Question for those in sunnier places

"whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU" (whiskey-business) 04/30/2016 at 16:51 • Filed to: None

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I went to go see a man about a horse today. And that horse happened to be a red Volvo S40. Manual, T5, low miles, everything I had hoped for. Drove like a dream, threw no substantial codes, not a speck of rust. However, the paint was a whole different story. The entirety of the top-side of the car was peeling clearcoat with UV damaged paint underneath. To those who have dealt with this type of damage before, should I be concerned about it from a longevity point of view? Being from the Midwest, all used cars I’ve seen rust out the bottom before the paint goes, so I have little experience with it. Should I be concerned?

Steve in Manhattan > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/30/2016 at 17:06

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I would check the forums. Sometimes is just where the car is located. On the other hand, I remember a run of Mercedes that almost all wound up with faded paint after the clearcoat went away, mostly around the sunroof. ```````````````````

Klaus Schmoll > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/30/2016 at 17:07

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What do you mean by “threw no substantial codes”? Did it throw lesser ones?

I don’t know why this fire engine red seems to be most prone to peeling clearcoat. Seems to happen with all brands. Would be interesting to know why blue or green or whatever fare better. Maybe someone can shed some light on this.

Textured Soy Protein > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/30/2016 at 17:07

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That can happen with red cars in warmer climates. Something about red car paint makes it more vulnerable to sun damage.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Klaus Schmoll 04/30/2016 at 17:21

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It probably has something to do with the way is which the red pigment reacts with oxigen, which goes easier due to the size of the red pigment atoms used until 2005, according to the Googles. UV accelerates this reaction between the pigment and the oxigen.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/30/2016 at 17:26

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I live in SW Florida. Red cars get killed here. Usually it’s nothing too serious. It can just make the car look kinda shitty.

But, as a Volvo nut. Buy it! Become a T5 brother!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/30/2016 at 18:19

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Good to know, so you say just live with it and fixing is optional?

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Klaus Schmoll 04/30/2016 at 18:19

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It got a bit angry that the battery was let go flat in transport, but once clearing the codes and going for a drive no more appeared.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 04/30/2016 at 18:20

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Makes sense, this thing is the reddest red I’ve ever seen.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/30/2016 at 18:30

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As long as it hasn’t rusted or dented it usually isn’t too bad. There’s actually a few companies by me that restore only red paint. They wax and buff it and put a new layer of clearcoat on to make it look new.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/30/2016 at 18:43

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Other than a cracked front lip, the car is rust and dent free. So you’re saying it might be possible to breathe new life into it?

JDMatt > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/30/2016 at 21:52

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I Drive an 8 year old Madza 3. At the time, Ford owned mazda and volvo. To save money, The S40/V50, Mazda3, and European ford focus share the same platform. They also seem to share the same cheap ass paint job. I live in San Francisco, while my car ain’t rusty but the black paint job has seen better days.