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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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My favourite colour is Porsche Indian Red !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But please post a pic of it. Is it the Red Orange kind of red u talking about?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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I would go with true red on the mazda 3, idk if many people ever saw a freshly waxed true red.

It looks STUNNING.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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I knoooow totally stunnin
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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True Red is to bright and common.

I really like the Red that is on the Lotus.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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I really like the red on my car Highlite red from Spies hecker it is a deep red in low light or floresent lighting and in bright sunlight it almost looks orange its hard to get the actual color on a camera but here are some pics

ALL OF THE SAME CAR
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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The second picture looks hot... but I dont want my car to look Orange in bright sunlight. Look at the car next to yours, his is red yours looks orange :S Im being VERY careful in choosing the red color because I want to prevent that to happen. Its either a Cherry Red, or a Blood Red...
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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This is what Im talking about, Daved70's RX-7 amazing Rosso Corsa paint from Ferrari 360 Modena ... I am sooooo painting my 7 like his What do you guys think?



Now I gotta look for a Paint Shop with their own Lab here In Santa Cruz, Bolivia where they can make the Rosso Corsa paint color for my 7. What Daved70 told me
is that there is three variance of the Rosso Corsa... I suppose Im just gonna go for the Modena Rosso Corsa which is the same color he used on his car.
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Another shot in different angle

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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^ yes very nice...go with that and i know exactly what your talking about with the orange in full day..orange no good ferrari red YES
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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I'm not sure of the paint code on mine, but I like it and get a lot of compliments. The red is mixed with orange in the sun. The Feed red is nice also.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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The Feed Red seems to be a Cherry Red.... but its nice though. Your seems to be the OEM Red color that comes from 93-95.
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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victory red looks good....I would go with something pearly over a gold base though....thats just me...maybe some black flake as well
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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go with the porsche guards red.... like mine
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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that feed rd looks gooooood
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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After painting my car Ill save as much money as I can, because Im thinkin about getting the GP Sports kit, an Re-Amemiya Wangan Wing, Tein Coilovers, and Work Wheels Meister S1 3 piece ...
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Magic
BMW imola red on the M3's. Cant go wrong, ***** money.
i agree, color is sick
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Hmmmm... it seems that popular Reds come from Europe huh: BMW, Porsche, Ferrari etc. Hey guys how about Audi's Brilliant Red from the 08 Audi TT?
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I like the Lotus radiant red, although either the Victory Red (I've seen it on an FC), or newer Mazda red look good too.

IMO, don't bother trying to resuscitate your old paint - the paint on 80's and early 90's vintage Mazda's is crap - non-clearcoat, and very prone to fading and oxidizing, especially the reds. My RX-7 has it's original red paint, and it looks quite good; however, it's never been winter driven, nearly always garaged, and I still have to seal/wax it regularly even so to keep it up. Get caught out in the rain and have the sun come out afterwards - little circles get burned/oxidized into the paint, especially the bumpers and spoiler, and it takes a lot of buffing and waxing to get rid of them again after. Money's tight now, so I'm not painting it, soon, but I wish I was.

I had a 85 626 Touring in Rhine Blue, had much the same sort of fading and oxidation as your 7. I easily spent 2 full days buffing it with a polisher and hand work, using rubbing compound, then polish, then finer polish, then sealer and wax coats. It was hard work, and I still had the same sort of problem that I described with my babied RX-7 - except that car was my wife's daily driver, and the frequent polishing and waxing to remove the oxidization circles after rain/sun cycles got so frustrating, I finally just clearcoat spray-bombed the hatch and hood (the worst surfaces for the oxidation) - not exactly pro quality, but looked better than the perpetually dull/faded paint.
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Originally Posted by rx7racerca
I like the Lotus radiant red, although either the Victory Red (I've seen it on an FC), or newer Mazda red look good too.

IMO, don't bother trying to resuscitate your old paint - the paint on 80's and early 90's vintage Mazda's is crap - non-clearcoat, and very prone to fading and oxidizing, especially the reds. My RX-7 has it's original red paint, and it looks quite good; however, it's never been winter driven, nearly always garaged, and I still have to seal/wax it regularly even so to keep it up. Get caught out in the rain and have the sun come out afterwards - little circles get burned/oxidized into the paint, especially the bumpers and spoiler, and it takes a lot of buffing and waxing to get rid of them again after. Money's tight now, so I'm not painting it, soon, but I wish I was.

I had a 85 626 Touring in Rhine Blue, had much the same sort of fading and oxidation as your 7. I easily spent 2 full days buffing it with a polisher and hand work, using rubbing compound, then polish, then finer polish, then sealer and wax coats. It was hard work, and I still had the same sort of problem that I described with my babied RX-7 - except that car was my wife's daily driver, and the frequent polishing and waxing to remove the oxidization circles after rain/sun cycles got so frustrating, I finally just clearcoat spray-bombed the hatch and hood (the worst surfaces for the oxidation) - not exactly pro quality, but looked better than the perpetually dull/faded paint.

I sorta agree. I have a 93 VR which is supposedly the worst year of paintjobs. I think my finish looks superb. Obviously i have some scratches and small pen dents here and there but the actual paint itself shines almost like new.

Before last week, i havent washed the car since october of 08 cause of winter, and it still shined. After last week, i half assed a zymol wax job and it looked immaculate. I was like WOW, the car is soo rich and full of depth. Even after sitting in the blazing heat and sun we got past 2 days, the color is still rich and shiny.

Eventually ill get a paintjob so i can fix all the dents and scratches but im in no rush, i think for a 93, it looks pretty damn good. And i think its because of me for always waxing the car nearly every week (during warm months) since ownership.
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