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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #10 on: 19 May 2013, 19:06 »
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 19 May 2013, 16:42


When did VW change to water based paints?

In 1991 when the mk3 was launched  :nerd:
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #11 on: 19 May 2013, 20:58 »
What's the age and mileage? Mine is Apr 2010/54700miles pebble dashed to say the least.
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #12 on: 19 May 2013, 21:06 »
The distance you leave between yourself and the car in front is a big factor don't forget, hence why BMWs get very pebble-dashed and they blame soft paint. :laugh:
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #13 on: 19 May 2013, 21:15 »
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 19 May 2013, 21:06
The distance you leave between yourself and the car in front is a big factor don't forget, hence why BMWs get very pebble-dashed and they blame soft paint. :laugh:

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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #14 on: 19 May 2013, 22:16 »
VW solids are most definaltely lacquered. Easy way to prove is to get some deep polish or t-cut and work a small area. If the cloth ends up with base colour on it, it's not lacquered, if the cloth is clear, it is lacquered.

I can assure you which one it will be  :laugh:
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #15 on: 19 May 2013, 23:00 »
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 19 May 2013, 21:06
The distance you leave between yourself and the car in front is a big factor don't forget, hence why BMWs get very pebble-dashed and they blame soft paint. :laugh:

And instead of tarmacking the roads they throw stones one them, every year...EVERY year.
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #16 on: 20 May 2013, 09:13 »
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 19 May 2013, 21:06
The distance you leave between yourself and the car in front is a big factor don't forget, hence why BMWs get very pebble-dashed and they blame soft paint. :laugh:

Very true, but then again last night I was driving home and this white car shot around the roundabout behind me...was a GTI ED35. Now, because I was in a lowly Mk5 GTI, he saw fit to drive like I was towing him.  Not sure who is worse here, but I decided to just hit the brakes a touch  :grin:
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #17 on: 20 May 2013, 09:42 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 19 May 2013, 23:00
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 19 May 2013, 21:06
The distance you leave between yourself and the car in front is a big factor don't forget, hence why BMWs get very pebble-dashed and they blame soft paint. :laugh:

And instead of tarmacking the roads they throw stones one them, every year...EVERY year.

I've often gone miles out of my way to avoid driving on a recently pebble dashed road. I figure an extra 10 minutes on the journey is a lot less than the time spent fixing stone chips.
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #18 on: 20 May 2013, 11:06 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 20 May 2013, 09:42
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 19 May 2013, 23:00
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 19 May 2013, 21:06
The distance you leave between yourself and the car in front is a big factor don't forget, hence why BMWs get very pebble-dashed and they blame soft paint. :laugh:

And instead of tarmacking the roads they throw stones one them, every year...EVERY year.

I've often gone miles out of my way to avoid driving on a recently pebble dashed road. I figure an extra 10 minutes on the journey is a lot less than the time spent fixing stone chips.

I have also taken those kind of detours, or made sure I leave a massive gap between me and the car in front when it is unavoidable.
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Re: Paint wear and tear?
« Reply #19 on: 20 May 2013, 11:10 »
Yup, roads like that are terrible, as are motorways in winter when you have a grit spreader in front of you!  My tactic there, albeit slightly outside the law, is to wait for a lorry to go past on the inside lane, and then quickly pull onto the hard shoulder and use the lorry as a shield! :grin:
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