# 2006 Toyota Corolla - Fading paint **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [July 31, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105 "2020-07-31T12:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grywarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b77776/32.png) [@grywarrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grywarrior)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/1 "2020-07-31T12:25:32Z")
My paint job on the roof, hood and trunk (top surfaces) has faded, the paint crackling on the hood and trunk lids and the roof is almost gone. This started about 6 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/2 "2020-07-31T13:35:33Z")
NORMAL for many Pacific rim manufacturers, even for some domestic companies. But why complain SIX years after it started? You made a statement. Do you have a question? ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/3 "2020-07-31T17:10:26Z")
What color? There is a program for white ongoing. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/4 "2020-07-31T17:11:12Z")
On a fourteen year old vehicle? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/5 "2020-07-31T20:31:10Z")
> [@grywarrior](#): > > My paint job on the roof, hood and trunk (top surfaces) has faded, the paint crackling on the hood and trunk lids and the roof is almost gone. And, itโ€™s only 14 years old! ๐Ÿ˜‰ > [@grywarrior](#): > > This started about 6 years ago Perhaps you should have explored the possibility of assistance from the manufacturer 6 years ago. Assistance would have been unlikely at that point, but now that your car is 14 years old, the _only_ solution for you is to visit a few auto body shops and get estimates for a re-paint, at your expense. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/6 "2020-07-31T21:46:25Z")
No offense meant, but do you wash and wax the car? Wax helps prevent paint fade by protecting the clear coat. The clear coat protects the paint color, which goes on before the clear. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-fading-paint/168105/7 "2020-08-01T00:32:25Z")
Here in my neck of the woods, lots of cars that get washed and waxed monthly still have faded and/or flaking clear coat after several years In my opinion, some areas are so brutal that nothing except being garage kept 365 days of the year will prevent lousy paint and/or clear coat in the end