imperieum blue sh*t paint

imperieumblue

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Aug 15, 2006
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:-o Hi i was wondering if other mk3 cupra drivers have the same **** paint as me . My car is imperieum blue when i got it ,it was full with stone chips almost have done a totall respray . Is this a know problem with the imperiem blue ?


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gavthelad

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Nov 19, 2005
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huh? speak english......do not understand.....are you trying to say that you have a lot of stone chips and you need a full respray?

or

you are currently in the process of respraying panel by panel and have since gained stonechips?
 

__B3NNY__

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May 5, 2005
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Stonechips are a fact of driving, There gunna happen what ever paint you have, unless your car wears a bra.


David.
 

Arwel

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If its on the front of the car then from what i gather its just a seat thing. Prone to stone chips.
 

gavthelad

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Nov 19, 2005
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mine is black as you can tell from my sig pic and i have random chips on the front of the car........i wouldnt generally say that the paint was inferior quality to any other vehicle manufacturer really although i have heard from a reliable bodyshop that i know that the laquer on vag group vehicles is quite alot thinner than most manufacturers. This may have something to do with the problem?
 

ZBOYD

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May 19, 2001
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Before you shoot people down in flames, take the opportunity to find out where they are from. I believe he is from the Netherlands, his English is better than your dutch i wager.

Imperial Blue as its known in the UK, is really no worse than most other colours, however it uses a lighter undercoat than many of the other colours, and any small chips show up a lot more.

Not a great deal you can do unfortunately, modern paints lack the hardness of lead based paints, and stone chips are a fact of life.

Using a product like Armourfend that is placed in the most vunerable areas can help prevent chips.
 

Fl@pper

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Jun 19, 2001
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any water based paints are prone to it unfortunately

after you do get a respray theres some scotchguard armour all stuff thats like thin vinyl that works a treat to stop it happening again

or as Z above said correctly - Armourfend
 

imperieumblue

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Aug 15, 2006
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Thats right im from the netherlands , imperieum blue is imperial .. well i have almost done a total respray only the right backside not .. its ridiculous but it was coverd with stone chips .. and now with the new paint its not much better ...
 

urz

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Mar 24, 2006
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Fair enough. But these things happen. It didnt really achieve much coming on here calling it '****'.
 

Forbez

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Before you shoot people down in flames, take the opportunity to find out where they are from. I believe he is from the Netherlands, his English is better than your dutch i wager..

If his profile was filled in with where he's from, then we would know!

It just seems that as blue is a dark colour, the stone chips show up more!
 

Havok316

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Jun 6, 2006
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its a fact mate SEAT have the sh*test factory paint ive ever known for a car. They chip easily, the get marked easily tbh i think getting a respray from a pro bodyshop would be the best idea