BMW 1989 Touch Up Paint

1989 BMW Touch Up Paint (20 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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How to Find Your 1989 BMW's Color Code

BMW paint color codes appear in varied spots: on the firewall, on the radiator support, on the door jamb, or in the trunk. Location varies by year; a diagram under Finding Your Color Code shows where. Typical code format example: 300, which corresponds to: Alpine White III Clearcoat. Same Color Code, Different Name: the same paint can have different names across models (e.g., 300 also called White Clearcoat, Premium White Clearcoat). The code is key to correct paint.

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1989 BMW Background Info

The 1989 BMW Vibe

1989 was the peak of the "Ultimate Driving Machine" era. It was the year the E30 325i ruled the executive parking lots, the E34 535i brought some muscle to the Autobahn, and the M3 was busy cementing its legend on the track. In the paint booth, the boys in Munich weren't playing around-we have 20 distinct shades from this year in our vault. It was a time of sophisticated greys and bold solids. If you weren't rocking the ubiquitous Bronzit Beige Metallic, you were likely chasing the horizon in Salmon Silver Metallic, Diamond Black, or the crisp Alpine White II. It was a sophisticated palette for a car that meant business, but beneath that German precision, a chemical clock was already ticking.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to The Peeling Era. By 1989, BMW was fully committed to the basecoat/clearcoat system, especially for those high-end metallics like Delphin Metallic or Cirrus Blue. While it gave the cars a deep, glassy luster that single-stage lacquer could never touch, it introduced a new enemy: Delamination. If your Bimmer has spent too many years baking in the sun, you've likely seen the "sunburn" effect-that white, flaky haze where the clear coat decides to part ways with the color underneath. Once the clear lifts on a 635CSi or a 735i, it doesn't stop. It's a structural failure of the bond, and if you leave it alone, moisture will get under those edges and turn a small chip into a full-blown flake-fest.

Restoration Tip

When dealing with 1989 factory finishes, your mantra is: Seal it or lose it. Because this era is prone to delamination, you cannot treat a rock chip as just a cosmetic eyesore-it's a breach in the armor. If you see a chip in your Royal Blue or Cinnabar, seal it immediately. If the edges of the clear coat around the chip feel brittle or "proud" (raised), use a fine-grit touch-up tool to gently smooth the transition before applying your color. This stops the wind and water from getting under the clear coat and "zippering" it right off the panel. Catch it early, and you save the factory finish; wait too long, and you're looking at a full respray.

BMW Models Released in 1989

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