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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Areas exposed to stone chipping

Note: the marked Volkswagen Golf Mk7 body areas are exposed to stone chipping — when sanding these zones, this page stresses tracking the paint structure's thickness carefully to avoid sanding through.

Body areas exposed to stone chipping

  Note
The marked areas are exposed to stone chipping.
When sanding these areas, note thicknesses of the paint structure and avoid sanding through. This is the only way to ensure long-term corrosion protection.
–  It is recommended to carefully sand the marked area by hand to avoid “sanding through” the cathodic dip primer.
Body overview, 2-door

Body areas exposed to stone chipping

 
  Note
The marked areas are exposed to stone chipping.
When sanding these areas, note thicknesses of the paint structure and avoid sanding through. This is the only way to ensure long-term corrosion protection.
–  It is recommended to carefully sand the marked area by hand to avoid “sanding through” the cathodic dip primer.
Body overview, 4-door

Body areas exposed to stone chipping

    Questions & answers

    Areas exposed to stone chipping — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    Which Golf Mk7 body areas are exposed to stone chipping?
    The marked areas (lower front panels, sills, wheel arches, leading edge of bonnet) require extra sanding care — do not sand through the stone chip protection layer.
    Structure of factory finish, clear coat
    Clear coat, 2-door  -  Clear coat Only the coloured areas of the body receive a clear coat.         ...

    Masking areas
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    Other materials: