Protective Coating ?

[Jass2018]

Hi All,

 

Hope you could help me with my situation.

 

Sooo.....Finished work and noticed a bird pooped on my bonnet . Quickly got some water and a cloth to wipe it off. Then i noticed something which had me screwing. There was like a layer on the bonnet i chipped away a bit and it was plastic. 

 

Im not sure what this is only assumed it was some type of protective coating which VW applied?. I have attached a pic. As the car is still under warranty is this something VW can re-do? (If it was done from them and not the previous owner).

 

Is this something which i should get looked at asap?.

 

Thanks

 

[Tam]

Hard to tell from pic, is it perhaps the top layer paint lacquer coming off?

[Jass2018]

I will try and take a better picture, Im not sure if its paint lacquer. I had piece of it in my hand it felt/looked like clear plastic. 

[delboy01]

Maybe it’s paint protection film.

[samx300]

8 minutes ago, delboy01 said:

Maybe it’s paint protection film.

 

Certainly looks odd - more along the lines of lacquer loss. What I can say is its' not PPF as that does not come off like this in pieces. PPF is extremely tough and can easily withstand some bird poo (speaking from personal experience as my car is PPF wrapped).

[Jass2018]

just tired to take more pics, Its been raining and the light is too bright for me to get anything. Running my finger through the patch and rest of the bonnet i can feel a difference. i will try to get more pictures later on this eve 

[podpod]

bird poo burns the paint due to the acid if the top coat is peeling it's too late will need professional repair,

 

if it's just "etched" you might be able to wet sand 2000 grit and polish... difficult to tell from the picture.

[delboy01]

Sounds like a respray seeing as you pulled some of it off and had it in your hands.

 

[Jass2018]

ahhh fuming because i just noticed there are a few other smaller spots on the bonnet. Dont suppose that is covered on the VW warranty  its only been 9months since i purchased it.

 

 

[delboy01]

How old is the car.?

[Jass2018]

2015.

[delboy01]

My 2014 car doesn’t have any such issues with paint work.

However as I found out subsequently with my used car previous owners

May have had accident damage repaired where the paintwork is not done to

a high standard.

Look for signs of accident damage as if you try to claim from VW that’s the

first thing they will do.

An approved used doesn’t mean it’s not been in an accident as I found

With my own car.

[SpursMadDave]

My 2014 car doesn’t have any such issues with paint work.
However as I found out subsequently with my used car previous owners
May have had accident damage repaired where the paintwork is not done to
a high standard.
Look for signs of accident damage as if you try to claim from VW that’s the
first thing they will do.
An approved used doesn’t mean it’s not been in an accident as I found
With my own car.

Just going to say the same, some car dealers will get a body shop to do a cheap blow over so the car looks great but it won't last, definitely looks like lacquer peeling away

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[Jass2018]

I purchased it from VW last year - i am fuming. I will see if they can do anything if not i will have to get the bonnet resprayed. 

[delboy01]

I would suggest you consider having the wings blended.

As you look down on the newly painted bonnet you may notice the colour difference 

between it and the adjacent wings.

I certainly did especially under artificial light and ended up having them done as well.

I suppose it depends how fussy you are and what the bodyshop recommends.