Audi S4 Cabriolet Touch Up Paint (14 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Audi really gave the S4 Cabriolet a split personality. Across the production run, they recorded 14 distinct colors that range from the "look-at-me" Imola Yellow and Sprint Blue Pearl to the "stealth-wealth" tones of Dolphin Gray Metallic and Phantom Black. It's a sophisticated palette-they even gave us two different whites (Arctic and Ibis) because, in the world of German engineering, "white" is never just white.

What to Watch For

Before you pop the cap on that paint pen, you need to find your specific "recipe." For the S4 Cabriolet, Audi tucked the identification sticker in the spare tire well. Lift the trunk floor carpet and look for a white paper label with a 4-digit code (it usually starts with an "L," like LY7W or LZ5J).

While you're inspecting the car, keep a close eye on the front wheel arches. Audi tucked some sound-deadening foam behind the fender liners that can act like a wet sponge, leading to tiny paint bubbles on the edge of the wheel well. If you catch these "pimples" early with a touch-up brush, you can seal out the moisture before the road salt decides to move in permanently. Also, because this car spends its life with the top down, the horizontal surfaces like the trunk lid take a beating from the sun-look for tiny "pinholes" in the clear coat that need a drop of protection.

Driveway Repair Tip

Since many of these S4 colors, like Moro Blue or Deep Sea Blue, are packed with pearl and metallic flakes, you need to treat that touch-up bottle like a maraca. Shake it for at least 60 seconds to wake up those sparkles so they don't all sit at the bottom of the jar.

When you're filling a stone chip, don't try to "paint" it. Instead, use the tip of your applicator to dab a tiny bead of paint into the center of the crater and let it flow to the edges. If the chip is deep, it requires patience; it's much better to apply three thin "micro-layers" over an hour than to go for one big, gloppy mountain that will take forever to dry.