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Paintwork issue

  • 13-12-2018 8:15am
    #1
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks, paintwork is starting to peel from my car, I'm not exactly sure what's causing it, but I suspect it's from rainwater. Any advice in how to deal with it? Thank you


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  • #2
    Tommyboy40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 629 ✭✭✭Tommyboy40


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Hi folks, paintwork is starting to peel from my car, I'm not exactly sure what's causing it, but I suspect it's from rainwater. Any advice in how to deal with it? Thank you

    It's probably the clear coat and not the paint. Nothing much to do other than a repaint


  • #3
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Tommyboy40 wrote:
    It's probably the clear coat and not the paint. Nothing much to do other than a repaint


    Yea I'd say so, is there anything I can do to reduce it spreading, as it is so, and fairly quickly to?


  • #4
    Dia1988
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Dia1988


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Yea I'd say so, is there anything I can do to reduce it spreading, as it is so, and fairly quickly to?

    What's the car , year and colour?


  • #5
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Dia1988 wrote:
    What's the car , year and colour?


    05 Megane red


  • #6
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    05 Megane red

    Red is a bugger for this.

    Look at all the Toyotas going around that look brand new from around 2006,2007.

    Toyota recalled them and re sprayed.

    Sun light damages the clear coat and even worse stone chips or scratches.


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  • #7
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    punisher5112 wrote:
    Sun light damages the clear coat and even worse stone chips or scratches.


    I've been waxing it from time to time, but obviously it isn't working, I'm not sure I'd bother respraying at this stage, probably can't afford it anyway, but shur the cars too old for that now. Thanks folks


  • #8
    TheBoyConor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭TheBoyConor


    Why would you be bothered repainting a 13 year old Mégane? Just hoof it on till it dies.
    Repainting would cost multiples of the cars value.


  • #9
    Dia1988
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Dia1988


    TheBoyConor wrote: »
    Why would you be bothered repainting a 13 year old Mégane? Just hoof it on till it dies.
    Repainting would cost multiples of the cars value.

    The 05 Megane could be a future classic.


  • #10
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Red paint particularly can be easily sun damaged. Opel cars often suffer badly in this respect.


  • #11
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,226 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    Have you owned the car from new? Sounds like it was poorly repaired at some stage. Red paint will fade but peeling is not normal.


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  • #12
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Stallingrad wrote: »
    Have you owned the car from new? Sounds like it was poorly repaired at some stage. Red paint will fade but peeling is not normal.

    no i havent, but i know the original owner, and as far as im aware, its never been crashed, but im not 100% on that. the peeling is happening near the bonnet and on the rear door, it seems like its where water is collecting. i ll try post pics at some stage. i thought the bonnet issues maybe coming from some sort of spillage during maintenance, but now im not sure since its also happening on the rear.


  • #13
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,644 ✭✭✭cml387


    Dia1988 wrote: »
    The 05 Megane could be a future classic.

    And I'm the Archbishop Of Canterbury.


    I'm an ex owner of 04 Megane


  • #14
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    cml387 wrote:
    I'm an ex owner of 04 Megane


    Did you by any chance have the airbag light issue as well?


  • #15
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    Red paint particularly can be easily sun damaged. Opel cars often suffer badly in this respect.

    yea my first car was a "pink" corsa :D


  • #16
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,644 ✭✭✭cml387


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Did you by any chance have the airbag light issue as well?

    No.
    The constantly failing window regulators (which Irish Renault wouldn't replace even though it was a known problem)
    Failing wishbones
    Prematurely wearing rear wheels due to the back end being misaligned.
    Failing coils


  • #17
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    cml387 wrote:
    No. The constantly failing window regulators (which Irish Renault wouldn't replace even though it was a known problem) Failing wishbones Prematurely wearing rear wheels due to the back end being misaligned. Failing coils


    Regulators are a ****, all mine are wrecked, mechanic showed me how to flush them out with contact cleaner, tis doing the job, but they ll all probably eventually fail. Coil went as well, first nct failed on rear axle alignment


  • #18
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,226 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    I have the phone number of a guy who specialises in Renault regulators. Very reasonable.

    PM me if interested.


  • #19
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,432 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Stallingrad wrote:
    PM me if interested.


    Don't think I'm too bother at this stage about them, flushing them out with contact cleaner is currently working, as having far less hassle with them since doing that, one window never worked though, been told regulator and loom needs to be replaced, cars too old for that now, but thanks very much anyway


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