landcruiser hood

[ulikepoi]

It seems that the older 80 TLCs engine hood exterior paint has a 'sickness' of fading, does anyone have this same problem and can it be warranteed from the factory to have them take the cost of painting? is there a recall bulletin out there about this problem?
1994 TLC owner

 

[airlaird]

Ummm...your hood is almost 13 years old....do ya really think Toyota is going to warranty it...I mean do you really think they'll do that?
airlaird

 

[cruiserdan]

 

[ulikepoi]

i know of other owners here in socal that have the same problem.

 

[LX_TREME]

Not me

 

[cruiserdan]

It is not unusual for 10+ year-old 2 stage clearcoat to fail on a horizontal surface such as a hood or roof panel. Vehicles that live outside all the time and do not get waxed 3-4 time a year will do that. Dark colors are more prone to it.

 

[kennyv0826]

the factory wont warranty it, so don't get your hopes up on that. But you may just need to shoot a few coats of clear on it (after the proper prep work of course) and then it will look like new again without having to do a complete repaint that may not match the rest of the vehicle. Especially if it's a pearl, those are harder to match and spray.

If you don't have much paint experience just PM me for a few tips on a fairly inexpensive way to get it done right.

 

[Beowulf]

It seems that the older 80 TLCs engine hood exterior paint has a 'sickness' ...

There is nothing wrong with the paint on your truck. That is 6M1 so get used to the sick look.



-B-

 

[Grench]

Everything I was going to say was just plain mean.

I wish the paint on the wroght iron railing in front of my house stayed nice half as long as the paint on my Toyotas.

 

[Biff]

I got the same stripe coming down my hood. No use in painting it, don't want the 80 to look to pretty.

 

[Darwood]

What Dan said. Wax is the key...


That reminds me... I need to wax mine.

 

[hatman406080]

My '93 hood and roof all got oxidized. Now I painted it black with a rattle can.

 

[Grench]

Mine is fairly evenly faded. I'm still thinking of going LineX for the entire roof when I pull the rack. Should I see if they can do white so it looks like a daddy FJ cruiser?

 

[-XXX-]

O6m1 is the BEST color for 80s!!