2023 Audi Touch Up Paint (60 OEM Colors)

The 2023 Audi Vibe

Welcome to 2023-the year where Audi decided that if a car didn't look like it was carved out of a solid block of wet concrete, it wasn't trying hard enough. From the silent, humming e-Tron to the fire-breathing RS6 Avant, the showroom was a sea of "stealth" greys like Arrow Grey and Nardo Grey. But don't let the monochrome mood fool you; our database tracks 60 colors for this year because when Audi fans did break out of the grayscale, they went loud. We're talking Kyalami Green, Dragon Orange, and Vegas Yellow. It was a time of high-tech luxury meets "look-at-me" performance, all wrapped in a finish that looks like glass until the first gravel truck passes you on the Autobahn.

Paint Health Check

Here's the reality: we are firmly in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could practically sand a car with a brick and still have clear coat left to buff. In 2023? The robots at the factory are precision-engineered to be as stingy as possible. These modern high-solid clears are incredibly hard and glossy, which is great for the showroom, but they're brittle. Instead of a deep scratch, you'll notice these paints tend to "star" or chip away in tiny flakes when hit. You might also see some "orange peel" texture on the lower doors of your Q5 or A4-that's just the ghost of a robot moving too fast for its own good. The clear coat is thin enough that if you get too aggressive with a buffer, you'll be looking at base paint before you can say "Vorsprung durch Technik."

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing a chip on these 2023 beauties, patience is your only friend. Because the factory finish is so thin and the clear is so hard, a giant "blob" of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb and be a nightmare to level off later. Build your layers slowly. Apply a tiny amount, let it shrink and dry, and then add another. You want to bridge the gap between the metal and the surface level by level. Don't try to be a hero and fill it in one shot-let the paint find its home so you don't end up needing to sand down a mountain of excess.