View Poll Results: Has your factory clear coat failed?
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11-15-2018, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by phattyduck
A lot of the non-metallic trucks are single stage on Toyotas... maybe yours never even had clear? (my original '90 Super White Camry was single stage from the factory too)
As for my Desert Dune 3rd gen... I am loosing the clear coat on my hatch top - but that was a body shop replacement part. The rest of the OEM paint is in good shape. It has been garaged about half of its life, but not ever really taken care of.
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I think you're right and I wondering that as I was reconditioning the paint. Even while I was clay baring I was getting white residue that was suspect. I had to lightly wet sand a couple of spots where I removed my badges that also resulted in white residue. There is a spot on the roof where there are two slightly different shades of white and with the dull finish, I thought my clear coat was peeling. By 2000 I figured most if not all cars had a factory base coat/clear coat finish.
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11-15-2018, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by nchacon1984
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I work in the auto industry so I used a favor. I got it painted with good quality paint from a reputable shop. I got a quote from Macco and they said around $1200.00, and didn't want a cheap Macco job that would have the same problem a few years down the road just to save a few hundred bucks. The invoice said $2800.00 but I paid about $1400.00. The shop that painted my car said the paint materials alone cost almost a grand.
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04-01-2019, 01:17 PM
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On my 2005, the clearcoat is starting to fade and get cloudy, but I didn't really want to spend a lot of money on a new paint job. Couldn't a paintshop just respray the clearcoat as a cheaper fix? The paint itself looks to be alright.
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04-01-2019, 06:51 PM
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Skip the paintshop, find out by spending $25 on a rattle can of 2K clear and some time wetsanding.
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04-01-2019, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Joelzy
i feel like i just saw this thread but i have decided to lean into the barnacle look for now. Maybe someday i'll do something but i don't plan on a nice paint job especially once I'm taking this offroad a lot.
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I've also got some similar sun damage to paint but only on the rear hatch (tail gate) Can anyone suggest what would be good price to get the tail gate re-painted. It does not have much of space. Half of it is covered with glass.
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04-01-2019, 11:30 PM
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The clear coat and paint is gone on my hood. I’ve been looking for a k73 millennium silver hood in Oregon or Washington if anyone has one.
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04-02-2019, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by NegroTundra
I love my 4runner. I love it because its easy to work on and I pride myself in knowing with 240,000 miles she is mechanically 95%. I love it cause its fun to drive and I feel like a kid every time I drive it. I love it cause it does everything I need it to (except pull loads, but see my sig for that). But most of all, I love it cause I dont give two shits if she gets scratched from bushes, dinged from shopping carts, or one more piece of clearcoat flies off.
Just my opinion on my favorite vehicle of all time. (I keep the interior flawless fyi)
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^^^ this. Exactly my sentiment and well said. I’d add that I love that it takes a special breed to understand this and understand why I enjoy driving my truck with flaked clearcoat but it is so dialed in.
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04-02-2019, 09:41 AM
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I don't think there's many 20+ year old cars that you won't see issues with the paint if it wasn't taken care of. Especially if it is a darker shade in an area with a lot of sun.
I've waxed all of the cars I've owned 2x a year. Sort of engrained from working in a detail shop in HS. Never had an issue with paint fading.
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04-02-2019, 10:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thegipper
My 97 (desert dune) has zero clear coat issues. Spent most of its life in WI but also spent 7 years in AZ. My truck has almost never seen a garage either. I wish my Camry/Highlander paint/clear coat was even remotely as good as my 3rd gen.
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My '97 ( desert dune) is the same, clear coat and paint are perfect.
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04-02-2019, 04:39 PM
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Desert Dune clear coat quality is ridiculously good, even compared to Millennium silver or Thundercloud. Haven't seen an original finish example with failing clear or heavy oxidation. Very low maintenance finish IMO. Never was a particularly interesting color to me, but after ending up with one I can say that it's easy to keep nice.
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08-04-2019, 12:38 PM
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I have a 2005 4Runner in Salsa Red and the clear coat is peeling off the hood, roof and mirror tops. I got a quote from a body shop for $2800 and from the dealer for $3000.
I'm not going to get it done. It doesn't affect form, fit or function- just looks bad. I can live with that.
I'm really surprised that so many colors of Toyota's are having the clear coat peeling problem. You'd think that Toyota would fix the problem instead of ignoring it.
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08-04-2019, 12:41 PM
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It's a cosmetic issue that occurs after ten years.. it isn't Toyota's problem.
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08-04-2019, 03:41 PM
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Def not a Toyota quality issue when compared to other brand auto's. 96Red's clear coat was like new for 17 yrs 3K4 sunfire red mica think it's called, SE area for life parked outside. Waxed 2-4 times a year washed often. Had 04 G35 by 07 had to cut n buff clear coat, Nissan's paint sux.
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