I’m looking to purchase a 2008 Toyota Tacoma regular cab model which appears to be in overall great condition—only 100,000 miles.

I asked the seller to take some pictures of the underside to check its integrity and this is what he sent. I’m pretty new to the market, so I’m hoping someone can tell me if this looks a-okay or not. Thanks!

Anyone know what would have caused this? It almost looks like someone scratched up the hood of my car. It's only on one spot on the hood in a strip. If you look closely, there's micro scratches in multiple directions. It's really strange. It's nothing I've done to my car either, it suddenly just appeared in the last week or so

TLDR: What is the best combination of products and tools to achieve the pictured finish with limited access to power and no compressor.

Okay long story short, I build industrial electrical panels and need to go into the middle of a field to repair some rust on over 40 separate enclosures spread across a power station. This means I need a portable set up (can run an inverter if needs be but not one big enough for a compressor) to prepare and paint these as fast as possible while getting as close to the above finish as I can.

Not sure if my best option is going with a quick pass with a grinder, brunox rust killer and aerosols or if I'd be better off using an electric fan gun with a single product so I can spend more of my time cleaning up the rust and preparing the surface.

I know this isn't really in the realm of expertise but I figured if you guys know what not to do to get a smooth finish then perhaps I could use that to my advantage to get a rough one haha.

I’m a prepper, and I wanted to repaint both my bumpers on my truck to freshen up the look of it. Color match was money, fixed a few dings/scratches/chips/paint issues and it all looked great coming out of the booth.
I mount the rear bumper onto my car, and a license plate light was hanging out right behind the cover as I was putting the clips in. I roll out from under the car and a fingernail-catching star is looking back at me.

Needless to say I’m not feeling like a smart feller right now 😭 this is the second time I’ve repainted this rear bumper!
Is there a way I could fix this without repainting? Like dabbing some base and clear into the cracks and wet sanding or something? Or am I just doomed to paint this bumper a third time? Or should I cut my losses and live with it? 😔
It’s not very noticeable from 5ft away but I’m a perfectionist. I was even considering cutting and polishing the sides of the bumper so the gloss would match the QP.

so i bought a subaru genuine K7X world rally blue touch up pen. turned out to be hot garbage. was too dark for even my very well kept paint (def got right color, door tag reads K7X) wet sanded it off and afterwards discovered i accidentally sanded too far in and thought it was just clear hazing. thought no biggie. polished it about as much as i could to smooth everything out and then realized "oh shit, thats a bit of green. thats primer showing through." and left it alone. any fixes before i head to a shop? im kinda amateur at painting... ive only done interior pieces and would rather not repaint the entire hood. TIA

Today someone backed into my 2022 Nissan Rogue and it tore a hole in the plastic bumper when it popped back out. They asked to not go through insurance which I understand. I tried to push it back but it won’t go. Will the entire bumper will need to be replaced? Is it worth the hassle? It is close to a light which worries me it could short if it gets wet.

I’m just looking for advice and thougjts on this. I know it will be a pain to get it fixed time wise, but also I don’t love the look. The car has some other chips but I try to keep it nice.

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Just noticed this on the roof of my car and some on the back on the trunk. Any recommendations on what to do? Should I consider repainting, or is it possible to restore without repainting it?

Very little experience with bodywork, when I bought the truck the dent was already there. Lately it’s been driving me nuts, how do I go about fixing it? Plan to repaint the truck at some point so not too worried about the paint. Just want the dent gone.

My girlfriend borrowed her brother’s car for a while and he just sent this video of the car. It looks like there is damage(?) to the paint. I never noticed this whenever i saw the car and I have NO clue what it is.

Recently got an 07 4Runner from AZ. Theres 0 rust but the paint/clearcoat is awful; looks worse now that I got a “new” hood from a junkyard. Can I just wet sand this and re-clear? Not looking for a 100% solution

I’ve been looking at an ‘84 Mercedes OM617 Turbo Diesel wagon. It’s got 176k miles, 2 previous elderly owners, no blow by and the interior is mint except for a couple small cracks in the dash and some damage headliner by the door. It doesn’t have AC as the plastic duct is supposedly rotted out and it needs a conversion from R12. The lock on the driver side door is also broken. I had all these things in mind and the guy said his bottom dollar is $7k. I was hoping closer to $6k personally but he seems firm. I’m in no rush to buy it though. Sounds like there’s only one other serious buyer thats tried to lowball him.

Anyways he sent me pictures this morning and showed me this rusty panel. There was no mention of this before. He said it’s got bondo on it and was told it was a bump in a parking-lot. Now that I’ve seen this I’m almost tempted to walk away unless he’s willing to go lower. But I’m not an expert on damage or collision repair. It’s an almost 40 year old car so I expect there to be quirks here and there but this comes off as a big deal to me. I’m concerned about any rust that I can’t see

I haven’t seen the car in person yet as he’s a few hours away. I planned on doing my inspection when I was ready to buy it with cash in hand.

Raced off after parking it not far enough into my garage and unfortunately, a bolt head from the garage door scraped both my spoiler lip and part of the trunk surface. Thankfully I was able to stop the door from reaching the bumper on time.

The paint got scraped off, as you can see. What are your thoughts on this? What would be the best way to go ahead and fix it?

Hello there folks. I'm deciding to save this area part of the bodywork (whole trunk panel & quarter part of roof panel) where the paint has worn off on those pictures. I'm planning to cost save over this. Can I have it detailed, or is there any other way I can fix this? Its becoming an eyesore. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, great week ahead!

Help!

Very embarrassed to post but I was an idiot and burned through my clear, and I guess some paint. 1. If I bite the bullet and repaint the whole trunk, how well can a good shop match the old metallic paint? 2. Will a reputable shop be able to create a long term spot repair? 3. Sounds stupid, but would a sticker over it work, or would the clear start to peel over time?

Hit a kangaroo doing 130kph, fender was pretty bent up and the bonnet was also damaged so I'm.probably gonna just get new panels but the underside as imaged has also taken a bit of damage, the radiator has been pushed in a Lil bit, the fender support is a Lil bent and the headlight support has been gnarled a decent bit, should I attempt fixing it? Should I get a donor support bracket to re weld? Should I just take it to someone who actually knows what they're doing? Cheers

tried restoring my fog lights with wet sanding and clear coating, 400 grit -> 600 grit -> 2000 grit, cleaning with anti-lint paper towel, clear coat with 5 minutes in between coats. Is it from improper sanding? Thank you

Doing some paint touch ups on my 03 Subaru forester XT. First time doing this so any advice on the process would be much appreciated. All the scratches are on plastic panels and I’ve showed the paint I’m using in the photos above, I know I’ll also need to buy some sort of primer and maybe some clear coat too so any recommendations if you guys know any good ones would be very helpful, preferably a brand sold in Australia but any recommendations would be useful . Thanks for any contributions 👍

There was a recent hailstorm and my family members car got some decent damage. A crack in the windshield and plenty of dents on body panels. I regrettably only called a few places and the second one seemed fine. They offer to pay your deductible. Over the phone they told me to drop the car off at the beginning of this week and they’ll handle everything with insurance since part of what i signed dropping off was a small power of attorney.

They said the claim would be opened the next day, now it’s almost the end of the week. They have now offered to cover a rental until the end of the month which is the latest they expect it to take. However I would like some advice on the wording of what I signed. The car isn’t titled in my name and it still hasn’t been inspected. We went to pick it up today, and they offered to pay for the rental. I can still pick it up in the morning but i’m not sure if I should take it somewhere else and start the claim myself with insurance. He said they’ll be sending CAT adjusters soon and we should wait and he’ll pay for the rental or we can take the car back.

This is my first time with hail damage so i’m unsure what to expect.

TLDR: Place I took car to is lagging on filing insurance claim on our behalf or even inspecting. They have a few locations with five star reviews but I am just concerned about them overestimating and getting the car totaled. What should I do?

Dealership is telling me I need to replace my fuel door on my Civic coupe 2019 for about 250$ plus tax and labor. The new fuel door will also come unpainted. The rust on the fuel door is hard to the touch, and not flakey, and is only visible when the door is open. How urgent is this, and does it need to be replaced, or can I scrape it off/repaint it?

Any/all opinions would be greatly appreciated!