VW factory paint spec

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Sun 10 Mar 2002 10:53
VW factory paint spec - Pete
Please could someone tell me the correct paint thickness (in microns) on a VW Golf 1999 spec bonnet (metallic paint)

I am in dispute with VW as the lacqer on my bonnet is chipping off and I need the correct answer.

One VW source says 70 microns
Another says 98-130.
Mine has been measured at 140 and they are implying that I have had it resprayed (not so)

No guesses please!
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Sun 10 Mar 2002 21:48
Re: VW factory paint spec - Mike Harvey
It may well have been resprayed though, and you would be unlikely to know. Many a new car gets damaged in transit, and is put 'right' at the dealership' before the customer gets the car. There is factory rectification also.
Regards
Mike
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Mon 11 Mar 2002 20:54
Re: VW factory paint spec - Pete@theGarage
Thanks Mike. I'd thought of that one and knowing that the car had come on a dealer transfer, I checked with the supplying dealer and the one I ordered it through. Neither of them painted it. The only explanation is the 'hospital' line at the factory. I really would like to know the paint thickness though.
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