Lunch at the Churchilian pub. portsmouth

[RedRobin]

....I'm about 2hrs drive from Portsmouth on fast roads.

If anyone from this forum wants to attend our Tyresmoke meet, as Phil did, you are very welcome - We're just another bunch of car enthusiasts who like a good banter.

[08micsta]

Great looking car that Mk4 is. Wow

I wish South Africa had a few meets and even if I wanted to arrange one I dont know how...

Mike

[182_blue]

Yes his front splitter is looking tired, his cars done quite a few thousand miles now, Robin did say hes gonna get it sorted along with the alloys in the near future.
One thing i noticed is how bright in comparision the Red on My Car was to robins. Whether its because mines 18 months newer, or theyve changed the Red from the earlier models?

unfortunately red does fade over time, its one of the worse colours for it, not sure what VW red is like though so dont quote me, its one of the major things that stopped me getting red (as it was high up on my choice list), although it can be cured/ hidden to a degree with decent polishing etc

[RedRobin]

Yes his front splitter is looking tired, his cars done quite a few thousand miles now, Robin did say hes gonna get it sorted along with the alloys in the near future.
One thing i noticed is how bright in comparision the Red on My Car was to robins. Whether its because mines 18 months newer, or theyve changed the Red from the earlier models?

unfortunately red does fade over time, its one of the worse colours for it, not sure what VW red is like though so dont quote me, its one of the major things that stopped me getting red (as it was high up on my choice list), although it can be cured/ hidden to a degree with decent polishing etc

....No, modern red car paint is not so prone to fading as it was in the past. If you read my earlier post you'll see that I informed you that my car has a couple of weeks thin layer of grime and looks duller as a result. This is how she normally looks when clean :-

[182_blue]

Yes his front splitter is looking tired, his cars done quite a few thousand miles now, Robin did say hes gonna get it sorted along with the alloys in the near future.
One thing i noticed is how bright in comparision the Red on My Car was to robins. Whether its because mines 18 months newer, or theyve changed the Red from the earlier models?

unfortunately red does fade over time, its one of the worse colours for it, not sure what VW red is like though so dont quote me, its one of the major things that stopped me getting red (as it was high up on my choice list), although it can be cured/ hidden to a degree with decent polishing etc

....No, modern red car paint is not so prone to fading as it was in the past. If you read my earlier post you'll see that I informed you that my car has a couple of weeks thin layer of grime and looks duller as a result. This is how she normally looks when clean :-

sorry, wasnt so much referring to your car, as i said im not used to VW red, but i have to say modern red paint can still fade, nothing like the single stage in the past though, but red and yellow do seem to loose colour more than any other colour still, even with clearcoats applied

[RedRobin]

....Yes, red isn't the best colour for longevity but it needs heavy duty exposure nowadays to fade badly. My GTI is garaged all the time she's not being driven.

[winrya]

Yes his front splitter is looking tired, his cars done quite a few thousand miles now, Robin did say hes gonna get it sorted along with the alloys in the near future.
One thing i noticed is how bright in comparision the Red on My Car was to robins. Whether its because mines 18 months newer, or theyve changed the Red from the earlier models?

unfortunately red does fade over time, its one of the worse colours for it, not sure what VW red is like though so dont quote me, its one of the major things that stopped me getting red (as it was high up on my choice list), although it can be cured/ hidden to a degree with decent polishing etc

....No, modern red car paint is not so prone to fading as it was in the past. If you read my earlier post you'll see that I informed you that my car has a couple of weeks thin layer of grime and looks duller as a result. This is how she normally looks when clean :-

Looking awesome red

How did you get the black plastic honeycomb grills so black??

[RedRobin]

How did you get the black plastic honeycomb grills so black??

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....It's probably the lighting in the photo which makes it look blacker. Here's a different pic, but I sometimes use a cream on the grills called Back-to-Black which I mostly use in the engine bay for shows.

[NewGolf]

Why does red fade more than other colours then? And where do I get this "Back to Black" as the grills one part I find hard to get properly detailed? 

[Phil mcavity]

Halfords noramally sell it by the bucket load newgolf