Yaris has cruddy paint? - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

IllusionX · 03-12-2009, 08:16 PM

roccgirl: primer is usually in contrast with paint colour.
ie, dark colours use white primer and light colours use dark primer.

obviously does not apply to all car, but is usually true on japanese cars.

Yawesh · 03-12-2009, 11:09 PM

yup, i can wipe the paint off with my fingers

YarisSedan · 03-13-2009, 12:29 AM

My plan to deal with this is in about maybe 5 years or so after my car is payed off and the paint starts to look crappy is get a really good paint job that will last 10 years

KRAZGRL · 03-13-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tomato

Crappy paint is a common problem. Consumer Reports has documented that for the Yaris, so if your boss needs hard data, it's out there. How about red nailpolish on the most obvious little dings after the area has been washed?

You can go into any Toyota parts counter and buy a little bottle of touch-up paint (looks like a bottle of nail polish) but it matches perfectly. They usually are around 10 bucks.

*tomato* · 03-13-2009, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by KRAZGRL

You can go into any Toyota parts counter and buy a little bottle of touch-up paint (looks like a bottle of nail polish) but it matches perfectly. They usually are around 10 bucks.

Thanks for the tip, I will!

SilverBack · 03-13-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by andruboz

the easy scratch paint on my car is behind the door handles. either that or the previous owner was Edward Scissorhands.

Yeah I have those too on the driver side only. They're very faint, so maybe they can be buffed out. Maybe there's a slight rub against the body while getting in and out?

Phaeton · 03-13-2009, 03:21 AM

I just stopped caring. My hood is covered with hundreds of tiny rock chips. The bumper somehow is not lol.

roccgirl · 03-13-2009, 07:25 AM

I bought a bottle of the touch-up paint about 2 months after I received the car. I bought it at the Toyota dealer; and it matched very well for the first couple of months. But, the last time I tried it, I realized the paint on the car has already faded enough that ANY touch-up is OBVIOUS :(

I talked to my boss late yesterday. He said he didn't really care, its my car. I just wanted to reassure him that I treat this car as if it were my own. And, I enjoy having a nice looking car. The Yaris is cute; and with the color (Barcelona red) and the 'S' package, the Yaris is picture-worthy. I am just disappointed when I see a new scratch. My personal truck is over 10 years old, and it doesn't look as bad as the 1 year old Yaris, and I drove the truck like a truck. So, I know it has to be something with the cheap paint on the Yaris...

REM · 03-13-2009, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaeton

I just stopped caring. My hood is covered with hundreds of tiny rock chips. The bumper somehow is not lol.

That sounds a lot like my car. At first I thought that something white had sprayed onto my hood, but upon closer review I noticed that I have a crappy paint job. At least I don’t have to worry about rust caused by salt here in Rochester NY.

Woody_Woodchuck · 03-13-2009, 09:01 AM

My Absolute Red, 2008 LB has white undercoat also. Brush up against it with anything and it scratches through the red paint. Not too many rock dings in the front, but what there are go right to the metal. I apply wax to the spots. Now I’m extra careful around it and have not gotten too many new scratches.

I had the clear coat chipping within a month of buying mine (there appeared to be 2 clear coats). Roof, hood, sides, doors… All surfaces that will bead water when wet were chipping. Dealer blamed it on acid rain in my area and said they had never seen it before. Not too many options without getting a lawyer involved and I can not afford that. The dealer did wet sand the clear coat and waxed it for me. Looks good and has not chipped since, but hot weather is not here yet. Until I can afford a new paint job, keeping a good coat of wax on it is my only solution. It might not need it for years but eventually, a new paint job will have to be done.

That’s my only complaint with my Yaris, the crap paint.

*kimona* · 03-13-2009, 09:05 AM

After 3 years and about 30K miles, I've only goit one pencil point chip on the hood and the paint looks just like the day I bought the car. I'm completely satisfied with the paint.

Lafiro · 03-13-2009, 11:59 AM

Yeah well try living in NYC, where you have a million trucks a day do on the LIE. With or without traffic these highways are filled with little rocks.

Then comes the fact that we have a ton of people that can't drive, and can't parallel park.

*tomato* · 03-13-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lafiro

Then comes the fact that we have a ton of people that can't drive, and can't parallel park.

City parking , say no more!

Poor Yaris

tetzyamis · 03-13-2009, 04:58 PM

My next Toyota will probably be white for this reason, lol.
Paint chips and it's still white :p

Kal-El · 03-13-2009, 11:56 PM

My '07 with 49,000 miles has no chips at all and amazingly, not a single dent/ding. There are only a few feather light scratches so far. No complaint from me.

For the record though, I've read about the same complaints from Fit owners saying their paint is cheap. Hey, expensive jobs are expensive (weird coincidence) and the Yaris is cheap. Toyota would have to cheapen something else (cheaper engineering

) if you want thick paint. Or, price it at a less competitive rate.

1stToyota · 03-14-2009, 10:28 AM

Mine is smooth and hasn't faded, peeled or showed any signs of scratches. I did have 3m film installed at time of purchase, but no problems with other areas of the car though.

mrbond · 03-14-2009, 11:19 AM

Yeah, I've got a ton of little rock chips on my hood and front bumper. and scratches on the rear bumper from some little kid's jacket zipper, a scratch below my door handle from when my mom banged her keys on it.
i'm seriously considering getting my car repainted and putting on perhaps five coats of clearcoat when i put on my lip kit and new hood. because, as we all know, scratches make any car, even an aston martin, look crappy.

Phaeton · 03-14-2009, 01:21 PM

My commute is really to blame for the chips in the paint. I follow logging trucks around a lake everyday. Those guys throw gravel like crazy.
I'm not going to bother painting it, by the time I actually move to where I work I'll be selling the car anyway.

03-13-2009, 09:01 AM	#28
Woody_Woodchuck Drives: 2008 Yaris LB 5M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 64	My Absolute Red, 2008 LB has white undercoat also. Brush up against it with anything and it scratches through the red paint. Not too many rock dings in the front, but what there are go right to the metal. I apply wax to the spots. Now I’m extra careful around it and have not gotten too many new scratches. I had the clear coat chipping within a month of buying mine (there appeared to be 2 clear coats). Roof, hood, sides, doors… All surfaces that will bead water when wet were chipping. Dealer blamed it on acid rain in my area and said they had never seen it before. Not too many options without getting a lawyer involved and I can not afford that. The dealer did wet sand the clear coat and waxed it for me. Looks good and has not chipped since, but hot weather is not here yet. Until I can afford a new paint job, keeping a good coat of wax on it is my only solution. It might not need it for years but eventually, a new paint job will have to be done. That’s my only complaint with my Yaris, the crap paint. __________________ Lifetime log

03-13-2009, 04:58 PM	#32
tetzyamis '09 5dr Drives: 2009 Yaris 5-Door Bayou Blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: HI Posts: 238	My next Toyota will probably be white for this reason, lol. Paint chips and it's still white :p __________________ 2009 5-Door Yaris LB Bayou Blue Pearl 2009 5-Door Yaris LB Black Sand Pearl

03-14-2009, 10:28 AM	#34
1stToyota Drives: 2013 Chevy Spark 1LT 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,185	Mine is smooth and hasn't faded, peeled or showed any signs of scratches. I did have 3m film installed at time of purchase, but no problems with other areas of the car though. __________________ 1997 Lincoln Town Car - *SOLD* 2008 Scion xD (w/ automatic) - SOLD 2008 Yaris HB - SOLD

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03-12-2009, 08:16 PM	#19
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	roccgirl: primer is usually in contrast with paint colour. ie, dark colours use white primer and light colours use dark primer. obviously does not apply to all car, but is usually true on japanese cars.

03-12-2009, 11:09 PM	#20
Yawesh Drives: 08 sedan at Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: long island Posts: 313	yup, i can wipe the paint off with my fingers

03-13-2009, 12:29 AM	#21
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	My plan to deal with this is in about maybe 5 years or so after my car is payed off and the paint starts to look crappy is get a really good paint job that will last 10 years

03-13-2009, 03:21 AM	#25
Phaeton View User's Garage Drives: Blazing Blue Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Port Angeles, Wa Posts: 385	I just stopped caring. My hood is covered with hundreds of tiny rock chips. The bumper somehow is not lol.

03-13-2009, 07:25 AM	#26
roccgirl Drives: 2008 Yaris S 4-dr. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 6	I bought a bottle of the touch-up paint about 2 months after I received the car. I bought it at the Toyota dealer; and it matched very well for the first couple of months. But, the last time I tried it, I realized the paint on the car has already faded enough that ANY touch-up is OBVIOUS :( I talked to my boss late yesterday. He said he didn't really care, its my car. I just wanted to reassure him that I treat this car as if it were my own. And, I enjoy having a nice looking car. The Yaris is cute; and with the color (Barcelona red) and the 'S' package, the Yaris is picture-worthy. I am just disappointed when I see a new scratch. My personal truck is over 10 years old, and it doesn't look as bad as the 1 year old Yaris, and I drove the truck like a truck. So, I know it has to be something with the cheap paint on the Yaris...

03-13-2009, 09:05 AM	#29
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	After 3 years and about 30K miles, I've only goit one pencil point chip on the hood and the paint looks just like the day I bought the car. I'm completely satisfied with the paint.

03-13-2009, 11:59 AM	#30
Lafiro Drives: 06 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 694	Yeah well try living in NYC, where you have a million trucks a day do on the LIE. With or without traffic these highways are filled with little rocks. Then comes the fact that we have a ton of people that can't drive, and can't parallel park.

03-13-2009, 11:56 PM	#33
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	My '07 with 49,000 miles has no chips at all and amazingly, not a single dent/ding. There are only a few feather light scratches so far. No complaint from me. For the record though, I've read about the same complaints from Fit owners saying their paint is cheap. Hey, expensive jobs are expensive (weird coincidence) and the Yaris is cheap. Toyota would have to cheapen something else (cheaper engineering ) if you want thick paint. Or, price it at a less competitive rate.

03-14-2009, 11:19 AM	#35
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	Yeah, I've got a ton of little rock chips on my hood and front bumper. and scratches on the rear bumper from some little kid's jacket zipper, a scratch below my door handle from when my mom banged her keys on it. i'm seriously considering getting my car repainted and putting on perhaps five coats of clearcoat when i put on my lip kit and new hood. because, as we all know, scratches make any car, even an aston martin, look crappy.

03-14-2009, 01:21 PM	#36
Phaeton View User's Garage Drives: Blazing Blue Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Port Angeles, Wa Posts: 385	My commute is really to blame for the chips in the paint. I follow logging trucks around a lake everyday. Those guys throw gravel like crazy. I'm not going to bother painting it, by the time I actually move to where I work I'll be selling the car anyway.