Toyota 86 · Paint Repair
Localised respray for stone chips, kerb rash and sun-damaged clear coat. Quoted for your 86, 2012-2026.
We do a paint repair on the Toyota 86 regularly, and this page is what the job involves on this car specifically rather than on cars in general.
Not every paint problem needs a full panel. Stone chips, kerbed bumper corners and small patches of failed clear coat can be repaired locally, blended and polished so the repair is invisible without repainting the whole car. On a Toyota 86 (2012-2026) the parts and the labour time are specific to the model — it is a coupe, which changes both, so we confirm the year before quoting rather than after.
The cloudy, flaking patches you see on roofs and bonnets of cars parked outdoors are UV breakdown of the clear coat. It cannot be polished back — the layer is gone. Left alone it spreads and the base coat underneath begins to fade and chalk, which turns a localised repair into a full panel.
Toyotas here are typically high-mileage and reliable enough that servicing gets deferred; the two things that catch owners out are water pumps and the ignition coils on the 2.7 and 4.0 petrol engines. We check that alongside a paint repair, plus a battery load test, because the car is already with us and finding a second fault later costs you a second visit.
Paint Repair on a 86 is quoted after inspection, because pricing this job from a description is guessing and you would be paying for the guess. Either way you get the number before any work starts, it includes VAT, and it does not move afterwards. Typical time on this job is 1-2 days, in our workshop.
Same technicians, same car. Pick what you need.
Often yes. If the damage is localised, we can fill, colour and blend within the panel. Long scratches crossing a body line usually need the full panel to look right.
A localised repair is typically one to two days including cure time. We do not rush the cure — paint that has not hardened marks the first time you wash it.
Fresh paint is more UV-resistant than the surrounding sun-aged paint, so if anything the repair holds up better. Matching is done against the actual panel, not the code alone, so it starts invisible.
Call, or send your location on WhatsApp. We will tell you the price before we set off.
