Just had a tyre repaired and although the workshop used a jack with the protective rubbers, the thick rubber underseal has slightly deformed on the sill lip and I suspect it may cause water ingress over time. Does anyone know of a suitable coating or even if the original Skoda stuff can be bought? I have used the usual black stuff many times before but I want to keep it the original colour so need it to be over-paintable. Any help appreciated. I don't think I can get it done under warranty.

The 'Consumer Rights' answer,

No it can not be repaired under the Skoda Warranty,

but any Serious Corrosion later on or a 'Holed Panel' needs to be,

So,

you get it repaired under the workshops insurance, Thats why they have it & should be more careful.

and it needs done with a guarantee.

So best tell them its to be done at a Skoda Approved workshop,

as its their Warranty covering Paint & Corrosion.

Regular answer & everyday answer,

But

since thats the Skoda 'Paint & Corrosion Warranty' is actually not worth the paper its written on, probably just make sure its dry and clean and apply a good Stone Chip protection bought at your local Motor Factors.

You decide which.

george

The 'Consumer Rights' answer,

No it can not be repaired under the Skoda Warranty,

but any Serious Corrosion later on or a 'Holed Panel' needs to be,

So,

you get it repaired under the workshops insurance, Thats why they have it & should be more careful.

and it needs done with a guarantee.

So best tell them its to be done at a Skoda Approved workshop,

as its their Warranty covering Paint & Corrosion.

Regular answer & everyday answer,

But

since thats the Skoda 'Paint & Corrosion Warranty' is actually not worth the paper its written on, probably just make sure its dry and clean and apply a good Stone Chip protection bought at your local Motor Factors.

You decide which.

george

Agree with all above...U-pol stone chip (aerosol)I recommend...give it three coats.

Personally I always jack under sturdy suspension parts,never sills.

Unless you intend to have the car in more than 10 years time I can't see corrosion being an issue.

Edited 17 July, 201213 yr by XK140

Waxoyl or similar should be ok I think?

When I jack the car I do use the sills, but I've cut a recess out of a hockey puck and put an old rag in that recess to help protect the sills while they're jacked up.

Thanks for the replies. I do intend to keep the vehicle as long as possible as it happens - how strange is that! My previous Rover and Escort lasted over 15 years each with careful maintenence by myself - far cheaper than constantly replacing a new car. I normally do any maintenance or repairs myself but have 2 years warranty remaining on this one. I would not out of choice use the jacking points on the sill unless I used the jack supplied with the vehicle with great care, but tyre repairs are out of my league so had to use a tyre repair shop - out of my hands to a degree then. This was in fact the 3rd repair place I went to locally before I found one that looked remotely professional without some snivelling teenager, and which had the correct equipment, although even then they should have jacked the car using the underbody points. I did request a quote for a new tyre from Skoda but they didn't even bother calling me back! To get back to the original query - is the U-Pol stuff overpaintable? I'm not concerned too much about the warranty issue as I realised that is not an option in this case and I wouldn't waste any more time over it.

Yes, the U-Pol stone chip stuff is overpaintable.My automotive/paint factor recommended this as the best and I was satisfied with it.

(It's possible Halfords may stock it.)