Losing a peel

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Losing a peel

I have a six-year-old Audi A4, which is a super car. Unfortunately I have a major problem with the paintwork. For some reason the lacquer is peeling away and not just from one area. It is flaking off the bonnet, the rear bumper and the front door pillar. Had it been from one area I could understand it. I have e-mailed Audi asking if they could help towards covering the cost of re doing these areas but have had no reply. Please could you give me your advice.

Asked on 12 March 2010 by N.T., via e-mail

Answered by Honest John

The car had a 3-year paint warranty, so if Audi helps then that will be very generous. If Audi doesn't help then you will need to find a bodyshop to re-paint and re-lacquer the car. This isn't a general problem. Could be that your car was sub-standard in these areas so was repainted at the end of the production line. Or could be it was damaged in transit before delivery and subsequently repainted.

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