How Is Your B9 Clear Coat Holding Up?
03-05-2019, 08:42 AM
#11
AudiWorld Senior Member
Wow, this is disappointing to hear. Is there a particular colour thats best for hiding these imperfections? I'm assuming white would be the best but its just so common....
03-05-2019, 08:49 AM
#12
AudiWorld Super User
White or maybe a grey/silver. Could always go the route of Plasti Dipping your whole car or putting Xpel over the whole thing.
03-05-2019, 08:51 AM
#13
AudiWorld Member
Thread Starter
good too. You would still have the same swirls, it’s just the paint color wouldn’t make them so obvious.
I can tell you a color that really showcases the swirls, Manhattan Grey. Ask me how I know 😄
Last edited by Dave W; 03-05-2019 at 08:54 AM.
03-05-2019, 09:14 AM
#14
AudiWorld Senior Member
+1 another Manhattan Grey victim here. Perhaps we should all start contacting Audi about this. Somehow I suspect we will be told this is "normal" or "within specification." Perhaps a class action lawsuit will get their attention.........
I don't mean to sound like an Audi basher but after the teething problems with my A6 3.0T (well documented on AW -- all 4 rotors, upper timing chain tensioners, driveline vibration from the get go that took far too long to fix, fuel filler door failure among one or two other minor issues) I was inclined to avoid VAG going forward. While the A6 was at dealer for the upper timing chain tensioner job we had an A4 sport back loaner that we were impressed with. Some months later I leased the A4 for my wife. Nice driving cars but my experience is that there is always something with Audi that is a source of concern/aggravation -- the clear coat issue is yet another example.
Best,
Jeff
I don't mean to sound like an Audi basher but after the teething problems with my A6 3.0T (well documented on AW -- all 4 rotors, upper timing chain tensioners, driveline vibration from the get go that took far too long to fix, fuel filler door failure among one or two other minor issues) I was inclined to avoid VAG going forward. While the A6 was at dealer for the upper timing chain tensioner job we had an A4 sport back loaner that we were impressed with. Some months later I leased the A4 for my wife. Nice driving cars but my experience is that there is always something with Audi that is a source of concern/aggravation -- the clear coat issue is yet another example.
Best,
Jeff
03-05-2019, 09:22 AM
#15
this wasnt really an issue i was considering when i was car shopping but i thought german cars were generally known as having hard paint. how does mb's and bmw's paint hold up compared to audi?
03-05-2019, 10:17 AM
#16
AudiWorld Super User
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1211141
https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=803803
https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=643396
Merc
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2...-lawsuit.shtml
https://www.metrisforum.com/forum/38...int-issue.html
Like I said, nobody has great paint these days.
Last edited by HyperS4; 03-05-2019 at 11:16 AM.
03-05-2019, 10:36 AM
#17
AudiWorld Senior Member
I put ceramic coating on my A4. It was great for a few months, then it wore off just like a good wax would. I spoke to several installers after that and did as much research as i could on the web. My honest opinion after that is if you want protect your paint, use a clear bra material and then wax it often with a good wax. I had one fairly big installer flat out tell me that ceramic coats are the current scam. They do not last. Most of the ceramic coats also recommend a treatment very often with a reboot or similar stuff, necause the ceramic coating goes away and you apply a new coat just like you would with a wax. Maybe you have had more luck but i have heard from an awful lot of people that feel that ceramic coatings are a scam.
03-05-2019, 11:13 AM
#18
AudiWorld Super User
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1211141
https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=803803
https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=643396
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2...-lawsuit.shtml
https://www.metrisforum.com/forum/38...int-issue.html
Like I said, nobody has great paint these days.
https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=803803
https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=643396
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2...-lawsuit.shtml
https://www.metrisforum.com/forum/38...int-issue.html
Like I said, nobody has great paint these days.
Like everyone said, absolutely the worst clear coat ever. It’s sad.
03-05-2019, 11:17 AM
#19
AudiWorld Super User
03-05-2019, 11:38 AM
#20
AudiWorld Super User
I put ceramic coating on my A4. It was great for a few months, then it wore off just like a good wax would. I spoke to several installers after that and did as much research as i could on the web. My honest opinion after that is if you want protect your paint, use a clear bra material and then wax it often with a good wax. I had one fairly big installer flat out tell me that ceramic coats are the current scam. They do not last. Most of the ceramic coats also recommend a treatment very often with a reboot or similar stuff, necause the ceramic coating goes away and you apply a new coat just like you would with a wax. Maybe you have had more luck but i have heard from an awful lot of people that feel that ceramic coatings are a scam.