1993 BMW-Motorcycles Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 1993 BMW-Motorcycles Vibe

1993 was a turning point in the BMW garage. It was the year the "Oilhead" R1100RS arrived to drag the classic boxer into the modern age with its futuristic Telelever fork and enough fairing plastic to cover a small car. If you weren't on a boxer, you were likely hauling across state lines on a K1100LT. While the rest of the 1993 motorcycle world was experimenting with neon and "look at me" teal, BMW kept its dignity. We've focused on the true survivors from this era, specifically that crisp Blue and the legendary White Tricoat-a finish that was as prestigious as it was technically demanding to spray.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the absolute height of The Peeling Era. By 1993, the factory had fully moved into the basecoat-clearcoat system. It looked like a million bucks on the showroom floor, but thirty years later, the honeymoon is over. This era is notorious for delamination-where the clear coat decides to part ways with the color underneath. It usually starts as a tiny, innocent-looking bubble around a rock chip or the gas filler neck. Once air and UV rays get under that clear, it starts to lift like a bad sunburn. If your fairings look like they're shedding a layer of plastic, you're dealing with the classic '90s clear coat failure.

Restoration Tip

When you're working with a '93, especially the White Tricoat, you have to be a surgeon, not a house painter. These bikes use a complex layering system where the clear coat provides almost all the structural protection. Seal your chips immediately. If you let a chip sit, moisture will tunnel under the surrounding clear coat and turn a 2mm fix into a 2-inch nightmare. When repairing, make sure your touch-up covers the edge of the original clear coat to "lock" it down. If you're tackling the tricoat, remember: depth is everything. Don't try to glob it on in one go; thin, patient layers are the only way to match that factory pearl without it looking like a patch of white correction fluid.