Skoda Fabia: Will Red color fade quickly?

MadRash · 6th June 2008, 18:00

Hi everyone. I have booked a Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI Classic. It has very limited color options. Silver, White, Satin Gery and Red. First I opted for Silver because of its low maintenance. But after seeing the Red, I decided to go for it. But my friend raised a concern. "Will Red color fade?" (Especially in Fabia). Please advice.

Cheers
Mahesh S

GTO - Touring · 6th June 2008, 20:21

All Skoda's boast extremely high quality paint jobs. Don't worry about the colour red; get her waxed up once in a while and you should be all set.

androdev · 6th June 2008, 20:29

Old red octavias still look pretty good. So I don't think you should be worried about fading. But your washing method can cause heavy swirl marks and loss of gloss. This is the main reason behind faded look. It is actually loss of clear coat gloss and not color fading.

svsantosh · 6th June 2008, 20:30

good point,

Truth is RED is on Top of the color spectrum. TRUTH also is EVERY color fades on any automobile over a period of time, irrespective of the waxes and teflon coatings one can papmer her with. Red - being on the top of the spectrum, the Human eye can QUICKLY recognize if there is a fade of even a Tiny amount.

White is at the bottom end, and what ever happens to it, the difference is very less noticable.

rubal1983 · 7th June 2008, 23:12

Hi Mahesh,

this being my first post would like to mention that yes dark colors tend to fade at a faster pace as compared to the lighter ones. At the same time it requires a lot of care on ur part to make sure u donot loose the gloss and thrill of that sparkling red colored fabia.
rgds

MadRash · 8th June 2008, 11:31

Thank you guys. I'm going for RED. Hope i will give more attention to my car's exterior.

Mahesh S

6th June 2008, 18:00	#1
MadRash BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Madras Posts: 243 Thanked: 3 Times	Skoda Fabia: Will Red color fade quickly? Hi everyone. I have booked a Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI Classic. It has very limited color options. Silver, White, Satin Gery and Red. First I opted for Silver because of its low maintenance. But after seeing the Red, I decided to go for it. But my friend raised a concern. "Will Red color fade?" (Especially in Fabia). Please advice. Cheers Mahesh S
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6th June 2008, 20:21	#2
GTO - Touring BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 710 Thanked: 54 Times	All Skoda's boast extremely high quality paint jobs. Don't worry about the colour red; get her waxed up once in a while and you should be all set.
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6th June 2008, 20:29	#3
androdev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 3,097 Thanked: 22,345 Times	Old red octavias still look pretty good. So I don't think you should be worried about fading. But your washing method can cause heavy swirl marks and loss of gloss. This is the main reason behind faded look. It is actually loss of clear coat gloss and not color fading.
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6th June 2008, 20:30	#4
svsantosh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,006 Thanked: 6,349 Times View My Garage	good point, Truth is RED is on Top of the color spectrum. TRUTH also is EVERY color fades on any automobile over a period of time, irrespective of the waxes and teflon coatings one can papmer her with. Red - being on the top of the spectrum, the Human eye can QUICKLY recognize if there is a fade of even a Tiny amount. White is at the bottom end, and what ever happens to it, the difference is very less noticable.
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7th June 2008, 23:12	#5
rubal1983 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: chandigarh Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Times	Hi Mahesh, this being my first post would like to mention that yes dark colors tend to fade at a faster pace as compared to the lighter ones. At the same time it requires a lot of care on ur part to make sure u donot loose the gloss and thrill of that sparkling red colored fabia. rgds
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8th June 2008, 11:31	#6
MadRash BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Madras Posts: 243 Thanked: 3 Times	Thanks a ton Thank you guys. I'm going for RED. Hope i will give more attention to my car's exterior. Mahesh S
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