I recently purchased a 05 GX470 looking to use it for camping and driving on the beach. I'm not looking to put a ton of $ into it, but the paint issue is hard to look past. Anyone have advice on how to make it look better? I'm located in NYC looking for a place that would do paint touch up for cheap or DIY is an option. Thanks!

 

well, you looked past it when you bought it? that looks like a "better get Macco" job....cheap paint job

 

Hopefully the sale price took the paint's condition into account.
The last photo with the fading over the rear wheels is pretty common. I have that.

This is probably going to be a Maaco-level job, yeah.

Chip H.

 

That paint is in a condition beyond the ability for paint correction to fix it. It will require a sand, prep and respray.
My fenders have the fading on them like yours but that is the only place I have paint issues so far. I heard the fender flares are a nightmare to reinstall if you take them off so most body/paint shops respray them in place. But again, you car needs a full respray if you want the paint to look good. Another option is to have the car paint prepped and put a wrap on it to cover the paint issues.