You can definitely to this. I was just kind of lazy and wrapped right over.
Haha thats so cool, I have been doing that for the past year as well! It really helps with keeping temps down.
Id prefer to do this over wrapping it. I'd imagine you could just tape off the area and cover the rest of the car with plastic or something to prevent overspray, then sand the area down with increasing grit levels then clear coat.
Can confirm it isn't adhesive underneath as it flakes off, it started in the front as shown in the photos but is also peeling at the back edges now as well. Car is very regularly washed and waxed despite being dirty in the pics lol so ultimately sealant didn't stop it. Took one part to flake off and it went fast after that. It has spent mixed time indoors and garaged. Cali and Hawaii sun probably added to it
Im still dealing with my peeling trim. I am at the point where I am about to do some vinyl work on my car, so I am debating black wrapping the trim vs sanding and re painting with a proper 2 part clear coat. Im going to give VWoA a call and refer them to this thread if they need to see that this is a more widespread issue than my car. I am also now getting flaking at other locations on the trim piece, so its definitely getting worse.Saw this post. Another '15 GTI here, original owner. Mine is peeling pretty good as well. Took it by the dealer today to see if there was anything they could do. They took photos and sent up a claim. Will share what I hear back. Expectations aren't too high but I figure if enough '15 owners are reporting up the same issue, maybe they will acknowledge it
Mine also started happening in 2018, I contacted VW about it and they said im out of luck. How did you go about sanding it down and polishing it? Im about to re wrap my roof and do some other vinyl work, and I cant quite figure out how I would go about wrapping the trim. I wonder how it would turn out if it was all masked off, sanded, primed, and repainted black with a 2 part clear coat?
while I was washing my car, with the soapy water I was using 1000 grit, than 2000 grit, than finished with 3000 grit. After drying it up I used my orbital polisher and buffed it out. Mine is discolored though due to the sun damaging some spots more than others.
I did that today actually. The dealer got back to me and told me there was no decision made on my trim piece but suggested I call VW customer care. I did and they escalated the issue. They rep agreed the more tickets they get opened for the same issue could result in a recall so it doesn't hurt to report it. If I hear a decision back on mine, I'll post it here.
