Re: Paint chipping on 2005 Tacoma

"Toytruck"[color=blue]
> Here's some pictures
> [url]http://mysite.verizon.net/res0qmii/2005tacoma/[/url][/color]

Just curious, what colors tend to do this? Is there a common
link/trend?

My dad, a former auto body instructor, always told me never
buy a red or a blue vehicle - mainly because of fading and difficulty
matching paints. But that was ages ago. I would suspect paints
and processes are better now. Now with environmental concerns,
maybe they're not...

I remember Ford had a major issue with F Series trucks chipping
and fading. They were all silver iirc.

Ruth CM

RPM1 wrote:[color=blue]
> "Toytruck"
>[color=green]
>>Here's some pictures
>>[url]http://mysite.verizon.net/res0qmii/2005tacoma/[/url][/color]
>
>
> Just curious, what colors tend to do this? Is there a common
> link/trend?
>
> My dad, a former auto body instructor, always told me never
> buy a red or a blue vehicle - mainly because of fading and difficulty
> matching paints. But that was ages ago. I would suspect paints
> and processes are better now. Now with environmental concerns,
> maybe they're not...
>
> I remember Ford had a major issue with F Series trucks chipping
> and fading. They were all silver iirc.
>
> Ruth CM[/color]

I remember the story. A friend of mine worked at a Chevrolet dealership
and told me that the cars with the silver paint had a really bad problem
with the paint peeling and chipping. The returned the paint to DuPont
(or who ever made the paint). A year or two later, Ford started having
problems with their silver paint peeling and chipping. He said he
figured the paint manufacturer sold the same batch to Ford for a good price.

I heard the story in the early 90's (If I remember right), but it
probably qualifies as an urban legend.
--
Tom - Vista, CA

"TOM"[color=blue]
> I heard the story in the early 90's (If I remember right), but it
> probably qualifies as an urban legend.[/color]

I dunno. My SIL was blessed with one of those Ford trucks.
By the time she ditched it the thing barely had any paint on the
hood & roof. Forget chips, it looked like it came off in sheets.
Ford got hold of defective paint or primer somewhere that's
for sure. iirc it was a late 80s model - I want to say 88 - 89ish.

I checked the TSBs (Factory - Technical Service Bulletins) for
Tacomas and there are many and they are significant compared
to the Frontier with only 1 minor TSB (power mirror related).

I'm leaning toward Nissan as of today but I'm still searching and
digging for dirt. ;-)

Ruth CM

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:26:43 -0500, "RPM1" <rpm1deleteme@direcway.com>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>"Toytruck"[color=green]
>> Here's some pictures
>> [url]http://mysite.verizon.net/res0qmii/2005tacoma/[/url][/color]
>
>Just curious, what colors tend to do this? Is there a common
>link/trend?
>
>My dad, a former auto body instructor, always told me never
>buy a red or a blue vehicle - mainly because of fading and difficulty
>matching paints. But that was ages ago. I would suspect paints
>and processes are better now. Now with environmental concerns,
>maybe they're not...
>
>I remember Ford had a major issue with F Series trucks chipping
>and fading. They were all silver iirc.
>
>Ruth CM
>[/color]

What year model did this paint chipping start? I have a 2000 Tundra
and haven't noticed any chipping.

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