deteriorating paint

PROCOBOB declared:

My '86 940 is #046 Red and once a year I have to have it professionally polished and waxed, I've not tried adding a clear laquer coating yet, but I'm thinking about it. The Volvo reds were the worst for sun fade and oxidisation, not much you can do except polish and lots of wax....

As far as I know !

'86 940?

James Sweet took the time to write...:

professionally

Ah, wasn't sure if you meant '86 740, I've seen older cars with fading paint but it surprises me one that new did. My mom's '86 240 would turn rags red while washing it even when it was new. Finally repainted it and had a clearcoat put on, no more fading.

James Sweet declared:

I believe it lived on the south coast of U.K. for a few years before I bought it, and it's got 186,000 on the clock.... Still running sweet with a little TLC every now and then ! I may try the laquer as I'm getting fed up with paying £80 every spring to get it polished, and anyway there won't be much red left to polish in a few years !!