What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I'd wire brush then apply a rust killer like Twin Etch and then paint if that's the direction you are heading.
If it was me and they are removable and not welded on my OCD would make me remove them and have them sprayed with Bullet Liner.
Not a cheap fix but one and done!
That said cost is always a consideration as well as what will make you happy with the final result.
Twin Etch and paint should work fine as long as the paint matches, if removable I'd shoot the whole thing.
One thing I've learned over the years is that when it comes to paint the final result will be no better that the prep work done beforehand. Good luck.

 

Eeeew! I like LSU but a Barneymobile???? Eeeew!!!
Maybe on a Corolla.

 

Same here!! LOL

 

We have to SPELL Go and Ride. Oh they know! Smart bastards !!

 

go to home depot a buy a couple of these. They work much better.

 

Go to home depot and buy a couple of these. Much better.

 

The clips I printed look better. They have good retention and they're solid.

 

Thanks ! So I need two sets for the upgrade. I will probably wait until they go on sale. Fingers crossed.
Yes, the bed mat was one of the first mods I did, It makes a huge difference. The led's for the interior is another thing I am looking at. I have this set on my wish list, although I am also eyeing the MESO options. The problem is that it is all cross border for me so it adds to the cost.

 

In 2019 they got rid of the chrome accent on that switch.

 

Got this bumper installed. I guess I need to adjust it a little.

 

I am doing the exact same thing right now. I took mine off and hit them with some sand paper, emery cloth, parts cleaner and 4 coats of primer. I'm going to do a few coats of a paint enamel and then possibly hit it with a bedliner or some sort of textured coating. I think the first time I painted them I did not put enough primer/paint on. If were to do it all over again with the bare sliders I think I would have done POR-15 and a textured top coat.

 

Man, my sliders were a bitch to install and when the time comes to touch them up I think I'm just going to try and do it while still on the truck.

 

That will be my plan from here on out but I wanted to make sure the base was solid so that is why I pulled them off.

 

Nice pups, are they boxers? My dog is supposedly a boxer/lab/pit mix but he has the same chest markings and pouty face as yours lol

 

It could be a Tinky-Winky-mobile.

https://images.app.goo.gl/WDHcwn7EmBZJURNj8

 

Tinky-Winky is new to me. Barney is from an Era that I'm familiar with. Then again I helped Moses carry the Tablet down from the mountain so......

 

Every Tacoma needs a dog!

 

Right one is 50% pit. Left one we think has pit and maybe boxer. They are what we call Rescue Breed! Lol.

 

That's a great idea. I've been annoyed by my clips for a while and hadn't gotten around to coming up with a solution. Thanks!

 

He loves riding in the tacoma way more than the rav4 haha