Paint on wing to a-pillar edge + door post

[RickS]

Haven't got any pics to post just now, but my car is "fully painted". No missing paint on seams/back of doors etc. If I were you I'd go back and show it to the dealer.

[PenguinGTI]

I've been a while responding to this topic. My car is perfectly painted in all the areas you have shown. In the engine bay I have a strong red (with no hint of primer or uncoated metal) and in the boot my car has a definite red tinge (although it seems to be more like over spray that a purposeful coat). Most importantly for me every aspect of the doors and door frames seems well enough painted.

My only issue with the paintwork now is stone chips! But after 26k miles it's hardly a fault of the car.

[Snoopy]

Heres a light blue 09 reg golf TDI from work. Its not as noticable and hard to catch with a camera.








I had a look under the bonnet too and its similar to mine just nowere near as bad, Its also not that noticable partly due to the light colour and light undercoat you probably would not see it if i was not looking for it (would have took photos but batterys dies) I hope to get some later.

[Snoopy]

[am1w]

Snoops: Do you think this is more of a problem with metallic painted cars?

[Snoopy]

I think its to do with what colour undercoat they use compared to the colour of the car if it shows up or not easily  . Maybe one robots is just a lazy so and so compared to another 

[am1w]

I think its to do with what colour undercoat they use compared to the colour of the car if it shows up or not easily  Maybe one robots is just a lazy so and so compared to another 

I don't think that German robot likes a colour so close to 'Royal Blue'. But we won the war!!

[Snoopy]

  This light blue one it hardly shows at all compared to mine (only the strong sunlight helped it today). Mine has far less body colour coverage than this one and due to the colour shade differences on mine between undercoat and body colour it really shows up on mine unlike this one.
Silver, white and red it will be much harder to spot due to undercoat colour. Even black with the dark yellowish undercoat its harder to see. I think the grey uses dark yellow undercoat too from memory of James Gould's.
 

[bobotheclown]

possibly a cost sutting excercise?

[Snoopy]

Well i guess they got away with the a-pillars/wing bit on the mk5 so thought why not go abit further.