Toyota Tacoma - Paint Correction by Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island, NY

Recently was contacted by a new client interested in improving the condition of his 2015 Toyota Tacoma. He brought it by the shop for an evaluation and I found the paint was really not looking its best. The truck was red with widespread swirl marks and for my seinfeld fans out there "a pinkish hue". It was only a year old so I had the feeling the dealer trashed this paint before the owner every had the chance to pamper it (owner was taking care of it since taking delivery).

We discussed the expectations and the budget then agreed to a 2 step paint correction with sealant. The expectation was big improvement without 100% full correction.

Just to be clear - I'm not claiming this is a full correction! There are definitely some leftovers. However, for the budget I think I did pretty well and therefore I'm sharing the results.

When the truck arrived I knocked the usual prep routine:

Wheels cleaned with Shine Supply "Cool Guy"
Tires & wheel wells scrubbed with Shine Supply "Wise Guy)

Vehicle was washed with Optimum "No Rinse" car wash solution

Decontaminated with CarPro TRIX (to remove rust blooms, road tar, and any existing wax or sealant)

This was followed up with the Optimum Opti-Clay towel (medium) with ONR as clay lube, then dried with a waffle weave towel.

First things first - this truck has a lot of trim to cover! So I got busy with the masking tape skills





Started looking over the paint and was reminded of the mess. Brutal!





Did some test spots and settled on the following for my paint correction process

Griots Boss / Griots GG6 / Porter Cable 7424xp (6, 5, and 3 inch pads respectively)

Shine Supply "Classic Cut" + Megs MF Cutting Pads

Optimum "Hyper Polish" + Lake Country white pads


Results as follows





Close up on the hood.













Over by the gas tank








Tailgate







Front fender












After the correction work was wrapped up we applied

Shine Supply "Decked Out" at 1:1 for tires and wheel wells

Shine Supply "Classy Chassis" for all exposed suspension components and frame

Shine Supply "Trim Shield" for all exterior trim and tonneau cover






Paint & glass was protected with Optimum Opti-Seal


Glory Shots















It all goes down here at the Home of the Swirl free finish in West Babylon, NY



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What a beautiful truck and color!

 

Very nice write-up, pics and work!!! Very nice!!

 

I appreciate the comment but really appreciate your choice in forum name!