L-C

Hi all
I hope someone on here can help.
I've got a 02 Octavia RS with a serious paint issue. This is long story but I'll try to make it as short as possible.
In November 2003 I noticed a few white spots over the bonnet of our car. Each week when it was washed I started to see more and more appearing on the bonnet, roof, door panels and boot even underneath the rear spoiler. These spots are not stone chips, the paint raises, crazes then falls off.
Took the car back to the dealer, VW paint expert booked. Paint inspected and measured. Inspectors opinion "baked on fly or tree/bush sap so not covered under warranty”!
It took Skoda a year to send me a copy of this report. Also written in this report was another possible answer that I wasn’t informed of (and I must say the most sensible) and I quote .."Problem may have started prior to sale in storage and chemical effect only now coming through".
Skoda still say baked on fly damage.
Just for the record my car is washed regularly and I live and work in the middle of a greenbelt area, with no farming, major roads, airports etc and the nearest bush/tree to where my car is parked is about 150 meters away. There are also two other cars parked either side of my Octavia. I don't know how tree sap can spit itself 150 meters nor do I know how flies can choose not to attack the other cars.
I have written a very detailed letter to Skoda and they still won't cover this under warranty. I am in the process of gaining several independent paint reports to prove my case further. I love my RS but I need to sell it because it doesn't get used they way it should, my partner uses it to go the local shops and that’s about it. The dealership where I bought it from won't by it back either because there’s too much paint damage. One body shop told me it could be a write off because the paint damage is so significant they would have to take it back to the bare metal before spraying, which would cost thousands.
I’m sorry to make my first post a negative one but I’m sure I’m not the only one suffering.
Has anyone else had a similar paint problem? Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks

JaneC

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear your tale of woe

Can't remember anyone posting about this to be honest but you never know. Sounds like the "possible answer" could have something to do with it, especially if it's as bad as it sounds.

Out of interest, though I don't think it will have any bearing on the answer, what colour is it ?

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doer1

sounds like testing is the key as you are doing. I would think that someone could test the chemicals from the paint that is coming off so they could tell if it is bird droppings or something more nasty.
Does sound like the report is a bit of a cop out.

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L-C

The car is black metallic, I think they called it Black Magic or something similar.
Bird droppings- These spots are around 2mm in diameter far too small for bird droppings or flies for that matter (my car is washed regularly you don't have a car like this and leave it dirty). As I say they are even underneath the rear spoiler. I had this discussion with Skoda, I pointed out that a bird cannot poo up-hill so they threw that suggestion out of the window and came up with the "flies have brains" idea .
I recently came across another owner of an Octavia RS who had the same paint problem (a red one). Their car was in the early stages which only covered the bonnet. Skoda wouldn't play ball with him either so he took the car to another dearler who bought it from him cheap.
I really don't want to loose that kind of money and I don't see why I should this is not my fault.

yellotaxi

sorry to hear about that

heard the same thing happened to honda civics inc type R lots of wee marks under the surface but these marks didnt become holed like yours. i think its to do with the water bases paints they use now if the prepration isnt 110% things go wrong

just a pity skoda wont take liability like honda did

blades

same problem on wifes rav4 the only time I thanked my lucky stars I had it Robber Gaurded - so they resprayed it under warrenty

spinndrift

I'm going through a similar situation at the moment with the laquer bubbling up and leaving the paint exposed.

Not going to say anything else as so far Skoad have been very helpfull.

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