What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

That’s worse than my 7 year old black Infiniti that I traded in. And it had been abused by too many idiots before I bought it. I refused to let them wash it at the dealership. It already looked like a spiral galaxy. I don’t have a buffer, so I put tons of hours making it look good again.

 

The tabs get cut off before you finish. They’re just for handling until you get it into place. Razor knife works well

 

never been a stickler for perfection on paint before, so I'm quite uninformed on how to make that happen. Is it feasible to reverse swirls? How did you do it?

 

pay your local Mobile detailer to come do it or spend the money on a random orbital polisher.

biggest thing is to avoid it after correction by not using automated car washes and using a good mitt to wash in a back and forth motion rather than circular

 

I may need to pay a pro for this one. I have the polisher, but completely out touch with the right products. I've always just bought cars, washed them and watch the branches and rocks scratch he heck out of them.

 

Scars, little and big, are marks of Character!

 

One more little tweak today!

 

Trail whiskers are one thing. Endless swirls everywhere made by idiots are another.

Hand washing is easy, just use the 2 bucket method and apply a synthetic wax afterwards.

 

1 week from placing order

 

I picked up my black pro up from a dealer and it had apparently sustained some paint chips on the front of the hood. They had touched them up with touch up paint and put a clear bra on top. Wasn’t thrilled as I was a stickler about paint at the time but didn’t make a stink about it. Within a few months I hit the hood where the bra was applied with a roofing ladder. It cut through the plastic and barely touched the paint. Had it not been on there, I’d of had a massive cut in the paint. It was the car gods repaying me! I’m not a paint perfectionist any more after wheelin this truck a lot. My bumpers are scraped to hell and my pro wheels now have a “chrome lip” from all the rock scraping

 

This is the reason I got white!

 

Mine has the protective film on the hood. Once it yellows I’ll take it off. But I only have 2 chips on the bumper, so I’m cool with that. All my other previous cars have chipped easily. Not sure if this is just an anomaly or not. I think I’ve read the super white is only a 2 layer paint.

 

It was annoying to remove the clear bra with a heat gun. If you have residue leftover, definitely buy Rapid Remover. It’s a lifesaver. Sucks buying a brand new car off the showroom floor with 2 miles on it with paint damage already.

 

As someone who loves to work on car paint, I got silver. Hides almost everything. Some think it's boring and dull (it is). I call it easy to maintain. The car I like working on least has always been my own.

 

Looks like my buddy found a girl while at the service.. Looks like she just arrived at the dealership..

 

What a good looking couple.

 

Packing it for an off road ride tomorrow - anyone heading to Patriot Mountain?

 

Ummm… In North Carolina?

 

yes - near Boone

 

I need some better tires - yours look good - what kind are they and would you recommend them? @GrantA

 

Silver is a good one too. I just happened to find the right 4runner in white. Been on the trails many times and it still looks new. I just rejex it a couple times a year. My weekend car is dark blue but I had it opti-coated and clear bra'd when new, but even then I am ultra careful washing it. I don't want those worries with a daily driver though.

 

Yeah I like them but they are a little noisy compared to street tires. They are not cheap. 5 tires cost around $2400 with warranty and stuff through discount.

 

Dang I wish I knew. My wife is at a woman’s conference with the church so I have the 4 kiddos. I would take them as well but I also have set plans. Feel free to hit me up on your next planned trip and I will do my best to make it.

Also have fun and be safe. I haven’t been there but now I have it in my tdl.

 

When I was looking for Amber LEDs a few years ago, "Amber" seemed to cover yellow, orange, and anything in-between.

 

Added new shift knob today. I Like It!

I got it from this guy on Etsy. Out of the US, so shipping takes a couple weeks. Also in discussion with him about creating a smaller version that matches this, but with the 4WD shift pattern for the Transfer Case knob. Hope to hear something soon if he is able to create it.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/933037...m=724ae26d&ref=search_recently_viewed-3&sef=1

 

Interesting color if they have children.

 

I would assume it may be a beautiful one like..
I would name her "Luna"..

 

Doing a little 5th Gen R&D today

 

Bought a Prinsu rack, but UPS damaged it slightly in shipping! Thankfully the website I bought it from worked out warranty options with Prinsu and offered a bunch of great options. Now I just need to sell my current roof rack before I can install it!

 

I added some RCI rock sliders. Pain in the ass by myself, would have made a great 2-man job, lol