front bumper paint fading (radiant red)

Is it me or the front bumper radiant red paint fades before the body. I also get red paint on my wax applier when I wax the bumper. Is it me or does it happen to everyone else? It's pissing me off

 

im pretty sure all 2nd gen tacos have that problem n the same with the fender flares!!!

 

So it happens to yours too?

 

The worse colors to get is RED. . . The bumper and fenders all looked PINK to me. . . Very ugly.

I had mine repainted and it was well worth it! Its very shiny now and matches the rest of the truck.

Get it repainted or get a aftermarket bumper.
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yes!!! even though i have the impulse red!!!

 

^ Yeah, but if you wait too long. The clear is no more and you're rubbing paint. Then you've gotta repaint. I don't even think they clear it to be honest.
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Interesting point. I wonder if toyota used some kind of two-in-one paint and clear formula. I find my paint amazingly easy to scratch as well.

 

Indigo ink has this same problem, if not worse. Thats one of the reasons why I traded mine the hell in...

 

So no need for a new paint job, just do a clear coat? How much did that cost?

 

Everybody tells me that my truck was in an accident before I got it because my bumper is pink.

I just show them the pink door handles and then they believe me.

 

Red paint of any style oxidizes and fades quicker and easier than anything else. For red to have a long like you have to wax constantly to help prevent it.

 

Really starting to notice this on the Impulse Red Tacos that I see in town.