Black car and poor paint quality... Prius 7+ Europe

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by JohnRobinson, Apr 30, 2013.

  1. JohnRobinson

    JohnRobinson Junior Member

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    Hi all

    Been a while since I have posted here but always check in. Anyway we just swapped our white Prius premium gen 3 for a new (demo) Prius V (7+) black.

    I have had black cars before and I do understand that they show scratches easier. However I have had this car for 1 month and it was an ex demo car. Now after the 4th wash all of the wax the dealer put on has gone and there are scratches everywhere. Really bad.

    Also I drove along a lane and a small twig scraped along my car but its left a horrible scratch down to the primer. Is it possible that there is not enough layers on my car? Never before have I had to be so careful with a black car. Dare not look at it in fear of scratching it... :(

    Also any tips on keeping it scratch-ish free?

    Thanks in advance all! (y)
     
    #1 JohnRobinson, Apr 30, 2013
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    Yep. That's my only complaint about these cars. A simple scratch goes all the way to the primer. I wished they had at least used primer in the same color as the top coat!
     
    #2 skwcrj, Apr 30, 2013
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    The black on my gen3 is weak. I think a lot of modern black paints are, but the mat black on the Prius seems especially so.
     
    #3 GrumpyCabbie, Apr 30, 2013
  4. JohnRobinson

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    And I suppose there is nothing I can do about it? Except never buy another black car...
     
    #4 JohnRobinson, Apr 30, 2013
  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I tend to stay away from Toyota's solid black paint, colour code 202 (which is the paint offered on all Prius models). They're not clearcoated like the metallic paints are (e.g. Attitude Black Metallic [218] or Black Sand Pearl [209] in North America).
     
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  6. Bill_Kelly

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    My 2013 Prius V Five is black, now with 10,000 miles. The first week, I gave it a thorough wash, claybar and wax job with Zaino. I constantly get comments about how deep and scratch-free the paint job is. I do not baby the car, but only do my own hand washes, no commercial car washes. Zaino Store
     
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    Black paint sucks! Stay away from black, this is not a Toyota issue, its an industry issue.
     
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    False. Paradox confirmed with Toyota that 202 Black is indeed clear-coated.
     
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  9. Tideland Prius

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    Excellent. Thanks!
     
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