Body and paintwork

Yes. The best way to do it is with the Volkswagen Genuine Touch-up Pencil. They enable you to remedy minor damage to paintwork yourself.² The damaged area cannot exceed 8–10 mm in diameter or the scratch can be no longer than 50–80 mm.

Our explainer video demonstrates how you can deal with minor damage to paintwork using the Volkswagen Genuine Touch-up Pencil.

As soon as you have applied the base paint you can seal it after 20 minutes with clear coat or, if the damaged area is deeper, apply another coat of base paint. After 2 to 3 days, carefully polish the affected area and avoid visiting the car wash for one week.

In older Volkswagen models, the colour code can often be found on the driver's door or in your vehicle's service handbook. To find out the colour code of newer models, please contact your Volkswagen Retailer.

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The Volkswagen Genuine Touch-up Pencils are available in standard Volkswagen colours, such as Uranium Grey, Tornado Red or Candy White – as well as for metallic and pearlescent paintwork. Please ask your Volkswagen Retailer. They’ll be glad to help.

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An intact bonnet can protect you and your passengers in the event of an accident. It deforms during a crash and can therefore absorb part of the impact energy. That’s why we recommend having a damaged bonnet repaired as quickly as possible.

They can absorb a large part of the impact energy in the event of an accident and distribute it across the vehicle body – meaning your passenger compartment remains stable.

Compared with standard Smart Repair methods, with Volkswagen Clever Repair® minor damage can be repaired up to 80% cheaper.

Whether it’s a dent, scratch or stone chip: Volkswagen Clever Repair® offers a cost-effective way to treat minor damage. It includes the following services:

• Glass Repair Service¹ and replacement
• Exterior plastic repair
• Fabric repair
  
• Remedying dents
• Paintwork repair (spot repair)
• Leather repair
  

Compared with combustion vehicles, our ID. models use more lightweight vehicle body parts and aerodynamic components that help reduce energy consumption – this makes them lighter, streamlined and more energy-efficient. In addition, body parts are rarely riveted and are instead joined together using welding processes, which increases stability.