How swirl resistant is Toyota paint?

[jdgamble]

So my wife has a metallic white Sienna. Honestly, we abuse this thing. I wash it so carelessly it makes me feel guilty, but here's the thing... the paint is basically swirl free. Very light in a few places, but it's crazy. I just put a some DG601/111 on part of the car (that's how negligent I am... I seal in sections over time) and it looks flawless, other than the gouges my kids put in the car with their bikes and stuff.

So my question... does this sound like typical Toyota paint? Or could the dealership have installed a coating of sorts?

Quick plug - DG 601/111 is pretty sick. I wanted something for the minivan that lasts, and the application and results are impressive. If this lasts, it's a huge win.


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[WillSports3]

It could just be because of the colour so you're not seeing all the swirls. Like if you had a black car it might be horrendous.

[jdgamble]

I don't think so. I have a mineral white BMW, and granted, it's not quite as metallic, but I find swirls in my car using my LED lights and such. Using the same lights, I find almost none in this paint.


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[TTQ B4U]

Using the same lights, I find almost none in this paint

look at it closely when you fill up with gas at a modern gas station at night. that usually does the trick for showing off swirls on tri-color pearl paints

[fightnews]

So my wife has a metallic white Sienna. Honestly, we abuse this thing. I wash it so carelessly it makes me feel guilty, but here's the thing... the paint is basically swirl free. Very light in a few places, but it's crazy. I just put a some DG601/111 on part of the car (that's how negligent I am... I seal in sections over time) and it looks flawless, other than the gouges my kids put in the car with their bikes and stuff.

So my question... does this sound like typical Toyota paint? Or could the dealership have installed a coating of sorts?

Quick plug - DG 601/111 is pretty sick. I wanted something for the minivan that lasts, and the application and results are impressive. If this lasts, it's a huge win.


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Metalic white is probably the hardest color to see swirls on thats all

[MattPersman]

Blizzard white ? It’s probably the best Toyota paint, that the bright silver and the gold for long term looks with out a lot of hassle. Sure there is still some marring there just harder to see.

I know for Honda it’s similar our white diamond pearl is “harder” and definitely less visible than the San Marino red Honda we have


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[jdgamble]

I guess I'll chalk this up to paint color. I wish my white car provided that kind of camouflage.


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[jdgamble]

Blizzard Pearl... that's the color

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[Desertnate]

Honda and Toyota have some of the softest paint I've ever seen. I've accidentally marred the crimson paint on my wife's Toyota with just a swipe of my finger.

I bet if you run a light polish or an AIO over your Sienna with a polisher, you would see a dramatic difference in color and gloss of the paint. This summer, I clayed and then applied an AIO to my mother-in-laws 6-month old white pearl Genesis G90. Despite being very new and very little work on my part, the difference was substantial. The pearl really popped, white color was was crisper, and the gloss was much higher.

[RTexasF]

My RAV4 is Blizzard White Pearl also. A really close inspection under the right light will reveal what you are not seeing. It does hide light marring well but it's there nonetheless. Machine polishing a test spot will really show the difference.