The clear is peeling and I remember reading that with white there were more options. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
80 Series White Paint
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It’s a single stage paint so no clear on top of the paint.
If you have peeling clear coat then the vehicle, or what's peeling, has been repainted and the body shop did a two stage paint job, color coat then clear coat. The 045 White 80 series vehicles all left the factory with single stage paint, no clear coat (and no factory options for a different type of white paint job).
Been discussed before but most shops today don't know these came with single stage paint and/or they don't know how to paint a vehicle using that method. IME they (the bodyshops) won't believe it if you tell them the (045 white) vehicles came originally with single stage paint.
Been discussed before but most shops today don't know these came with single stage paint and/or they don't know how to paint a vehicle using that method. IME they (the bodyshops) won't believe it if you tell them the (045 white) vehicles came originally with single stage paint.
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Or they can't use single stage paint anymore due to local regulations. Most everything today is water-based with clear because of that.
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Here is pic. So it was likely repainted?
Absolutely a re-paint. At least that panel.
Definitely clear.
What other colours were like 045 - single stage with no clear?
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Other colours - what you speak of? The only real 80 series is white - any other colour 80 is trying to molt.
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202 black.
My black onyx LX door shows 202/LC43. That would explain why I have zero clearcoat fade - but I believe it was also a garaged CA truck until it headed north in 2012. Had never thought about paint.
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As an owner of a 202 black who has done hours of paint correction on it… I can attest to the accuracy of Dan’s statement. Also owning a 056 natural white 100 series, it is also still done with single stage. I’m pretty sure everything that was not a metallic was done in single stage.
Since it has already been re-shot on that panel, I’d block the affected area down with 1500, cut it with a pad and compound and re-shoot a 2k clear over the top. Use some more compound and cut down the orange peel and blend it into the rest of the panel.
I have a 96 (8/95) in black. Was there another code for black? I also have the "chrome edition" if that makes a difference.
There is definitely clear coat on it because it is just starting to peel on the flares and on one door.
Have these parts possibly been repainted (opposite side of known PO damage)?
Definitely a re-paint.
How does someone replicate a 'single stage' paint job at home? My white 80 still needs loads of paint repair and exterior rust work.
I'm going to be researching that myself soon, thr outside of my 80 could use a lot of TLC. I don't think it's rocket science though. My parents bought a LN106 Hilux in 1993 in single stage white, and it came from the dealer with a small Toyota branded can of white touch-up paint in the glovebox. A good sand, clean, primer if necessary, then brush or spray it on I'd imagine.
There must have been some issues with White paint peeling or lots of White 80's damaged in transport and dealers fixed them. I know of three White 80's (one 95' and two 97's) that have not been to a paint and body shop since the day they left the lot. My 95' has clear coat peeling on the Driver door handle and on the Passenger Rear door handle. One of the 97's is peeling above the windshield and the other has clear peeling on the bottom (latch handle area) of the upper lift gate.
