Hello all! hope everyone is doing well?

 

Back when I bought my car in October 22 there was minimal rust on the left rear wheel arch (really minimal, i'm surprised I saw it). I spoke to the dealer and they agreed to sand, prime and respray the arch and they did a visibly perfect job, as they did it for free I was certain that in half a year it would be back and I was right, it has come back but very very minimal again, id rather get it done now before it becomes a huge repair. (pictures below) 

 

I have a few questions about how to go about this, 

I have read that Skoda do a 10/12 year warranty on rust, how likely am I to have success with is? 

 

Is this repair something I can do myself? the only thing i'm worried about is getting a good paint finish.

 

How much would it cost to get something like this professionally repaired (the rust is currently just on the surface, you can see where the paint has come off (I got too close with he pressure washer) that it is still silver metal underneath)

 

Are there any temporary fixes for the short term that I can do to prevent it getting worse until I figure out a permanent solution?

 

Any help is appreciated and if you want a video or more pictures please let me know.

29 minutes ago, WillRB said:

Hello all! hope everyone is doing well?

 

Back when I bought my car in October 22 there was minimal rust on the left rear wheel arch (really minimal, i'm surprised I saw it). I spoke to the dealer and they agreed to sand, prime and respray the arch and they did a visibly perfect job, as they did it for free I was certain that in half a year it would be back and I was right, it has come back but very very minimal again, id rather get it done now before it becomes a huge repair. (pictures below) 

 

I have a few questions about how to go about this, 

I have read that Skoda do a 10/12 year warranty on rust, how likely am I to have success with is? 

 

Is this repair something I can do myself? the only thing i'm worried about is getting a good paint finish.

 

How much would it cost to get something like this professionally repaired (the rust is currently just on the surface, you can see where the paint has come off (I got too close with he pressure washer) that it is still silver metal underneath)

 

Are there any temporary fixes for the short term that I can do to prevent it getting worse until I figure out a permanent solution?

 

Any help is appreciated and if you want a video or more pictures please let me know.

 

In brief no chance Skoda will honour it now it has been partially repaired before. Even if they hadn't the corrosion perforation guarantee is weak and often not honoured.

 

Trouble is, usually like any vw over the last 30 years that spot on guards is usually caused by corrosion from the inner guard area out.  (build up of dirt and road salt around inner guard and guard liner surface or rubbing of guard liner makes it worse. 

 

So a common quick fix for sellers / garages it to tidy the surface up - repaint locally but it only lasts a year or so as you've found out.  To fix properly will be a bigger job!

Edited 12 August, 20232 yr by TheClient

The 12 year factory warranty is for inside out perforation, not surface rust and if that work was done by a non VAG body shop then they would refuse anyway. The only solution is back to bare metal to expose the original zinc with chemical stripping, then sanding and chemically removing the rust (Bilt Hamber deox gel is excellent) probably three times and then treat the area, (Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80) to prevent rerusting, then a coat of zinc (Bilt Hamber Electrox) extending into the original zinc plating. Then a standard etch primer filler, base coat and clear process. You could do the knocking back and pre primer treatments above yourself and then have the panels professionally painted. The knocking back and treatments will need to extend right back around the inside of the arch (liner out) and behind the bumper by the look of it.

If it’s only been 6 months since the work was done you are legally entitled to go back to them.

 

most paint work comes with a 2 year or more guarantee so id be getting them to sort it properly this time.

On 14/08/2023 at 06:06, ApertureS said:

If it’s only been 6 months since the work was done you are legally entitled to go back to them.

 

most paint work comes with a 2 year or more guarantee so id be getting them to sort it properly this time.

They did it for free back then out of courtesy, I don't think it will be done by them no matter how much you try, ive gotten a few quotes and ive asked about a guarantee an they all said they will not give me guarantee as its inevitable that it will come back.

1 hour ago, WillRB said:

They did it for free back then out of courtesy, I don't think it will be done by them no matter how much you try, ive gotten a few quotes and ive asked about a guarantee an they all said they will not give me guarantee as its inevitable that it will come back.

If the job is done correctly it is not inevitable at all.

Free or not, if they have carried out bodywork on your car to Skoda standards then you need to look up the Skoda approved bodyshop guarantee. 
 

They have to cover it for X amount of time if they touched it and repaired it. Cost does not matter, if you paid £10 for it or £1000 for it - it’s still covered.

 

this is of course if it was done by a Skoda dealership and not a random car dealer. And if Skoda done the work through a none approved bodyshop, then that’s even worse.

It won't come back if properly treated, the problem is that takes a lot of time and expensive products.

On 22/08/2023 at 17:08, ApertureS said:

If the job is done correctly it is not inevitable at all.

Free or not, if they have carried out bodywork on your car to Skoda standards then you need to look up the Skoda approved bodyshop guarantee. 
 

They have to cover it for X amount of time if they touched it and repaired it. Cost does not matter, if you paid £10 for it or £1000 for it - it’s still covered.

 

this is of course if it was done by a Skoda dealership and not a random car dealer. And if Skoda done the work through a none approved bodyshop, then that’s even worse.

Sadly it was not through Skoda but through a random dealer, I have been quoted £350 for the repair at a local accident repair shop and they seem to do a good job in the way they explained it.

Sounds too cheap

Dont sound too cheap to me sounds about rightish 👍

25 minutes ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Dont sound too cheap to me sounds about rightish 👍

 

41 minutes ago, Crasher said:

Sounds too cheap

They are taking the car for 3 days and completely sanding down the whole arch and not just a localised area, then using some sort of epoxy, primer and paint, I think its not too bad.