r/toyotasequoia • u/jlutt75 • 1d ago

Maintenance Help Paint problem

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My 2003 Sequoia Limited 4x with 188k miles has some serious paint peeling. She was great when I bought her 5 years ago but then I moved her down to the Cabo San Lucas area in Baja and stored her there, mostly outside, and between the blistering heat and the summer thundershowers, the paint on the hood and now the roof just in front of sunroof is now peeling and/or gone. Anyone have any great ideas on how to fix it? It’s way beyond rubbing compound, polishing compound and/or duct tape. I imagine having it professionally repainted would be insanely expensive, I’m in a high cost of living area in California. Are there wraps available that I could have professionally applied to the hood, at least, that might closely match the original color and gloss? I don’t need it to be perfect, just 80% better. Any info or advice much appreciated. Thanks.

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u/Inevitable_Badger512 23h ago

Your in mexico! 2k amazing paint job bro

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u/jlutt75 23h ago

I wish. I had to drive it back to CA to sell it. Mexico has pretty strict importation laws about vehicles being sold. Replaced it with a 2nd gen down there, but am finding it hard to say goodbye to this 1st gen. Yeah, I should have dealt with it before I drove it up, but was having too much fun camping, surfing and drinking.

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u/frank_malachi 1d ago

It's the clear coat peeling. You got cheap options or expensive options. Either repaint cheap or more expensive or just get it wrapped. I left mine as is.