Lacquer blistering on paint work!!

**alphamike583** · 02-02-2010,12:49 PM

THe paint lacquer on my 2002 A4 Avant is blistering and coming off in places. First off there was only a few small patches which I could live with, but now there are more places on the car getting worse. I guess with the cold weather we have had it's made the lacquer blister but it's quite unslightly.
I spend a lot of time detailing my car so it always has a good high polish and wax on it all year round. It is also a red car so this is especially important.

Has anybody suffered with this. I know the car has definitly never been painted and it can't just be stone chips as there is some peeling on a passenger door and the roof near to the boot.

Any suggestions to what I can do. It's going to be quite expensive I can imagine to get the car re-lacquered

**Audiquattr0** · 04-02-2010,12:35 AM

hi mate
ive also got some lacquer coming off on my audi tdi quattro sport. just on the front bumper and abit on bonnet? what u think would we have to get it all paint or can we just get lacquer done?

**kite** · 04-02-2010,12:47 AM

Is there a 10 or 12 yr warranty on paint ?
Might be worth a call to the dealer

**Alan02** · 04-02-2010,05:56 AM

I`m sure its only 3 years for a paint defect,12 for rust through.

**fourringsrus** · 04-02-2010,07:57 PM

Yes and then the dealer will give you the old,..."how can we be sure the car has not been badly repaired after an accident?" cobblers line ",it surely can't be a manufacturers fault".
Been there

Stuart

**kite** · 04-02-2010,08:24 PM

Originally Posted by fourringsrus

Yes and then the dealer will give you the old,..."how can we be sure the car has not been badly repaired after an accident?" cobblers line ",it surely can't be a manufacturers fault".
Been there

Stuart

That line must be in a handbook somewhere......

**Alan02** · 05-02-2010,07:58 AM

Originally Posted by fourringsrus

Yes and then the dealer will give you the old,..."how can we be sure the car has not been badly repaired after an accident?" cobblers line ",it surely can't be a manufacturers fault".
Been there

Stuart

They can check by measuring the Depth of the paint.They did it with mine on a very small mior rusting of bottom edge of rear door.They actually went ALL over 1 side of the car! Anything to try and say its been previously repaired!! It hadn`t though!

**vinpetrol** · 08-02-2010,10:51 PM

Hi All, my 2002 amulet red 2.0 tdi lacquer is peeling off all over the place. Also lots of the switches inside are peeling to. Has anyone tried there main dealer ? Seems to me the B6 is just not well finished . Can the lacquer be replaced without the paint?

Vin

**benjie** · 08-02-2010,10:58 PM

Originally Posted by Alan02

They can check by measuring the Depth of the paint.They did it with mine on a very small mior rusting of bottom edge of rear door.They actually went ALL over 1 side of the car! Anything to try and say its been previously repaired!! It hadn`t though!

Interesting? I have a little bit of rust forming here - may pop in and get them to check - I may get it done for free! Will ask at MOT time in May. Or is it April?

**fourringsrus** · 09-02-2010,09:19 PM

Vin, it sounds like your car is sufferring, is it possible she has been pooly repaired in the past?
I have found all Audi's to be exceptional in finish,even back to my 1990's models

Stuart