paintwork

So I've had the car for just over a month and done around 1100 miles. Pretty happy so far. However, the other day I've noticed a small area where it looks like the paintwork is peeling off. It is at the driver's side, next to the rear light cluster at the joints of the two body panels. The...

Hi all, I recently got a 55-plate LCR225 in red (I think it's Emocion Red). The dealer I got it from seemed to think this is non-metallic paint. Is this likely to fade to that horrible salmon-pink? If so, what can I do to prevent this? In fact for that matter, besides a good wash with...

Is there anyway of achieving this? I'm cleaning a car at some point this week, and they've asked me that question. The driver's side front end has been resprayed and obviously looks much fresher than the rest of the paintwork. Any particular products i can use?

Hi guys, Looking for some real expert advice or at least someone who knows a bit about paintwork on the next course of action. Last week the car was vandalised probably by a ball bearing smashing two windows. I would have been less pissed off except one of the pellet's dented the paintwork...

Hi guys, I bought a black LCR210 back in March which has quite a lot of scratches in it, including car-wash swirls all over. The garage tried to patch it up as best as they could, but it's clearly an amateur job. In an ideal world I'd like to have the car resprayed (the same colour) but I...

Hey guys, does anyone on here work as a panel beater/work in a spray shop? or had their leon sprayed recently? I've got loads of stone chips on my bonnet, front bumper, front wings on my Leon cupra and wanted to know firstly whether its a body shop job, or whether it can be done by one of...

Hi, I have a month old black magic coloured Ibiza and as with all new cars birds seem to love leaving deposits on it. Is it right that a 'splat' removed hours after its deposited leaves the paintwork 'matt'. I can't even polish the mark out. I certainly did not have the same problem with my...

Was washing and waxing my car the other day and a few areas of paint work feel matt and dull. I use turtle wax hard shell wax and it alwasy makes the paint feel incredabily shiny and smooth. However, in a few areas, specfically on the back bumper above the exhaust but below the boot lid and...

well 2 weeks ago today i had washed my motor and was putting away before i went away, however when swapping cars round i didn't see my position coming up the drive as i was trying not to run over a cat and cut the corner and damaged the paintwork mostly the rear arch is scratched, got some of...

Just washed the new Altea for the first time today during one of the rare sunny moments and spotted a bare patch of paint at the bottom of the nearside rear passenger door just above the sill towards the rear wheel arch. The primer can be seen clearly through the colour coat, and it must have...

Ok, so i've managed to get hold of a face lift cupra bumper, but its kiwi green.. I need to re-spray it black, but have no idea what to use to strip the paint off as it is made of plastic and i'm worried about damage to the bumper itself.. Can any one tell me of a cheap affordable stripper...

Just washed the car today and then realised just how much the paint fades[:@] Hardly any of the panels look the same colour anymore and the roof looks almost white sometimes:(:(:( also there is 2 patches on the roof and 1 on the bonet where the laquer is peeling away:censored:

I have 57plate Ebony Black Ibiza and made the awful mistake of taking it to one of those hand wash car washes yesterday. I have to say I am appauled by the way the paint has turned out today and the sh1te wash they gave me. I usually wash the car myself but due to terrible weather and the car...

Has anybody else had this problem? It's a beauty! I've got a Mk2 Toledo in Flash Red. In certain weather conditions and temperatures, I get lots of very small white spots appearing on the roof and boot lid. These are actually in the paintwork and not on top, so using T-Cut or red Colourmagic...

Anyone had any experience with paintwork and their Leon/Seat's? Noticed a blemish whilst washing, the clearcoat is fine, its the actual colour underneath that has a slight blemish, looks like a broken egg shell about the size of a 50p piece. Ive heard that there is a 3 year warranty for...

I've got a paintwork issue with my 05 Ibiza. I noticed it in November and am still waiting for it to be sorted but its getting worse. The roof looks like its got Chicken Pox. There are large and small areas of paintwork cracked through to the metal all over the roof/ spoiler. Also on the...

Evening all Just wonderd if people can give me some advice on the most affordable products for looking after the paintwork on my new Leon FR due next week. I have gone for Emocion Red but I want to be armed with some decent products for waxing / polishing the car and to help protect and...

i have got a problem with my paintwork. A little while ago, i got some bird poo on the side of my car at work. We have a big problem with seagulls there and it is a constant pain. i am constanly cleaning it off, as you all may well know, if left on for any amount of time, will mark your...

I washed my car the other day and noticed a few short (as in, a few millimetres) gouges in the paintwork on the roof. Figured something flew up from the road and then went "boink!" (probably as a result of some jerk in a BMW). So started the queue of cosmetic repairs. Now, today in a car park...

Hi guys The front of my parents car has gotten splattered with tiny little spots of white masonry paint when their next door neighbours painted the front of their house. I only noticed this at the weekend when cleaning the car, it must have been this way for a little while now and there's...