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Exterior paint colors (single stage)

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by ingot, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. Mar 18, 2019 at 9:44 AM
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    ingot

    ingot [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Hi, just joined, and have a paint question.

    Toyota's "super white" is, as best as I can find, still a single stage paint for 2019. I should start out by saying I have nothing against single stage paint. I had a gen-1 Tundra with white (natural white) single stage, and it has its pros and cons, but overall I was happy with it.

    For the pros, swirl marks that you see in 2-stage paint, which are in the clear coat layer and the thickness of that separate clear layer is what makes them visible (especially on dark base coat colors), are practically invisible in single stage (even after more than a decade). For the cons, single-stage is more sensitive to tiny pebble impact chips that expose the primer color (but it's also easier to touch up). I suppose this is mainly because the overall thickness is less than 2-stage paint, so it doesn't have any "margin" before the impact hits primer

    My question is, are the other solid colors like cavalry blue and cement single-stage paint also?
     
  2. Mar 18, 2019 at 10:25 AM
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    Zoop

    Zoop Well-Known Member

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    Quicksand is solid and single stage.
     
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