Orange Peel

This has probably already been asked a million times but I looked through 20 pages and couldn't find anything. I have an '05 Taco and the bottom 6 inches around the entire body has an orange peel texture in the paint. I googled it and it looks like it is normal, something about a protective coating, but I thought I would ask people I knew were knowledgable.

 

extra paint

 

its a coating of somesort to protect i beleive thats what its there for

 

it helps protect better against dings, salt... etc.

 

Yup it is. Its armor!!

 

yeah. ARMOR. you could say that

 

Glad to hear it. Was having a lot of sleepless nights thinking I was going to have to sand and repaint half my truck after I just bought it.

 

Nothing wrong w/ the paint. Check out just about any Toyota and you'll see the same texture around the bottom of the vehicle. I had it on my 2003 Lexus IS300 before I sold it, too.

 

the coating is called stone or rockguard.it is put on by toyota at the factory to prevent the payint from peeling or chipping. it is a great feature. look at rangers and gm products and you wil see what happens after a few years without it

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/38650-extra-paint-lower-doors.html

 

Both my 99 and 04 Tacoma's had it. And my 2000 4Runner.

 

yep...............thats correct X2

 

x2. its like paintable undercoating.its meant to be there. no worries