Paint chip repair for hood of TRD PRO

[PotatoTRD]

So the unfortunate happened on my 650mi road trip home with the truck only a day old I got a nasty rock chip on the side of the hood somewhere in the middle of wyoming. The chips is pretty big and deep almost down to the metal in one spot. I have called around a few placed and found a quite to fix it. they gave me two options, one for $375 to basically make it less noticable fill in the chip with paint. The other option is $950 and they would sand it down and fully respray the hood. they offer a lifetime warranty on the respray and have really solid google reviews. But what i'm struggling with is that is a brand new truck and i want it to look perfect, but on the other hand it a off-road truck that will actually get used off road and more chips and scratches are inevitable.

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[ReddingonTRD]

Same boat, brother, except mine are around the rear fender flares and fender itself (seems to be a known issue). I went the Toyota touch up paint route. When done correctly, you can achieve very good results. I would avoid having the entire hook sprayed so early on. The $350 is an option but perhaps you can achieve the same results? That first one is the worst, but it’ll get better. Won’t be the last…

 

[maxx075]

I would imagine it's all shop dependent, but I'll give you my experience with a complete repair of the hood.

Had a 2017 CX5 repainted due to a collision and a year later the clear coat is already coming off and chipping out. So just something to be wary of if you go to a shop.

 

[Desertrunner]

That sucks. I just had a local shop put some PPF on the rear quarter section. Only 500 miles and they were full of chips. Hopefully this helps.

 

[Tacocho]

That sucks. I just had a local shop put some PPF on the rear quarter section. Only 500 miles and they were full of chips. Hopefully this helps.

How much did this cost you? Wondering what I should expect to pay

 

[Desertrunner]

How much did this cost you? Wondering what I should expect to pay

100$. Worth it to me as I drive a lot of dirt roads.

 

[Tacocho]

100$. Worth it to me as I drive a lot of dirt roads.

Great price, that’s well worth it. I’ll be doing the same!

 

[Gurvy522]

I feel like non-metallic colors are usually pretty easy to touch up. I unfortunately have WCP and ended up with a couple knicks in my tailgate after I let my cousin borrow my truck (was a bad decision and I knew it ahead of time, lol).

My truck's WCP is notoriously hard to touch up (as it's a multi stage paint) but I've had really good luck with https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

I've pretty much used it and/or Dr. Colorchip on all my cars. For the automotive touchup stuff, buy a super fine tip paintbrush. Take it easy and don't over apply coats. For colorchip, apply, smear, wipe, and repeat.



I like to relate scratches, knicks, & chips to the stages of grief. First it's shock, then guilt & anger. Eventually you fix it, things may not be exactly the way the were before, but they're much better, and soon you'll forget it about it.

I wouldn't worry about it too much or overthink fixing it. Try the cheap options first, even Dr. Colorchip may work well on black.

 

[PotatoTRD]

I feel like non-metallic colors are usually pretty easy to touch up. I unfortunately have WCP and ended up with a couple knicks in my tailgate after I let my cousin borrow my truck (was a bad decision and I knew it ahead of time, lol).

My truck's WCP is notoriously hard to touch up (as it's a multi stage paint) but I've had really good luck with https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

I've pretty much used it and/or Dr. Colorchip on all my cars. For the automotive touchup stuff, buy a super fine tip paintbrush. Take it easy and don't over apply coats. For colorchip, apply, smear, wipe, and repeat.



I like to relate scratches, knicks, & chips to the stages of grief. First it's shock, then guilt & anger. Eventually you fix it, things may not be exactly the way the were before, but they're much better, and soon you'll forget it about it.

I wouldn't worry about it too much or overthink fixing it. Try the cheap options first, even Dr. Colorchip may work well on black.

I ordered the dr color chip kit and I’ll post up the results but for like $70 it’s worth a shot

 

[TacoFreak]

@PotatoTRD I have used Dr. Colorchip on several different cars/trucks and it works very well. It usually gives you a much better repair than factory touch up paint. At the worst the chips are hard to see and some I have basically made completely disappear. I had a black car for years and the only thing I tried that worked really well on it was Dr. Colorchip.

I already have picked out a local shop to do my PPF. I have a quote for the front clip plus the rear flares. But now I am thinking of having the whole thing covered before it gets any chips. Then I will still get some blems off road, but that won't bother me much, because I am buying it for trail running.

A lot of 4th gens have had windshield chips and cracks, so I am considering the windshield protection that shop uses as well. This is how I spend my time while I wait, and wait and wait for my Pro. lol

 

[PotatoTRD]

@PotatoTRD I have used Dr. Colorchip on several different cars/trucks and it works very well. It usually gives you a much better repair than factory touch up paint. At the worst the chips are hard to see and some I have basically made completely disappear. I had a black car for years and the only thing I tried that worked really well on it was Dr. Colorchip.

I already have picked out a local shop to do my PPF. I have a quote for the front clip plus the rear flares. But now I am thinking of having the whole thing covered before it gets any chips. Then I will still get some blems off road, but that won't bother me much, because I am buying it for trail running.

A lot of 4th gens have had windshield chips and cracks, so I am considering the windshield protection that shop uses as well. This is how I spend my time while I wait, and wait and wait for my Pro. lol

If you don’t mind me asking how much was the quote for your PPF? I got a quote for $2200 for the whole front clip (hood, bumper,headlights, fenders and mirrors)

 

[TacoFreak]

I had three quotes for the front clip. One was for $2,000 and two were for $2,500. The $2k quote would go to $2,500 if I add the rear flairs, the other two increased to $3k.

I really like the first shop and after I get the truck I want a quote from them for doing it all, which I expect to be $3k - $4k. A lot of money but then the truck isn't cheap and want to keep it nice but still use it.

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