Anyone know what depth the factory paintwork should be?

[ReflexRob]

Would be most helpful to pursue a warranty claim.....

[An0NyMOUs]

From what I can remember when I went about my front wings the guy said that the depth should be around the 100-120 mark? As mine was 300 ish I didn't qualify!

I'm not %100 sure. I know the number was in the 100's though.


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[dansmith180]

Most of the time it bounces around 120-180. I'd say 225+ indicates its been painted

[ReflexRob]

Interesting,  thanks chaps.

Mines registering at about 140 on the wing and the vw agent said it's been sprayed with those figures but couldn't find any evidence of masking,  blending etc.

[dansmith180]

Tell him to go f*ck himself. That's perfectly acceptable and he knows it, just trying to wriggle out of it. Measure the roof for a comparison and other panels, if it matches the wing its pretty obvious it hasn't been painted

[Tfsi_Mike]

@monte  ?

[ReflexRob]

He did measure elsewhere and the figures were lower - around 100......

Car is silver if that makes any difference - I always used to hear that silver is applied thinner?

[Prewy]

Mines reflex silver, had my wings done foc. when inspector came out he told me 90-120 original.

[amanda]

I was under the impression it was 90-100

[ReflexRob]

Thanks people.

2nd car in a row with this problem!

[ChrisGT]

As others have said, anything from around 100 to around 180 is fairly normal for factory paint.

I'd be pretty surprised if they've been resprayed and are at 140. Anything 200+ I would assume had been done but 140 sounds like factory paint to me.

Chris