Reply With QuoteLooks like the clear coat is coming away.
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Hey Guys,
So... Yesterday I was getting the car ready for a Wedding and I noticed on the bonnet these Blemishs on the bonnet!?!?!
I always keep the car spotless and if there is anything dropped on it at all it gets washed.. All I use for wash is the Marguires Wash N Wax and has been perfect...
I don't know what it is, its like the paint is peeling off it? Its in two different area's of the bonnet (away from heat source like turbo, as its down the front) It looks like something has eaten through the clear coat...
Has any one had something like this before? It's so strange...
Also its never parked in the sun, at home its parked in the shed and at work its underground car park...
Last edited by scotty86; 04-01-2015 at 06:59 PM.
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Looks like the clear coat is coming away.
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^ appears that way - have you had any bird or bat poos on the car lately? Or parked anywhere where someone could have done something to the car (like putting brake fluid or acid on the car to ruin the paint) either on purpose or by accident?Originally Posted by minke
New Dubber
Yeah... But like I said, If I noticed that I would of washed it off straight away, and I haven't washed any bird or and poo off from both of those area's.... I know brake fluid can do some pretty bad damage, however if it was on purpose it would be a lot worse then what it is and more over the car like that... it kinda looks like its chipped away???
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VW have 10 years on paint and corrosion. So time to take it for assessment I guess
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The clear coat has definantly been etched by bird poo or bat vomit. Depending how hot it was at the time, it could of only been a short amount of time for the damage to be done.
The only way to repair is a respray and I doubt it will be covered by VW warranty as it is not a manufacturing defect.
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100% not bird poo.. and if it was bat vomit what colour is it? is it clear? Like I said I haven't cleaned anything off both of those area's on the bonnet... It was clear when I washed it (I would of noticed bird poo or type of subtenants on it)
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Could it have been egg'd?
Egg white dries clear and can eat clear coat.
New Dubber
lol, nah mate - I would of noticed egg shells and yolk... and it would been all up the car...
I wash this thing once a week, every weekend... just by bucket and hand.. Also another thing I noticed on the front plastic (where the R logo is) it looks like something similar has happened but to the plastic (under the lip of the bonnet) it looks like there is a spot where the black paint has just peeled off... that happened abit over a month ago.. I was seriously upset when that happened :'(
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Time to get VWA involved. I'm one handshake away from a gentleman who got their 9 1/2 year old Touareg fully resprayed which was exhibiting similar issues. That car was totally abused for it's entire life.
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