My first stonechip on the incredibly soft GTI's paintwork :(

[Buggaluggs]

I have 2 small chips on the bonnet and 1 larger one on the o/s door lower section, I must say I am concerned about paint thickness although it is very much a modern car issue. My last car a Civic Type R GT was also prone and ended with loads on the bonnet and front wings but to be fair it had a front end shape that was inviting problems! My golf is TR by the way. Shame we can't get a proper equivalent for the cellulose paints as this was much tougher and easier to polish and work with.

[monkeyhanger]

I wonder if there is correlation between certain colours and number of paint chips - some paints go on thin because they have excellent opacity perhaps? Mine is TR and I have 3 chips in 4800 miles. The paint looks very thin.

[Mr Savage]

Tornado Red also. Possibly a problem with Tornado Red?

[GiT1984]

Tornado Red is one of the most difficult colours to paint a car - apparently it requires many thin layers to stop the paint looking very "orange peely" and thicker coats change the colour dramtically (making it much darker).

I'm hoping the metallic isn't as fragile ..... 

[Munrohuna]

Well my gti is black pearl so probably all colours are equally susceptible to chips. My chips are also down to the bare metal so can be spotted a mile away!!
What a shame the paint or lack of it lets down a brilliant car. 

[simoor]

First chip for me Oryx white

[CraigW]

First chip for me Oryx white

First one (2 actually but very small) for me on the bonnet tonight  . Oh well it was bound to happen sooner or later, 3 years later would have been preferable 

[JoeGTI]

I've been lucky so far... None on the metal panels anyway.
At least with white if you do get one, the undercoat / primer is white-ish too so the chip isn't too noticeable. Not so on the bumper though where it's black under the paint!

[CraigW]

I've been lucky so far... None on the metal panels anyway.
At least with white if you do get one, the undercoat / primer is white-ish too so the chip isn't too noticeable. Not so on the bumper though where it's black under the paint!

Mine is showing a bit of black underneath on the bonnet Joe

[JoeGTI]

Must be quite a deep one so Craig. Bummer.
Or it could indeed be dirt/grit from the stone. Try polishing it...