The Audi Thread

[SauRoNZA]

Quite keen to see how this pans out and what turns out to be the problem. Really hope you can get to the bottom of it all.

That said, camp PSA has been wonderful to me thus far. New 308 GTI looks so goof.

Yeah let’s see how the goes.

At almost 200,000km it’s not had any major drama and every time I think this is the big one it turns out to be minor.

 

[StrontiumDog]

So a while back (months ago now) some building painters got some paint splatter on my car. I'm not sure if it's water or oil based paint. Auto Armor dude had a look and said their industrial fallout removal treatment would remove it and then after that they would compound buff and polish the vehicle. Does the industrial fallout treatment sound like overkill and is there potentially long term damage that might be done to the paint job on my 2010 A3?

At this point I'm not too pedantic about my A3 as it is now 7 years old, though it's in pretty good condition still most of the depreciation has happened already. I just don't want to do anything catastrophically bad to it...

 

[airborne]

So a while back (months ago now) some building painters got some paint splatter on my car. I'm not sure if it's water or oil based paint. Auto Armor dude had a look and said their industrial fallout removal treatment would remove it and then after that they would compound buff and polish the vehicle. Does the industrial fallout treatment sound like overkill and is there potentially long term damage that might be done to the paint job on my 2010 A3?

At this point I'm not too pedantic about my A3 as it is now 7 years old, though it's in pretty good condition still most of the depreciation has happened already. I just don't want to do anything catastrophically bad to it...

Is it solid colour or mettallic with clear coat?

If it's solid then pretty much have bullet proof if clear coated then proceed with caution.

Whatever the case may be they have to use either relatively strong chemical or mechanical means to the remove the spatter and either if expertly applied should be perfectly safe.

 

[StrontiumDog]

Is it solid colour or mettallic with clear coat?

If it's solid then pretty much have bullet proof if clear coated then proceed with caution.

Whatever the case may be they have to use either relatively strong chemical or mechanical means to the remove the spatter and either if expertly applied should be perfectly safe.

Silver, metallic. With a clear coat I'm guessing? Ok, so you say proceed with caution.... so they could totally mess up the paint job?

Suggested less invasive treatment I can try first?

 

[yebocan]

Silver, metallic. With a clear coat I'm guessing? Ok, so you say proceed with caution.... so they could totally mess up the paint job?

Suggested less invasive treatment I can try first?

try some vinegar...drench soft cloth...apply on small area at a time...rub...should remove the unwanted splatter, without affecting the paint job.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Silver, metallic. With a clear coat I'm guessing? Ok, so you say proceed with caution.... so they could totally mess up the paint job?

Suggested less invasive treatment I can try first?

Paraffin/kerosene. Soak a rag in it and leave it on for a few minutes and then wipe.

Used it to remove tar before.

Failing that Brasso, if it’s a small contact area.

 

[STrategos]

anyone know which is the best dealer to buy OEM seats from?

 

[kripstoe]

So a while back (months ago now) some building painters got some paint splatter on my car. I'm not sure if it's water or oil based paint. Auto Armor dude had a look and said their industrial fallout removal treatment would remove it and then after that they would compound buff and polish the vehicle. Does the industrial fallout treatment sound like overkill and is there potentially long term damage that might be done to the paint job on my 2010 A3?

At this point I'm not too pedantic about my A3 as it is now 7 years old, though it's in pretty good condition still most of the depreciation has happened already. I just don't want to do anything catastrophically bad to it...

Industrial fallout can be removed using a clay bar. It's not overkill.

 

[kripstoe]

Paraffin/kerosene. Soak a rag in it and leave it on for a few minutes and then wipe.

Used it to remove tar before.

Failing that Brasso, if it’s a small contact area.

Brasso is very abrasive on a clearcoat. Use with caution as it will dull the finish.

 

[Rouxenator]

Industrial fallout can be removed using a clay bar. It's not overkill.

Don't use baked clay bars. I think they go by the colloquial term bricks.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Brasso is very abrasive on a clearcoat. Use with caution as it will dull the finish.

Yes which is why I said the small contact area and as a worst case.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Quite keen to see how this pans out and what turns out to be the problem. Really hope you can get to the bottom of it all.

That said, camp PSA has been wonderful to me thus far. New 308 GTI looks so good.

Seems I was reasonably on the money.

Without stripping it to check they are sure it related to the input shaft on the gearbox, which corresponds with what I found online relating to bearing failure and similar noise.

What's interesting is that many people seem to consider this "normal" on the DSG and have had it virtually since new and ignored the noise.

So they reckon I could probably drive it like this for a year or a few depending on how hard I drive without it taking anything else with it and would just become more noisy over time and won't fail in an instant.

It could be anything from just replacing the bearings to the whole shebang, but obviously the labour to confirm is the real problem to confirm whether it will take a day or a couple of days of being carless and the related costs.


Of course now I wish I had followed through with my logic of adding a warranty when I considered the options the other day.

 

[airborne]

Silver, metallic. With a clear coat I'm guessing? Ok, so you say proceed with caution.... so they could totally mess up the paint job?

Suggested less invasive treatment I can try first?

Get Holts tar remover in the spray tin(do not get any other variety that is the one that works) from Midas, R70, amazing stuff, also takes off glue residue etc, if that won't take it off then take it to auto amour.

Paraffin/kerosene. Soak a rag in it and leave it on for a few minutes and then wipe.

Used it to remove tar before.

Failing that Brasso, if it’s a small contact area.

Brasso will leave hectic swirl marks/scratches, not advisable for car paint.

 

[chickenbeef]

Brasso is good for exhaust tips lol

 

[kripstoe]

Don't use baked clay bars. I think they go by the colloquial term bricks.

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[SauRoNZA]

Get Holts tar remover in the spray tin(do not get any other variety that is the one that works) from Midas, R70, amazing stuff, also takes off glue residue etc, if that won't take it off then take it to auto amour.

Brasso will leave hectic swirl marks/scratches, not advisable for car paint.

Yeah like I said if it’s a big enough area to see swirl marks it’s a no go.

Generally I’ve found the paraffin does the job every time so nerve needed to go that far.

Probably what’s in the Tar spray too.

The trick is to let it soak.

 

[SauRoNZA]

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Where do you get Mothers in SA?

 

[StrontiumDog]

^ Thanks guys. It's little specks of paint here and there, quite spread out and not that much, so not that noticeable, at most maybe 80cm radiating out from where the driver would sit, so affected area is drivers door, bonnet and right front panel. The biggest specks maybe 2mm across. OK, will try some tar remover first and see how it goes. I should have gone the DIY approach ages ago, silly me and having left it so long it's possibly gonna leave tiny marks when i remove it now :/

 

[SauRoNZA]

^ Thanks guys. It's little specks of paint here and there, quite spread out and not that much, so not that noticeable, at most maybe 80cm radiating out from where the driver would sit, so affected area is drivers door, bonnet and right front panel. The biggest specks maybe 2mm across. OK, will try some tar remover first and see how it goes. I should have gone the DIY approach ages ago, silly me and having left it so long it's possibly gonna leave tiny marks when i remove it now :/

Maybe a silly question but have you tried something as simple as your nail?

 

[airborne]

Yeah like I said if it’s a big enough area to see swirl marks it’s a no go.

Generally I’ve found the paraffin does the job every time so nerve needed to go that far.

Probably what’s in the Tar spray too.

The trick is to let it soak.

It's going to leave deep scratch marks no matter the size of the mark, brasso is aggressive stuff, it's like using reasonably coarse sandpaper, been there done that.

The Holts tar remover is leagues above Parafin, I wish it was the same thing because it's quite pricey but it's not. Worth the money though, I've used it to take off minor paint marks from car paint before, good for removing most kinds of stubborn contamination.