The Dakota was faded when I got it 5 years ago....I did some buffing to it not long after getting it but like an old Dart I had in the mid 70's it's fading again. Seems like red likes to do that.
Red, silver and black are notorious for fading
Depends on the quality of the pigment. My 30+ year old Lexus with red paint never faded at all. But the clearcoat started peeling off, necessitating a repaint.
Thing is, I've had several black vehicles and they all stayed looking good with minimal paint maintenance and have a 4 year old black truck that still looks good. Never had a silver vehicle though. The oldest black truck was 17 before the X burned up the engine still looked nearly new and that was a 2000 Durango. Out of 3 red vehicles over the years....none of them stayed looking good for very long.
Look up Griots Garage. They have lots of products for interior to glass and paint. And they have videos. Ive used Meguiars in the past. But it doesn't hold a candle to Griots Garage products.Maybe I'm old school as I'm sure there are fancier products out there these days but I have always used Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound for buffing and Meguiars Fine Cut Cleaner for polishing.
Great results every time. I prime my pads sparingly with a spritz of distilled water. Too much priming and too much compound leads to build up that burns paint. Keep the pads clean, clean, clean and use light pressure.
(Dad's pad above is filthy)
Buffing and polishing is an art form right up there with shooting paint.
It's a repaint and doesn't seem to have a clear coat.
I still think without knowing what you have for coverage try a polish with the buffer 1st. If that does not give results you can allways go to a 3000 compound the polish.
