Does the white paint on these trucks just suck ass or is it just me???

I find the Toyota white paint to be of high quality. I just waxed mine and was impressed with the shine and smoothness. That’s something I had missed with my last 2 Ford trucks. I’m not a fan of Pearl White BTW. Real pain in the ass to match in the event of an accident.

 

Mine is 10 yrs old and paint looks great except the little rock chips but I wax it often

 

Yep. Just have to take care of it. Just shined mine up a bit today.....not bad for 5 years.

 

The white paint on mine is pretty great for a 10+ year old truck.

 

The white paint on my 08 is awful.

Compare that to my friend's older white Tacoma (2000? It's the old crew body) which gets the same care parked outside- his paint shines, mine does not.

I give it a polish and wax every 6 months or so, and it looks better for a little while. I'm thinking of trying one of those ceramic coatings to see if it stops the fade/chalk.

-Dave

 

You should use a spray wax after each wash in between regular waxes. I bet you’ll see better results if you just stay on top of it a little more.

 

I'll try that. I admit I've been super lazy to wash and wax this thing in the last couple years . The older paint was much more tolerant of neglect- my 250K mile 98 Tacoma (metallic gray) still shined when I sold it.

 

Yeah its the lack of clearcoat. I’ve been lazy about washing mine lately too. But when I do wash it, I try to do a real good job.

 

Try a more abrasive compound and polishing pad. Then wax/sealant. Super white is very "hard" paint.

 

Ditto. I get mine waxed about twice a year and looks brand freaking new when they are done.

 

I hope I don't have this problem too. For now my paint looks showroom ready. I wash/clean it at least once per week and wax once every 4/6 weeks. I think tomorrow I'll get out the orbital polisher with some 3m no. 2 & 3.

 

Hi Devin. Was wondering if you could share with me the color you used to blackout your front grill and middle bumper piece? Like it a lot!

 

My is a 2015 Toyota Tundra 1794
I used clay bar on it and waxed it, now I wash it and use spray wax on it to polish it up looks great.

 

The Super White on my 2007 still cleans up well, I can't complain.

 

Toyota paint is trash period. Color doesn’t matter. I religiously hand wash mine and wax it myself and still not impressed. Too thin.

 

my white 2011 dbl cab,waxed min once a year and it is chalky and fading in spots also the bed rail is starting to chip on both sides but it has only been in the sun and has 246000 on it so what can I say still a great truck.

 

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