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I'm not a fan but like white even less. Back in late 2000 I found a 97 2500 Dodge diesel and well, the red was already dead and starting to lift but man, it sure ran good. It was the best running used diesel pickup I had driven and had driven many and still have it today.
Going on 3 years ago I found a 96 Dakota that was pretty dang nice with only 139k miles and bought it....and yep, it's red too. It's been repainted but don't know when. All I can say is that it's trying to fade out after doing some easy buffing on the hood. My first red vehicle was a 67 Dart back in 74 or so and the red was totally faded on it and buffed it out but less than a year later, it looked almost as bad as it did before buffing.
I understand why red fades so fast but is there anything that can be done to make it not fade so fast? Have no idea whats on the Dakota but can take some 2000 to it and see if it comes up like clear coat. The diesel.....well, new paint is the only remedy for it.....at least on top.
Btw, this stuff is garage kept!
Going on 3 years ago I found a 96 Dakota that was pretty dang nice with only 139k miles and bought it....and yep, it's red too. It's been repainted but don't know when. All I can say is that it's trying to fade out after doing some easy buffing on the hood. My first red vehicle was a 67 Dart back in 74 or so and the red was totally faded on it and buffed it out but less than a year later, it looked almost as bad as it did before buffing.
I understand why red fades so fast but is there anything that can be done to make it not fade so fast? Have no idea whats on the Dakota but can take some 2000 to it and see if it comes up like clear coat. The diesel.....well, new paint is the only remedy for it.....at least on top.
Btw, this stuff is garage kept!