Did Subaru use better paint on the GL?

[Rooasaurus Rex]

After oogling over other people's Subarus for years, I have noticed that GLs tend to look a lot better than the Loyales or my DL.  They're shiny and have minimal rust.   My question is, did Subaru use better quality paint on the GLs?  Or are they built a little bit better... or is my poor DL, which is held together by spraypaint and foam, just hammered? 

[nipper]

Depends upon the color, the location the enviorment. SUn is a beast. My Justy, any surface that was not exposed directly to the sun has its original color and shine, whil the roof hood and rear hatch just is completely sunbaked. 

[Gloyale]

Older GL's used a very heavy duty enamel paint.  Single stage, no clearccoat, thick and chip resistant.

 

 

Some colors of late 80's GLs and all Loyales they changed to a base coat/clear coat 2 stage type.  These tend to peel the clearcoat.

 

Many older cars that have had body work also got a 2 stage, so sometimes parts of an old GL will peel, while other sections are still enamel.

[Rooasaurus Rex]

That explains a lot.  Thanks for that, Gloyale.  Almost all of the GLs that I've seen are white.  I think I won an argument with this info.

[Gloyale]

That explains a lot.  Thanks for that, Gloyale.  Almost all of the GLs that I've seen are white.  I think I won an argument with this info.

 

Cool.

 

Alough thinking about it....not sure if the enamel is "better" paint but lasts longer.

 

It's pretty dull and ugly though.....especially the white ones.....blah.....yuck.

[Rust]

Here is a 1988 GL car I recently picked up.   The older cars definitely used better paint, my 1977 DL still buffs out and shines.

[Gloyale]

Yeah that maroon is one of the worst.

 

IIRC 87 was the first year were some models got 2 stage paint.  Maroon being one of the colors.

[l75eya]

Would this explain why the silver paint on my 87 GL is a different shade of silver than is on our 93 Loyale? The 87 has more of a ..guess you can say darker tone to it than the Loyale. The Loyale looks like brushed aluminum practically. Both cars' paint is holding up nicely though, maybe the Loyale a little less (clearcoat is fading)

[BoxerRebellion]

Yeah that maroon is one of the worst.

 

IIRC 87 was the first year were some models got 2 stage paint.  Maroon being one of the colors.

 

Ahhhh....

Interesting.

 

That would explain why my Maroon '87 GL's roof is fading.