2007 Tacoma bumper cover has anyone seen this??

[DaveT435]

Going to do a detail on one of my neighbors 2007 Red Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner. The paint on the bumper cover and fender trim looks like it was painted with one coat of a single stage paint. If you look at it you can see the texture of the plastic and it doesn't look like there is even enough paint to make it look smoother. Then there is the scratch where it doesn't look like there is much coverage. This paint looks like it's oxidized...but a little concerned about polishing it. Has anyone worked on one of these trucks??

 

[Setec Astronomy]

That looks like a respray. You always have to be careful on the flexible bumper covers because they don't dissipate heat as well as metal. Do a small test spot and see what happens.

 

[RhetoricMixes]

I had a 2006 Tacoma for a few years and I remember the lower parts of the front bumper and fenders having a really bumpy (like extreme orange peel looking) spots on the paint. I treated them like the rest of the paint but never ran into what your seeing.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I had a 2006 Tacoma for a few years and I remember the lower parts of the front bumper and fenders having a really bumpy (like extreme orange peel looking) spots on the paint. I treated them like the rest of the paint but never ran into what your seeing.

It's possible they peel it up on purpose there to hide road rash, or it possibly has a coating under or over the paint to protect for the same reason. I had a GM car a long time ago that had a coating like that on the lower rocker panels behind the drive wheels.

 

[chris.ganucheau]

Every Tacoma I've seen in that body style the front bumpers am fender flares never seemed to have a nice finish on them. Like someone said above, it looks to have bad orange peel.

 

[DaveT435]

That looks like a respray. You always have to be careful on the flexible bumper covers because they don't dissipate heat as well as metal. Do a small test spot and see what happens.

He bought the truck new. It's never had any body or paint work...

 

[Turboclam]

Doesn't mean it hadn't been painted. You can have on-lot damage or transportation damage.

 

[DaveT435]

I had a 2006 Tacoma for a few years and I remember the lower parts of the front bumper and fenders having a really bumpy (like extreme orange peel looking) spots on the paint. I treated them like the rest of the paint but never ran into what your seeing.

I'm familiar with the texture to prevent chipping...this doesn't look like that.

 

[DaveT435]

Every Tacoma I've seen in that body style the front bumpers am fender flares never seemed to have a nice finish on them. Like someone said above, it looks to have bad orange peel.

Is the color usually a good match to the truck though??

 

[DaveT435]

Every Tacoma I've seen in that body style the front bumpers am fender flares never seemed to have a nice finish on them. Like someone said above, it looks to have bad orange peel.

Here is one that shows the difference in the color. It's not great...but the top right has some fender paint in the upper right corner. This doesn't really show the color difference...when you look at the truck the difference is real noticeable.

 

[DaveT435]

Doesn't mean it hadn't been painted. You can have on-lot damage or transportation damage.

Good point...I have seen that before. I inspected that scratch and couldn't find any sign of primer. I know the paint they paint the plastic with is different paint...of it used to be anyway. Strange...

 

[rodster205]

My dad has the same truck but in a navy blue. Those are bolted on factory fender flares, not metal but made of the same plastic/PVC/rubbery material as the bumpers. If anyone ever looked at these when they were brand new they are intentionally made that way by Toyota, the texture is made into the flares and the bumper. They weren't designed to be smooth and shine, they were supposed to have a textured look.

 

[BucboyInPa]

All the tacomas I have sone look the same as your pictures.They definately do that intensionally.

 

[chris.ganucheau]

Is the color usually a good match to the truck though??

Not really, in the red ones ive seen the bumpers an fender flares seemed a lil darker to me. But on like greys an blacks it wasn't that off. I had always wondered about that with those trucks. Always threw me off not having a nice reflection

 

[HDDetail]

I have a 2007 white tacoma and the only the bumper is oxidized and looks faded almost like a matte color. I was planning on just polishing it soon. It appears to be normal from what i've read on tacomaworld.com

 

[DaveT435]

All the tacomas I have sone look the same as your pictures.They definately do that intensionally.

Good to hear...never any problems polishing them?? I'm not going to try to use a compound on them...just polish...

 

[Twister]

All the ones I've seen look exactly the same way. I'd be careful to not generate too much heat when polishing. Maybe use lighter pressure too

 

[DaveT435]

All the ones I've seen look exactly the same way. I'd be careful to not generate too much heat when polishing. Maybe use lighter pressure too

I'll do that...thanks. Obviously start with a test spot...