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Cement paint issue

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Rockytoprandy, Jul 5, 2021.

  1. Jul 5, 2021 at 7:43 PM
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    Hook78

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    Prior owner was caught in an egg crossfire. Wrong place, wrong time.
     
  2. Jul 5, 2021 at 7:59 PM
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    this happened to me, a-holes were throwing eggs at each other and my car was hit.

    agree with everyone else, this looks like damage from egging.
     
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  3. Jul 5, 2021 at 8:02 PM
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    Think a really good Touchup guy can repair, even if it requires a little spraying/buffing?
     
  4. Jul 5, 2021 at 8:56 PM
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    Good luck O.P.
     
  5. Jul 5, 2021 at 9:27 PM
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    Ive had two cars egged. They had damage just like yours. Both times I made insurance claims and they had to repaint the damaged panel.
     
  6. Jul 5, 2021 at 9:58 PM
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    +1. I have had my car egged and it looked exactly like that.
     
  7. Jul 6, 2021 at 5:12 AM
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    hiPSI

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    Depends on quality of repair you want. If you want it to look OEM from closeup, they gotta take it to bare metal and repaint.
     
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  8. Jul 6, 2021 at 3:35 PM
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    This, maybe a little fill, sand, feather edge, prime and paint. Hold the bacon.
     
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  9. Jul 6, 2021 at 3:37 PM
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    LarryDangerfield

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    Oh there will be some mods all right
    I am flabbergasted that there are so many people in here who knew what it was and had experience with egg damage.
     
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    Would you say it is EGG-traordinary???
     
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  11. Jul 6, 2021 at 4:03 PM
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    LarryDangerfield

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    Screenshot_20201208-150915__01.jpg
     
  12. Jul 6, 2021 at 7:33 PM
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    Never be flabbergasted from anything you read here. Smart people post good answers. Some of us were juvenile delinquents growing up. I used to be a bodyman in another life. I have fixed many egg damaged cars.
    As a matter of fact, the only liquid damage worse than eggs is brake fluid.
     
  13. Jul 6, 2021 at 8:51 PM
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    Would you say that these spots can be repaired short of repainting all panels involved? I’m worried that even if touched up over time they will return if not taken down to metal.
     
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  14. Jul 6, 2021 at 9:13 PM
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    All panels to get back to OEM. Sorry.
     
  15. Jul 7, 2021 at 4:24 AM
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    grandpawmoses

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    Egg-cellent deduction about the egg damage.
     
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  16. Jul 7, 2021 at 5:47 PM
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    Didn’t you mean “Never be flabEGGasted”?
     
  17. Jul 7, 2021 at 7:31 PM
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    The only fix is a repaint.
     
  18. Jul 7, 2021 at 7:42 PM
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    I’ll be damned, would have never guessed that eggs would be that abrasive. Glad no one has egged my truck, the black paint seems like it scratches and chips when I look at it.
     

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