CARC faded after wash

[Olpa77]

I washed up my M925 yesterday and the paint extremely faded. I have the original military CARC paint on the truck. Now my black is grey, brown is tan, and green is sage. In the past I have always pressure washed it with water. This time I used a degreasing soap. Big mistake. When its wet it returns to it normal color. When it dries and goes back to the ugly color. Any ideas to get this crud off and get it back to its original color shy of repainting it?

 

[Jeepsinker]

Get a few cans of armorall spray protectant and spray it down. Tire shine will work too.

 

[Olpa77]

Applied some tire shine and it did the trick. Worked better than I thought. Thanks a bunch Jeepsinker.

 

[Jeepsinker]

Yes sir! Just keep in mind that it isn't a permanent fix. A good rain will streak it, and if no rain it will still evaporate over a period of time, but that's all you can do short of a repaint.

 

[machinist75]

I heard Lemmon pledge also.

 

[Olpa77]

It just stinks. It looked fairly new until I hit it with that soap. I should of read the instructions first "spray on an inconspicuous area first!"