Paint quality

[Turbowned]

Definitely getting opti coat and clear bra. Toyotas and Subarus have notoriously cheap paint, and it's much more noticeable on the darker colors.

[Grip Ronin]

I didnt even like the colors that much. A bit too bright ima repaint later

[Jared0934]

I know what you were saying man but 80 microns IS in fact lower than recommended. Having <90 microns sucks because all the rock chips he's getting now will need to be buffed out one day and when they day comes with an 80 micron panel it calls for some seriously tender buffing with microfiber specific pads like megs stuff... Short and simple, it's a BITCH to correct paint on cars with sub 90 microns.

edit; but yes you are correct that as long as the clear coat stands its own, and you constantly have wax/sealant/opticoat on you're paint will be fine... nobody would ever know the difference. It' only comes in effect when detailers have to buff the clearcoat down to blend in blemishes.

[Employee]

The car could have been a re-coat in paint anything plastic is done in the plastics area or suppliers who work with Toyota. If the paint is too thick you can get crows feet after a couple of years of being in the sun. Thicker is not better. End result most owners don't get their cars measured for paint thickness. Managers make the call to send the cars thru paint again if needed. If you want to see if its a re-coat look closely at edges and look for clear coat drips.

[neurokinetik]

Originally Posted by whaap

I get a chuckle out of the "poor paint talk" on our cars. I'm approaching 7000 mile and I have yet to get a single blimish on the front of my car. My 02' Miata had 38000 miles when I traded it in and the front in looked like it had been thru a sand-blaster. (Perhaps a slight exageration!)

The original windshield in my '95 Miata looked worse than the paint did after 17 years and almost 100000 miles. OTOH, my '02 Nissan Sentra had rust spots forming ON THE ROOF after less than three years, and the clearcoat cracking and flaking after five. My FR-S already has a bird-dropping blemish on the hood from a dropping I removed within a few hours of it happening. I think it's more a matter of car manufacturers cutting corners these days to save a buck.