chilly
09-15-2021, 01:32 PM
When my wife bought our Tacoma in late 2017 she let the finance guy talk her into a dealer installed “coating” as well as a couple of other add ons
Some crap called Xzilon
We were living in our condo at the time and the truck sat outside for about a year and her favorite parking space was right by sprinklers that came on nightly
She also had a friend “detail” it for her several times
By the time we bought our house and I was in a position to take over caring for it, the paint was a disaster of bird bombs, water spots, swirls and scratches, etc
I did a full correction with 3D One and actually was able to get 95%+ of the defects out without stressing out the clear coat
The headlights weren’t bad so I just hit them with 3D Speed and topped the whole truck with Poxy and OCW
Over the last couple of months I have noticed SOMETHING peeling off one headlight with each wash I do
It’s a fairly soft, fairly thick plastic of some kind and I am concerned it may be a factory UV coating
It is coming off in small sheets
I could easily blast it off with my pressure washer but until I know what it is I’m babying it along
It could also be that garbage sealant coming off
Is there a factory layer on headlights that would come off like that?
I know headlights have UV protection but I always assumed it was IN the plastic, not on top
The other headlight isn’t doing this and other than this upper edge the plastic is crystal clear and free of defects
Sorry for the lousy pics
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Some crap called Xzilon
We were living in our condo at the time and the truck sat outside for about a year and her favorite parking space was right by sprinklers that came on nightly
She also had a friend “detail” it for her several times
By the time we bought our house and I was in a position to take over caring for it, the paint was a disaster of bird bombs, water spots, swirls and scratches, etc
I did a full correction with 3D One and actually was able to get 95%+ of the defects out without stressing out the clear coat
The headlights weren’t bad so I just hit them with 3D Speed and topped the whole truck with Poxy and OCW
Over the last couple of months I have noticed SOMETHING peeling off one headlight with each wash I do
It’s a fairly soft, fairly thick plastic of some kind and I am concerned it may be a factory UV coating
It is coming off in small sheets
I could easily blast it off with my pressure washer but until I know what it is I’m babying it along
It could also be that garbage sealant coming off
Is there a factory layer on headlights that would come off like that?
I know headlights have UV protection but I always assumed it was IN the plastic, not on top
The other headlight isn’t doing this and other than this upper edge the plastic is crystal clear and free of defects
Sorry for the lousy pics
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210915/35d281bf1cba9587e673f2fb4898420d.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210915/e3af24752a59f7a23d0b9deacb03f09d.jpg
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