jiujitsuking

Does anyone know what type of paint they used on the Scion?. Is it the same paint they use on the Toyota and Lexus brands? I think the paint is a bit thin and gets surface scratches very easily. I know Dupont makes higher grades of paint that are much stronger than the stuff Toyota chose to use. If the paints used on the Lexus brand are of a superior quality I would be interested in using them. Are you guys satisfied with the quality of the paint?

retrodrive

yeah, it is ____ty. I can scratch bumper paint with my nail

PrivateTucker

everything that touches the paint leaves a mark.
The paint I think is the same as lexus and toyota, just not applied the same. I was able to purchase touch up Flint mica 1e0 from a lexus dealer and it appears to look the same.

CatalepsicFox

^^ Flint Mica is an exclusive color for the Scion tC... is it not?

xnevergiveinx

i've put swirls in my paint with my bare fingerprint...thats lame!

bpu_TC

Yeah...the paint seems cheap. They need to do something about it.

killerxromances

THe paint itself is fine, theres nothing wrong with the paint per se. The biggest problem is the clear coat.

Cya

FLINT

if i had the paints info and dividends when i got mine over a year ago, i would have taken it st8 to the shop for 2-3 more layers of clear coat. this is my only prob i have with scions.

06tCguy

nope

killerxromances

All of scion paint has been used in some toyota/lexus car at some point or another. Including RS colors. If it was exclusive, the car would cost a little more to make profit worth it in my opinion.

Cya

wibblywobbly

Flint Mica seems to be a fairly common color on the RX's, seen quite a few 'round my way. Say what you want about GM, but they seem to use much better paint.

That said go on to any car forum and there are people complaining about paint chips, easy scratches, etc.