Clear coat on black 2015 Tacoma

I did a lot of searches and got a lot of bad information on this. I just wanted to make a quick post confirming that the black paint does have a clear coat.

After a good polish before an Opti-Coat Pro application there was no paint on the cloth.

 

every car sold in the usa for model year 2015 has a clear coat

 

Quite untrue as far as I know. Do you have a link that states that? As of 2014 Toyota White, Black, etc... ( Paints that are not pearl or metallic ) were all single stage paints.

 

i'll ask you where you got your info?

clear coats are a part of modern painting when done by a factory

 

copied from old thread

 

if the black were a single stage, the color would still show up on a rag during the polishing process, correct?

 

You are hella wrong.

 

My Black 2014 has a clearcoat - it's listed on the window sticker.

 

From Toyota. I'll see if I can find the link.

 

Why doesn't someone just call one of the factories where they are made?
(210) 263-4000 San Antonio plant.

 

This is from Toyota:

 

Well i guess that sums it up then...!

 

That's so (blank) that I can't even come up with an analogy of how (blank) it is. I can't even think of a word for (blank).

 

Only the plastics were single stage. Moldings, mirrors, and bumpers. I know because I paint them for a living

 

Nope.

 

You know this because you're a private bodyshop painter or a Toyota painter at their factory?

 

I thought everything was an intercoat clear, meaning the paint is mixed with clear coat and then applied

 

Wondering the same thing

 

Guys, they stopped using single stage paint in the 80's, unless you go to Maaco and want an inexpensive paint job. All manufacturers use a base coat/clear coat from the factory

 

Guarantee Toyota super white is single stage.