That makes sense. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain what the coating is for, and even taking a photo of yours.SRGTD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:09 am If the beige/white material is the same as I’ve got on the underside of my previous generation Polo GTI, then it’s a material that’s applied to protect against stone chips in areas that might be susceptible to flying stones and road debris. The same or similar stone chip protection material is also applied to the lower sills before the car body shell goes through the painting process in the factory. You can easily see / feel this protective coating on the sills - below the black plastic sill extension strip on the GTI.
Here’s the protective layer on my car that I think you’re referring to. My car is blue, and you can see the unpainted stone chip protection clearly in the picture;
Really appreciate the help!