2017 Aston-Martin Touch Up Paint (21 OEM Colors)

The 2017 Aston-Martin Vibe

2017 was a big year at the Gaydon factory. The DB11 was finally out in the wild, turning heads with that "AeroBlade" tech, while the Vantage and Rapide were still holding down the fort for the old guard. If you're looking at our database of 21 colors, you'll notice the 2017 palette was obsessed with "stealth luxury." It was the peak of the grey-and-silver era, where owners had to decide if they were more of a Skyfall Silver 1 Metallic person or a Hammerhead Silver Metallic type. But for the few who wanted to actually be seen, we've got the heavy hitters like Volcano Red Pearl and Cinnabar Orange Pearl. It was a time of high-gloss pearls and complex metallics that made these cars look like they were carved out of a single block of jewelry.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2017, the robots at the factory had become masters of "efficiency," which is just a fancy way of saying they figured out how to use as little paint as possible while still making it look like a million bucks. The clear coat on these cars is crystal clear but microscopically thin. The real "Agitate" here, though, isn't just the thickness-it's the "Pizza Blisters." If you look closely around the door handles, mirror stalks, or the bottom edges of the doors on a 2017 Vantage, you might see small, bubbling eruptions. It's a known headache where the aluminum body meets tiny bits of factory contamination or dissimilar metals. Once that bubbling starts under your Stratus White Pearl, it doesn't stop until it's sealed.

Restoration Tip

Since you're working with "Robot Efficiency" paint, you have to be smarter than the machine. When you're filling a chip or addressing a spot near those door handles, build your layers slowly. Do not try to fill the crater in one shot with a big "blob" of paint. Because the factory clear is so thin, you have almost zero "meat" to sand down if you make a mess. Apply your color in thin, patient passes, and let it shrink into the chip naturally. If you're dealing with those early signs of bubbling around the handles, get in there and seal the area immediately. A tiny touch-up today prevents a four-figure respray of the whole door panel tomorrow.