1st gen CHIPPING PAINT!!

THe beating on my 01 taco is taking its toll. I treat it well other than the fairly often mudding then following pressure washing which I think is what chipped the paint.
There is a chip of paint a bigger than a half dollar on my bed just below my pinstriping. I could peel even more off with my fingers if I wanted to. Has this happened to anyone else and if so how did you fix it? Touch up paint?

 

I have a couple of chips. They are very small i filled the chip in with touchup paint. Turned out fine

 

Keep the truck like this

nobody can see the chip.

Your truck is white, if you feel gutsy, pick up an airbrush kit and a pint of the touch-up paint from the dealer and have at it, or http://www.denttime.com/auto-paint-touch-up.htm

 

im also intresedt cuz i have a huge paint chip missing on the lower part of my tailgate and on my hood id like to get fixed

 

is it possible its a repaint?

 

I have the same beef with my 03. If your truck is white, (or superwhite) you have a single layer paint ie. no clear coat. I have used alot of touch up paint so far. It is so far almost the only thing about this truck that I'm not satisfied with.

 

i have that problem too my paint is flaking off on the window sill or under the belt molding on the passenger door.

 

It really depends on if you care how it looks when it is done or you just want to protect it. With rust showing though you should sand it off first before repainting. I haven't had any chips as big as some of these but I normally use touch up paint and sand them down if there is some rust.

 

id save up and do a repaint.....IMO

 

Thats what my plans are. I have heard good and bad about maaco paint jobs. What do yall think.

 

they only warranty there jobs for 3 months..... and thats about the time they start to muff up

 

yea my buddy got his car done at macco after he hit a deer....the paint chipped bad like a week after his warranty expired....(3 months) i dont think i have ever heard of anybody with a macco paintjob that was satisfied.....correct me if im wrong.

 

well unfourtunately my truck is at maaco now. I can't complain b/c my dad is paying. However I am doing a upper end package that includes clear coat and they guarrantee it under warranty for 4 years.

 

If mine starts to chip... I guess I'll just have to trade it in on a 2nd Gen... Damn the the bad luck!

 

how much and what color? if u dont mind me asking
i want to get mine done too

 

I don't mind. mine was like 900. thats with new stickers and pin stripe and what not. I got it redone the same color (white)

 

good deal man