scratches under the lacquer

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:50 pm

after washing my car sat i thought a polish would make it sparkle so i cracked on after buffing it off i noticed that the paint work on the drivers side looked like someone had attacked it with a brillo pad loads of light scratches under the lacquer but only noticable in direct sun light

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so i started looking for acciddent damage and and tapping for filler but no luck all original panels and no filler so i spoke to my good mate who works for a body shop and asked him why it would do this, he turned round and said that it looks like the car has been parked next to a bush and the previous owner has had a cheap paint job done to hide the problem. And as im polishing it its wearing down the lacquer. so not only dose my car look shagged coz of it i no longer want to drive it so im now debating to px it for either the new mk5 golf gti or the polo gti or get a complete respray.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:57 pm

A scratched panel has led you to consider selling the car? Thats daft. Just fix it and get on with enjoying the GTi!

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:02 pm

Sounds like holograms to me. My car has some from when I got it. Ususally down to a bad wash technique that scratches the laquer/clear coat. Should be sortable with a machine polisher.

I remember when I first got my car I thought there was rust on it. Turned out it was just tar...if left it can turn an orange colour

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:03 pm

trust me its more than a scratched panel it looks awful in the sun. if the sun decides to come out ill post some pics. i love it to bits and spent shed loads on it, i dont think my old man would let me sell it or px as he gave it to me for my 18th birthday

JPR_polo_gti · Post by **JPR_polo_gti** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:50 pm

just get a pc on it, it'll come up a treat

LiverpoloGTi · Post by **LiverpoloGTi** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:39 pm

Wow, what an amazing birthday pressie you got there.

As for the panel, could you not just buy a replacment panel if it cant be polished out?

PoloGTi · Post by **PoloGTi** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:55 am

I had loads on my car but Ive since had it detailed and you can barely see them. Will be having its second detail soon to get rid of them entirely.

PD · Post by PD » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:42 am

polo_gti21 wrote:trust me its more than a scratched panel it looks awful in the sun. if the sun decides to come out ill post some pics. i love it to bits and spent shed loads on it, i dont think my old man would let me sell it or px as he gave it to me for my 18th birthday

lucky bastard!

Kam Racing · Post by **Kam Racing** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:30 pm

PD wrote:lucky bastard!

my thoughts exactly...

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:20 pm

lol i know

just to put a point across though i saved 5grand up to buy one myself, it was a surprise present.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:08 pm

I started saving for mine at 18!

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:13 pm

It only costs a couple of hundred to get panels re-sprayed. I wish someone had bought me my polo gti

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:15 pm

I've got a similar patch on my driver's door - only shows in odd sunlight but not all the time. looks as if the spray has been done at a different angle to the rest of the car.

can't see it at all when you look straight onto the panel. all very strange.

doesn't bother me too much - and I'm usually very picky! just enjoy the car mate

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:42 pm

have been thinkin about what im gonna do and ive decided to keep the car and sort the problems but get a mk1 golf for a run about.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:30 pm

You are so damn lucky. I'd love a second older car (Golf/Corrado VR6, Mk1 GTI, Golf G60 etc) but I don't have the money or space