What color is your truck poll

A couple of good coats of canuba wax will help the scratch problem and certainly make the dust easier to get off.
Should the scratch's persist, a light scuffing with 1500/2000 grit sandpaper with water and a good hand rubbing will restore lots of the paint. Lots of good products these days in the auto business, that are of great value to guys and gals who want to keep there trucks in good shape.
Jeff
06,V6,SR5,4x4,6spd Radiant Red.

 

battle scars build character, you're absolutely right

 

my buddy's 07 tundra is like the dark gray and he has clearcoat scratches from branches and twigs covering the whole truck, any suggestions?

 

Depending on the amount of scratches, anything thats on the clearcoat you should be able to remove, if they are below the clearcoat only respraying will fix that.
I would go fender by fender, once piece at a time and figure out exactly what can be sanded and buffed and once that is done a good coat of wax. There are many small buffers on the market that are good for non-professionals to use. Should the scratches not come out to his satisfaction a visit to a good detailer will solve things, that way you get a experts opinion on how to proceed and what you can get away with and what you can't.
Jeff
06,V6,6spd,4x4, SR5 Radiant Red

 

thank you sir, i'll let him know

 

Those of us with the Desert Sand Mica trucks seem to be in the vast minority. I'm loving the Desert Sand Mica color on mine, though. It's roughly the same color as a couple of the work vehicles at the office lot, which never get washed because we occasionally use them for surveillance purposes (environmental audits) and, despite the non-washing, the vehicles never look excessively dirty with the color. That was a big factor in my decision, as my previous vehicle, a dark emerald green '99 Corolla, showed dirt regardless of washing frequency.

Here's a bad camera phone photo of my new Tacoma with the color. When I get around to uploading my real digital camera shots, I'll post them. You get the general idea, though...the truck rules!

 

I was surfing through the threads and found this one. I love my Impulse Red Pearl. Closest thing to Crimson (Florida State). GO NOLES!!

 

speedway/STP blue FTW

 

Radiant Red.

 

Speedway Blue... Got To Love It!!!

 

I like the desert sand mica, it was my second choice after Radiant red.

 

Impulse red.....cause I didn't want what everyone else has.

It was between that and Indigo Ink.

 

I have to go with Radiant Red, the color of my truck, which I specifically hunted and hunted to find the right color and body style, trans etc.
That being said the Speedway Blue is terrific, my dealer said that the only way I could get SB is with the Sport pkg, hood scoop, TRD and I did not really want that.
Jeff 06, V6, 6spd, 4x4, Radiant Red Bone stock still !!!

 

Indigo Ink .... 3rd truck since 1984 ... ALL dark blue ... a creature of habit I suppose.

 

Black, of course. The only color that trucks should be available in.

 

White and silver (no offense, but Yuck!) are by far the most common Tacoma colors around and on lots here in the SF Bay Area. Lots of Black and bright red too.

In a taco, I'd go for Impulse, Speedway or Indigo

 

I look at the truck and it gets a scratch !

 

Problem is that when mine gets scratched it always takes it down to the metal... no such thing as a surface scratch with this paint. It SUCKS, It chips like hell too

 

I chose a Tan interior because I deal with more light colored dirt than dark colored dirt. I wanted Sand but I'm settling for White. Was told that Sand is a regional color and it's not available around the East Coast.

 

Speedway Blue because it's not your regular common everyday truck color (white, black, silver).