Rock nicks on toyota

I only use the best on my rides..... I gonna start charging you for my advise.....

 

Wow!...didn't know there were so many going from a Lex IS to a Tacoma! I thought I was the only one. I also gave up a black IS250 for a MGM Tacoma. I think it depends what color paint you get. My black IS had chips all over the front....looked like crap after the first year...and only got worse. Also had a black 2001 4Runner that looked like crap after a few months as well. I went as far as taking it to a body shop for them to look at it because I thought something was wrong with the paint! So far so good with the Taco...but only got 1700 miles so far.

 

ZOMG Everyone is selling Lexus and going to Tacos. And they're all from HI!

 

haha wow i know!!

I have probably 40-50 rock chips in my truck in 3 months.

but i off road alot lol.

i also have custom paint with a bunch of clear coat. i got 6 coats of clear, and i forgot what the clear coat is but its 500 smackaroos a gallon!!

oh well what can i expect

 

Toyota's have a soft paint and clear coat. GM has a hard paint and a hard clear coat. Both pick up chips when driving. Just a normal thing when the car is a daily driver. Sealants and wax will help a little but you will still get chips when a rock hits the paint at 55MPH.

3M Clear bras help but over time they become sand blasted and look a little hazy so I am not a fan of them.

 

My mudflaps came off a few months after buying the taco. Due to off-roading especially on gravel roads, I have lots of very small chips in my front doors and rocker panels. I have bought the touch up pen and started the painstaking process of repairing the damage. I also trimmed 4" from the front mudflaps and put them back on. The paint chipping on my rock sliders was quite severe and I am very tired of painting them. I see that a 6" x 60" roll of that 3m clear bra paint protector can be had for about $30 USD. I'm probably going to pick a roll up and retrofit my taco.