Or it could just be that the other colours hide them better!anyome else thinks the S3 has soft paint (Navarro Blue) compared to my previous Audi’s Oyster Grey, Silver and Daytona Grey.
Seems to create light scratches at the slightest touch.
Not an expert in paint by any means but my Navarra blue seems very susceptible to swirls. Given up really. My 50 year old Morris Minor has better paint. It’s an Eco thing I think. My Morris is also blue by the way but a lighter blue called petrol grey.
Audi's Clear coat on its cars is renowned for being hard as are German brands ,dark paints like Navarra Blue do need extra care when washing and detailing so go buy a cheap dual action polisher which will in turn solve the problem of swirls and scratches
Their metallic and pearlescent paint colours do have a hard clear coat but for whatever reason their Flat paint colours including my own is softer and l don't have any visible swirls or fine scratches on my car, as its been mentioned a ceramic coating will help to prevent the paint marking but won't stop the paint marking, if you've used the DA on your car surely you should have found out how easy or difficult it is to correct the fine swirls or scratches?Audi have always been know for hard paint, although eac
Speak to any good detailer and they will say you cannot take for granted that Audi Paint is hard, you should always do a test spot.
Already got a DA bud, but being careful ie: power washer, pre wash, 2 bucket method, merino wool wash mitt and pat dry with drying towel helps to prevent the problem in the first place.
Same as my Ara blue then. Although more miles on mine, resigned myself to the fact always gonna get loads. But seem to have loads on the front bumper.is the soft paint not something to do with manufacturers moving to water based paints?
I found my last a6 with about 30ks had more chips on the front than my old golf did with 185k.
Noticed a few chips on my ara blue already with 2k on the clock on the front/bonnet and the side skirts.
Anyone tried the clear vinyl type strips that goes along the front and bits of the sides of the car?
is the soft paint not something to do with manufacturers moving to water based paints?
I found my last a6 with about 30ks had more chips on the front than my old golf did with 185k.
Noticed a few chips on my ara blue already with 2k on the clock on the front/bonnet and the side skirts.
Anyone tried the clear vinyl type strips that goes along the front and bits of the sides of the car?
Think you are right on water based paints but they seem to be adding more water these days LOL
Paint Protection Film (PPF) not tried it myself but many do Put it on low slung motors
Can also be self healing so a good idea
Breathe on the piano black and it scratchesI’ve had my A, B and C pillars wrapped but that to stop the piano black pillars showing swirls and scratches. People always seem to handle them to close the doors
Cost me £100 and very happy with the results
Breathe on the piano black and it scratches
Wish I did that before I picked the car up.
I have a car in Cosmos Blue it seems to be picking up stone chips down to the white primer like crazy, on the front and front wings. I was told by my bodyshop guy that this is just down to the new eco paints they have to use same reason why lots of new vehicles have terrible orange peel. I am still bit stunned by it though, I have bought a smart repair kit, but I have kind or resigned myself that the car will never be a tidy example. The colour itself is just odd when clean it is an amazing green/blue in the sun though it seems to pick swirls out like crazy, then the moment it is a little bit dirty it is just like a dark blue really odd..... would never pick it again, didn't have a choice for availability in the timeframe i needed the car this time though.
A Soft/hard clear coat won't make any difference if a stone hits the car at all
I'm having the same problem on my Daytona grey S3. I've only done 500 miles in it myself (26,500 on the clock) and the amount of stone chips on the bonnet is ridiculous.
Annoying thing is I had a proper look round the car both inside the showroom and outside and the paint looked in great condition. I've only noticed the chips since I've had the car winter prepped and detailed. I am wondering whether the garage I purchased from did a very quick job of covering the stone chips which has washed away once the car was detailed? Feel slightly mugged off if i'm honest!
Surely a harder coat will help at least a little with stone chips.
Nope my sepang S3 was dreadful for stone chips and that had hard a harder clear coat than my Voodoo
Cornel touch up pen is the best way to touch up chips, i have tried all the other stone chip repair kits