Detailing The 4Runner!

Giving the 4runner a complete buff! Looking much better than what i started with!
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[@philgriswold2133]

"We are not painting this 4Runner." Join us on the next episode, Painting the 4Runner. Dude, you have all of the equipment and we know that you will put an awesome paint job on it.

[@ZillaCrew]

Looks great! One trick I learned when debadging is to take some fishing line wrapped tight around each index finger and then work the line in behind the badges and saw away at the glue. It works really fast and no risk of breaking them. Cheers man!

[@dhu1042476]

That detail was meticulous. On black paint no less. I know the camera didn't do it justice, but from what I saw, what you had to work with and the final outcome shown..Very nice.

[@Dzynerr]

We need smoked tail lights, black chrome garnish on the back and black rear bumper. Awesome video as always!

[@bertrandsautereau9639]

Damn, you made me want to restore a toyota hilux or runner, but we in FRANCE only have underdeveloped engines .... lol! great your videos man !!!

[@conservativeokie]

And ideas! 😲 DOPE! Sorry my French cousin, I couldn’t resist! 🤣

[@mountainlifewithdavidkelsie]

Can’t wait to see that thing with a new pint job! 😅 I feel it’s coming within the next few episodes! Haha live all the vids man! A lot of them helped me with my own yota

[@tarenrosa3959]

Man besides the little scratches on the driver side you really brought this thing back to life!! Makes me wanna go home and buff and detail my truck 🤣

[@kenbaker4528]

Another awesome build Austin!👍

[@JeffGoDawgs]

Great job Austin as always 👍🏻

[@chipadkins8635]

Good weather for painting.

[@OceanLogic]

I’m a detailer I detail cars for a living you did good for what you had to work with, but some friendly tips it’s actually very hard to burn through paint even Toyota paint you would be surprised what the car can handle! A little more pressure with the buffer and some wet sanding would probably take a lot of those scratches out the dots you are seeing are acid spots from tree sap sitting so long. And as of the badges they need to be wet sanded off. Also wool pads leave swirls and streaks foam pads are the way to go! I am very impressed by your work on it I know black paint can be a pain!

[@ROLDYAJ87]

🤤that thing is 🔥 wish mine looked that good . Love the new look. The runner I'd definitely my fav on the channel sad to see its coming to an end . I personally would like to see more runner content.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks 👍

[@odevious8081]

Looks like a 2021 4runner to me this thing is 🔥

[@FlynDirty1]

Austin, good job. Look in the door and get paint code. 3M makes a touch up pen that I use for paint chips (highway rocks) and scrapes (woods) I use on mine. Keep in mind that hood, top of fenders and roof are the first to go with clear coat on Toyota’s. Having my 05 Tacoma painted in the summer. The touch up pen can be found on eBay.

[@Faithful_Tribe]

Nobody: KZbinrs: ‘What tedious time-consuming thing can I do for a time-lapse today?’ ;D Love your work, Austin. You definitely have our permission to ‘show us how good you could get it without painting’, man. That’s real world stuff. I’m sure you’ll keep working on it in the future.

[@garrettspencer8494]

I always enjoy watching your videos, you do great work. I just started getting into car detailing and paint correction projects and I have a good luck with Jax Wax. They have a 3 step system similar to what you did. The kit comes with different pads ranging from microfiber cutting pad to light foam polish pad. Just my 2 cents. Look forward to the next video.

[@JEREMY120983]

Simply perfect. 👍

[@jimmadonna1436]

You do great work. Your nearing the 100k subscribers!!

[@austinniemela]

Thanks! Getting close!!

[@oakleyjack7600]

I am not a Waxer !! My ideal vehicle runs and drives at a 10, as far as the paint goes I like it clean and that’s as far as I go, because I am Not a waxer !! Looks Great Austin, you are not lacking on effort and that gives you a solid 10 in my book.👍😎🎩

[@TheIndecisive0]

I definitely would have ended up breaking every one of those badges when ripping them off. 4runner is looking great!

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!

[@PNWUpperLeft]

Love the video, from the PNW

[@austinniemela]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@lalomejia3668]

Rare to see an american toyota fan. Good viedeos, your fan.

[@bobthebuilder6315]

Austin another great job, me personally I would have opted to use sand paper and a paint gun lol. The investment to do everything you did would make a pretty good dent in a repaint but that's just my opinion, still it looks a lot better 👍

[@azrooster602]

love it .

[@kvlog7154]

wow! very nice job

[@jorgePerez-us1pb]

Que buen trabajo!!! Como nueva!!

[@savjottoor7910]

Don't worry. It is perfect. It is a fuckin 4Runner. Nothing is gonna stop it going down the road. Love it

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

Beautiful

[@Mr.Lingus222]

Yesssss

[@chriscollins260]

That shine is pretty good! That's all I see - not the scratches etc.

[@leomuniz27]

Toyota the Best!!!!!!!!

[@CB-hr6zs]

Good video bro the 4Runner is looking 🍒

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!

[@4RunnerLC]

As the owner of a 98' 4Runner, I had the exact same problem with the paint (Black Paint). What the problem is, I found out, is that Toyota did NOT put many coats of paint, or clear coat on those vehicles. I had to wet sand, and in doing so, found out that I was fast down to the primer. Once I was down to the primer, I had no choice but to wet sand the rest. It's quite a joy experimenting with primer, primer, primer....3 coats of paint. If you truly want to rid yourself of those nasty looking spots, taking it down is the only way to go. I know you buffed until you were blue in the face, only to have no results in the sap-like spots that were on your car. Believe me, I KNOW!

[@DBD801]

Bro do more videos on that Jetta. She is cleeeean

[@jrfuapapaqueen3225]

paint or not 4runner still sick!

[@MrQdawgs]

Would love to see a custom back bumper. Paint came out great considering black is hard to make perfect

[@dklubertanz1]

Nice Job! That detail is meticulous - I have a 2001 4Runner in amazing shape, but needs a detail - I need to get on that! 140K mileage and I love the 3rd gen platform. I'd love to touchbase on a detail if you are open to that!

[@sygonkainamura8332]

Hey Austin, I really love what you do to these Toyota trucks. I personally intend to buy the same 4Runner (Just that we in Africa, they are branded Toyota Hilux Surf - but same same truck) and am amazed by what you do at your workshop...from fabrication to painting to fitting. What specific skill set does someone need to be able to do all that? Asking because am millions of miles away from the US and will have to fold my sleeves if am to make my 4Runner/Surf modified like yours.

[@mikaele7290]

Looks sick brotha. Just need to black out the rear Toyota emblem. Yes, find a sport hood with the scoop. More love. Aloha 🤙🏼

[@OceanLogic]

Also if you really want to get the paint shiny buff with the car wet it will be harder to get the compound off but it will leave it looking brand new!

[@petespike5000]

I would just like to add a comment, I used the NXT wax in the video. I purchased the car brand new and polished it every 3 months with the nxt, i had the car for 12 years and it look showroom condition. Thats all i ever used with cheese cloth, no buffing nothing.

[@cloudfrontsystems]

My 4runner has similar paint damage. I have never buffed a car before but I do have an old rotary buffer and can buy a dual action buffer. I have heard of burning through paint and I am worried of doing more damage than good. How worried should I be of damaging my paint, is it really difficult to do this without any prior experience?

[@chrisgardner1431]

Hit a deer at night with my black wrangler. Had to leave town the next morning so the blood didn’t get washed off. Did the same thing to my paint. Couldn’t get it out. Had to paint it

[@gewglesux]

What exhaust did you end up with on this?

[@thomasbeltran5417]

New money 👍🏾

[@ItsJoshN]

This kids, is why you take care of your paint! I know it’s not ur fault Austin. It just sucks that many panels need repainted :/

[@FK-we1dp]

need *to be* repainted

[@cesarmolina5252]

Where did you buy the headlights?

[@darrylk1088]

Have Devin wrap it

[@noahvega1442]

What is zen? “Austin” a big o’l cha and a day or detailing🤣

[@theomcnair4633]

Where'd you find those rain deflectors? They have a cool looking low profile? I want that look on my 4Runner...the ones I've looked at protrude too far out for me. Thanx

[@austinniemela]

I wish I knew! They were on when I bought it!

[@AustinLWright]

Raptor lining the rear bumper?

[@timbales3652]

Nice work.I did it the hard way,lol.Hand buffed with rubbing compound,never again!Ok,talking badges on this project.Seems to be a lot of Toyota Gurus here.My 94 standard cab 4x4 pickup has one missing on the bottom left of the tailgate.Does anyone know which badge goes there?Keep the videos going, Inspiration!

[@2endsformacircle762]

Black paint is just a high maintenance color. 4runner looks great regardless.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks! Yes its a pain to maintain!

[@Paulo-it5gq]

Once an "engineer" told me , perfection is the enemy of " the good enough " sounded wise 😅 he was the engineer one not me man must know what he was saying 😁 The Runner looks awesome black paint on black proper wheels 👌 All the trucks came out really cool 😎

[@austinniemela]

Thanks man!

[@C4CarzZ]

Interior and engine room detailing??

[@jakemcmasters77]

When are you going to paint the rear bumper black?

[@tonygSDWR]

Austin, the paint damage on the rear driverside door looks like some egg yolk (or other similar acidic goo) got splattered on it. It ruined areas of my trucks paint quickly. It'll eat thru clear right down to the base coat. Love the channel.

[@austinniemela]

That could be!! All i know is it wont come off!! Thanks!

[@rickyschultz6357]

What about a black clear coat? Would that hide all of the imperfections?

[@AS-zt8bi]

Raptor paint the rear bumper 😍

[@arnelcoligado8713]

God bless you all ways

[@hockeydad6211]

What scratches? I'm jealous.

[@snukesitterson2642]

What’s the size on the rims and tires? What kind of rims also. Sweet 4runner.

[@austinniemela]

20x10 method wheels with 33” tires

[@belltower5550]

Might want to blur your license moving forward just to be safe, Love your content! 🤘🤘

[@FK-we1dp]

who gives a crap, he's got his full name in his channel name. What information would his plate give that would be unsafe?

[@OQUINN83]

Do you sell and ship these cool project trucks?

[@vladvlad8818]

👍👍👍

[@lucyfair9907]

too much etomions i had to cryy

[@Mertesacker1]

That 4Runner it’s screaming for an LED Light bar on top of the bumper or the roof.

[@trainedmonkeycompany4770]

Word of the day ……. Etched!

[@dolya200]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@casualobserver1663]

Time for a rear bumper

[@shootmalones]

hey man crappy paint just lets you park in more places hahah, I do understand the ocd though

[@jamaicabicyclelifestyle1975]

Show us your car collection

[@davescheer5038]

Didn’t they use to make a product called black magic it was a polish that filled scratches with a black filler built right into the polish , might wanna check it out ? If the stuff that was on the side is some kind of chemical etch then the black magic might not work because it’s more of a stain than a scratch 🤔 But the yota is shiny 👍✌️

[@Tanner731]

my 4runner is etched really badly too

[@smplyizzy]

What about just clearing the hood?

[@pitbullgamer8116]

You should of put ceramic coating on it in stead of wax

[@conservativeokie]

Ah, Austin... OCD guy here again... What about the Toyota badge emblem and the chrome around the license plate? AND THE FREAKIN’ CHROME REAR BUMPER?! Sorry! Sometimes it gets the best of me... 😂🤣😜

[@whitehoncho]

lol you forgot to do the toyota emblems cuz👋🏼

[@wallybeegone]

I have a black car and know the struggles my friend.

[@foresterboy2011]

We don't get the 4runner in the UK (England). Years ago we had something similar called the Toyota Surf. No return of that model since. Shame !!

[@kudinov8204]

Toyota SURF))))

[@c.cortes1888]

👍🏼👍🏼🖤

[@rogelioguerra4969]

Bro, cuanto sale una 4 runner asi modificada??

[@leomuniz27]

Quiero una!!!!! I want one!!!!

[@bubbafringman1864]

Come on man, paint it! It's a 3rd gen 4runner! And black!

[@roysigurd]

SR5 = Sport Rally 5 speed :D

[@PNWUpperLeft]

That’s a good one

[@roysigurd]

@@PNWUpperLeft its funny, because its true :)

[@user-xk1kl3rk7k]

Здравствуйте, подскажите размер резины полностью и параметры литья. Спасибо.

[@staleyexplores]

is there anything that is ever really perfect?

[@austinniemela]

Not really haha

[@user-do4xf5ko7h]

Please release the videos more often and more authentic. Good luck!

[@bubbafringman1864]

I like it better without the badges. Anyone who doesn't recognize a third gen 4runner doesn't deserve badges

[@NaveenKumar-oj7xh]

Very disappointed that you did not put your OCD into full use in this video. Hopefully you will rethink for the next one.

[@Faithful_Tribe]

Remember some hearing protection, friend.

[@chipadkins8635]

Aw go ahead and paint the poor thing. Think of all the great video content.

[@Khaled_Bin_Ghannam]

We want rare light to be coustmed . Black audition

[@Threedaysextension]

You selling your 4runner?

[@reynaldocasillas2761]

Black out the crome on the back and the Toyota emblem

[@arvindriddick]

Looks so amazing man. Even thought u really want to paint it to make it look perfect. The results are amazing. I need som help, my wind shield has som rough crap on it. Do you kno if it would help if I buff it with the polish paste? 😅

[@austinniemela]

You can use a razor blaze and windex on windows!

[@arvindriddick]

Thanks for d advice bruh

[@raymondmichael8805]

I wish I can work with you

[@hmoobluj3860]

If you are planning to sale this truck, let me know!!!

[@michaelbenton6010]

now color match those windows my guy

[@blandchamberlain6792]

How much would u charge to make a bumper like that for a 2008 tacoma ?