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Offline weejockvw

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #10 on: 29 February 2012, 20:00 »
Have just sold my 10 year old Bora in tornado red and it  looked as good as the day I got it (new) now got a GTI MK6 and is in tornado red is the only colour to have
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Offline Cliff_944

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #11 on: 29 February 2012, 20:53 »
I had a MK1 GTi in red so I am waiting for the delivery of my GTD in red!
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Offline Cliff_944

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #12 on: 29 February 2012, 20:56 »
I had a MK1 GTi in red so I am waiting for the delivery of my GTD in red!
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Offline Murrayedition35

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #13 on: 29 February 2012, 22:15 »
I had a red MK6 from new and it kept it's colour really good...just had to give it a weekly wash and it looked like the day it came out of the showroom. :smiley:
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Offline mkviken

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #14 on: 29 February 2012, 22:28 »
does the red paint flake off as much as candy white paint does and did the factory 'remember' to paint the whole car and not miss bits here and there though?  :angry:
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #15 on: 29 February 2012, 22:39 »
I have to admit the red paint is OK. Stone chips badly mind, but then I think they all do.
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Offline sve170

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #16 on: 02 March 2012, 23:13 »
Just px my Tornado Red R32 after three years of ownership from new and the paintwork was as good as the day I bought it.
The reds do not seem to fade with the modern paint finishes anymore, also keep it well polished / waxed and the Golf in red is the dogs, very easy to look after being non metallic as well.
Only problem I had was some bonnet stone chips but I think this was more down to the VW paint being very hard and brittle rather than the colour.
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Offline david25

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #17 on: 14 March 2012, 17:04 »
Here is my current Golf on an 06 plate.




And to compare outside with "inside"

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Offline Buck

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #18 on: 15 March 2012, 00:04 »
Reds of old used to oxidise causing that faded/milky white look.

Most modern reds are still single stage paint but are lacquered which prevents the oxidisation!
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Offline dubber36

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Re: Anyone Got A Red Golf
« Reply #19 on: 15 March 2012, 08:40 »
Quote from: Buck on 15 March 2012, 00:04
Reds of old used to oxidise causing that faded/milky white look.


Exhibit "A" Your Honour,

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