View Full Version : Toyota paint is pretty thin
danwatt
12-02-2005, 12:31 PM
It`s a good thing I`m doing this for free for a friend. Just practicing. Was wetsanding a scratch out... the scratch came out, but a burned an edge. Ugh. I`m too used to Mercedes paint I guess. I`ll post some pics later.
Bill D
12-02-2005, 12:45 PM
Well, I have an ETG and was bit surprised that the paint on the hood and trunk of this Mercedes (http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=64873) was thinner than the sides of the car. IIRC, the total paint film on them averaged only about 3.9 mils and the owner said the car was never buffed before. I guess either the paint "eroded" from the elements over 13 years or it was applied thinner on the hood and trunk for some reason :nixweiss, I`ll have to tell the owner to keep all the paint thickness readings I recorded.
imported_Neothin
12-02-2005, 03:36 PM
Toyota paint is pretty thin. Over on the Scion (sub-company of toyota) forums people are always complaining about how easy it is to get chips. People have pictures up of 6 month old cars that look sandblasted. I`ve had my car since the beginning of september and only have 1 chip on the front portion of my hood. I think people drive to close to the car in front of them. I`ve also noticed that it`s a good bit softer than the chryser and VW paint that live at my house. Even with a foam gun and trying to be gentle I still have a little bit of marring.
Glossmaster
12-02-2005, 05:15 PM
I agree with the Toyota paint complaints. My 2005 Tacoma`s paint chips easily. And it`s black, to boot!
Setec Astronomy
12-02-2005, 05:46 PM
I guess either the paint "eroded" from the elements over 13 years
DavidB made mention some time ago about paint loss in unprotected environmental exposure to be about 1 mil/year.
imported_SHICKS
12-02-2005, 06:25 PM
I`ve had pretty good luck with my 2002 4Runner, However I had a full front end repaint this summer due to a fender bender.
before repaint...
http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990green2.jpg http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990greentree.jpg http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990photos_624.jpg http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1899014runback.jpg http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1899014runwash.jpg
Romanova
12-02-2005, 06:35 PM
I`d use a different four letter word to describe Toyota`s paint.
Paint is horrible on my Scion... if you glare at it, it will scratch.
General Lee
12-02-2005, 06:38 PM
Yep, my 05 4runner is soft as hell, marrs easily, and scratches when the wind the blows.
imported_Neothin
12-02-2005, 06:55 PM
Shicks- That looks really fricking good. How do you get the glass to reflect so crisply?
Romanova- Try getting a foam gun. I washed my car without one for a month and it needed a light polishing afterwards. Since I got my gun I`ve kept marring to almost non-existent.
I don`t know if you guys have this problem, but when I come out to the car in the morning and check out the marring before i get into the car (doesn`t everyone do this?!) I looks alot worse than what I left it as. I got really pissed off a few times at this until I figured out that the additional "marring" is nothing but spider web silk.
imported_SHICKS
12-03-2005, 07:10 AM
That was probably Invisible Glass cleaner, I use NXT now, a little better.
Shicks- That looks really fricking good. How do you get the glass to reflect so crisply?
Romanova- Try getting a foam gun. I washed my car without one for a month and it needed a light polishing afterwards. Since I got my gun I`ve kept marring to almost non-existent.
I don`t know if you guys have this problem, but when I come out to the car in the morning and check out the marring before i get into the car (doesn`t everyone do this?!) I looks alot worse than what I left it as. I got really pissed off a few times at this until I figured out that the additional "marring" is nothing but spider web silk.