MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: BradJH on February 08, 2019, 02:38:24 pm

Anyone unfortunately have any experience with this? such a pain cause she looks so pretty but she's a bit flaky

Title: Re: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: DBXdarkangel on February 08, 2019, 03:36:33 pm

I would agree but my car is a peice of metal and not male or female.

Title: Re: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: shail on February 08, 2019, 04:18:15 pm

I have some laquer peel on the wing mirror.  No where else though.

Title: Re: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: fivetide on February 09, 2019, 07:40:26 pm

had a wee bit very sudden on the roof edge. Had it repainted quick smart but it honestly looked like someone had sprayed something on the car.

Title: Re: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: AntzGti on February 10, 2019, 05:21:51 pm

Had the roof painted shortly after I bough mine. Evidence that in the recent past the bonnet, front bumper and wing mirrors had all received attention.

Funny enough when I took it to my tame body shop, they had a 2006 Mini Cooper in that had pox ridden red paint on its roof as well. They showed me how on that car it had go so bad, they were using an air line to blow the lacquer off the roof.

I was the issue with Red cars is down to an oxide in the pigment that whist stops it from fading, it can react with the lacquer and start the de-lamination process.

Title: Re: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: BigstickytoffeeGTI30 on February 10, 2019, 07:56:22 pm

Just 'gone through' the delamination process on the wing mirrors. My hose removed most of it during washes, the car no longer looks likes it is partly sunburnt but has lost the sheen (on the mirrors). Not appeared on any other parts so fingèrs crossed, would love to respray certain areas but a recent q5 purchase, mortgage, 2 kids, ski holidays, summer holidays...... ...puts end to that.

Title: Re: Paint delamination (Tornado Red)
Post by: BigstickytoffeeGTI30 on February 12, 2019, 11:14:08 am

Bollocks. After writing the above post I cleaned the car to find the bonnet starting to go! Time for some big TLC around the front and refurbished alloys, she'll be looking great for the summer though.