Why is my paint coming off

[Yawesh]

my yaris just recently been bombarded by a week of snow/ice/etc.

right now my yaris still has alot of white snow "spots" all over the car

but when i use my fingers and smear the door(was trying to "clean" the car)
i can see some paint color(minca) on my fingers

wtf!:iono:

[coheed]

Thats one thing most people complain about is crappy paint. Sounds like the clear coat is to thin. Like on old cars when they didn't put clear on, you could wax the car and some of the paint would come off on the rag.

[YarisSedan]

That means your clear coat is gone. There is nothing you can do about it now except having it recleared. You can buy a can of clear coat and try to spray touch up the spots. It will help it from getting worse but then its very hard to make it look good doing it that way. My only advice is to get a very good wax and polish and polish the spots that the clear coat is gone. It will bring back the shine but you will have to keep doing this every single month.

[thebarber]

paint is wafer thin on newer toyotas....it sucks. the yaris is even worse than my matrix was....

[pixiedixie862]

is your warranty on the car over? I know my xA had crappy paint as well. And prob about the first year of having it, my bumper started to fade. I had no clear coat on it and it looked horrible. I took it back to the dealer and they repainted it at no cost.

Try taking it back to the dealer if you can.

[nemelek]

Great advice! Go ask the dealer.

[coheed]

Whats really weird about Toyota's paint being thin is that my truck (88) has horribily thick paint. Probably 5-6 coats of black 3-4 coats of clear.:iono: Seems like thier trying to compensate.

[UTVitz]

Could be what ever they're using to de-ice your roads that might be harming your paint. After hitting a coin operated spray off car wash I'd stop at the dealer and see if anyone else is having this problem and if not show it to someone there. A lot of salt is used on the road here-we're advised frequently to rinse our vehicles on the next dry road day. But some states use chemicals to de-ice. Good Luck with that.

[thebarber]

im on several toyota forums and people complain about the cheap-ass paint getting chipped and scratched easily ALL the time

[nemelek]

They use magnesium chloride where I live. They put it down before it starts snowing. The freezing point is lower and even when it is below 32 degrees the roads are wet. That stuff sticks to the paint. A car wash sprayer wont wash it off. I have to use a bucket and sponge to remove the salt. No telling what it is doing to the under carriage.

[kou]

its water based paint,dont know if that has anything to do with it but it is better for the enviroment and lighter.

[Yawesh]

what color is your car? if its grey or black and you try to "clean" it the dirt you will take off will look like your paimt . but trust me its not the paint unless you are gouging in so deep that you are actually peeling paint off

it's minca flint i believe, the dark grey type......

i'll be going to hand wash car place tomorrow

[Phaeton]

My uncle owns a body shop, he says that all newer paints are inferior to what they used to use. He says that environmental regulations are the reason we have crappy auto paint now.

[Kal-El]

it's minca flint i believe, the dark grey type......


:tongue: It's "Flint Mica". :smile:

[500snakz]

The paint is coming off because IT SUX. Toyota used as little paint as possible to paint these things. AND what paint is there, scratches off very easily...

[Kal-El]

My flint mica sedan has 45,000 miles and has no paint issues (not even rock chips on the front). The paint is gorgeous and has so much depth and shine.

:confused:

[Chupacabra]

My uncle owns a body shop, he says that all newer paints are inferior to what they used to use. He says that environmental regulations are the reason we have crappy auto paint now.


Welcome to 1995. There isn't any lead any more but the paints are still pretty good. The trick is having the finish BAKED onto the car which isn't possible unless the process is used at the factory prior to wiring. BMW and Mercedes have some finishes with a ceramic based/powder type clearcoat which is very, very hard but still workable and if cared for...is just as good as anything that was every used.