guards). India red was a 'bit' more orange.

 

probably not with Jim's 944. How does JUST the hood fade and nothing else?

 

I had an '87 928 S4 that tended to fade to a less than pleasant pink. I found mineral oil would help the paint stay looking red for quite a bit, but it would still eventually fade to pink.

 

They never had bad batch of paint per say.....Guards Red was always more prone to the effects of sun and seasonal neglect than any of the colors. What you see is common.

 

It gets more sun, if there is limited shade available, users will try to put the windshield or back hatch under it, and leave the hood out. I had to park my 944 out all year last year, and the hood was purple, but the roof less so.(but still oxidized). I believe that Porsche did not clear coat their non metallic paints, which is why the oxidation is much more noticeable on colors like guards red, etc...

 

Good ole single stage Guards Pink, I mean Red. My friends brother almost freaked he saw the oxidized transfer of his 944 on some polishing pads I was using. His blood pressure returned to normal once he saw Guards red again lol.

 

The red paint (I don't remember the name) on my 1992 VW Corrado fades badly (particularly the rear spoiler) and buffing it does not last long at all, it just fades again. No clear coat from the factory.