Oxidized Paint? Don't be skeered

Wow, that looks great. Looks like a completely different vehicle.

Red is not a popular color where I live as the sun fades the pigment something awful, leaving a car that permanently looks like your before photo.
 
Rick 381 said:
Lot of work but I bet it was easier than buying the wife a new truck. I bet she gets a lot of compliments on it. Went from looking worn to looking brand new.
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She took it to the Toyota dealer a few months ago to get a key made for it. They tried to buy it from her. I guess these old Tacomas hold their value.
 
Tiltsta said:
Wow, that looks great. Looks like a completely different vehicle.

Red is not a popular color where I live as the sun fades the pigment something awful, leaving a car that permanently looks like your before photo.
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I believe you're in FL? I'm in south MS, so I know what you mean. The wife wanted a red truck, so she got a red truck :embarrassed:
 
The old tacomas were cool. The only issue I really recall (my four runner was on the same basic platform) was a head gasket issue they fixed on warranty. Looking great!
 
sunvalleylaw said:
The old tacomas were cool. The only issue I really recall (my four runner was on the same basic platform) was a head gasket issue they fixed on warranty. Looking great!
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Rust..and not just the bodies. Frames, brake lines and suspensions have been rusting out from under them in the salt belt. Toyota is actually doing a frame swap under warranty for some newer years (like 2000 forward). I drive past a large Toyota service center locally that has a stack of frames in shipping frames waiting to be swapped
 
Lerxst said:
Rust..and not just the bodies. Frames, brake lines and suspensions have been rusting out from under them in the salt belt. Toyota is actually doing a frame swap under warranty for some newer years (like 2000 forward). I drive past a large Toyota service center locally that has a stack of frames in shipping frames waiting to be swapped
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Huh. I sold my 1990 4Runner (with the old school spare on the swing out arm) about 12 years later. No rust on that one yet by the time I sold. And the metallic blue paint and clear (theme here?) was holding up well too. It seemed to be more or less a closed in Tacoma. I liked that rig, and the 5 speed in it.
 
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