BMW 2001 Touch Up Paint

2001 BMW Touch Up Paint (45 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 2001 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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2001 BMW Background Info

The 2001 BMW Vibe

Welcome to 2001-the year the E46 3 Series and the E39 5 Series were busy setting benchmarks that most modern cars are still trying to hit. This was the peak of the "Ultimate Driving Machine" era, where the Z8 looked like a Bond car and the M3 came in colors like Laguna Seca Blue just to make sure you were paying attention. Our database is loaded with 19 shades from this vintage, ranging from the corporate-cool Titan Silver Metallic-which seemed to be on every other car in the executive parking lot-to the deep, menacing Carbon Black Metallic. It was a time when BMW wasn't afraid to give you a choice between three different reds and a handful of greens like Oxford and Slate. If you're looking at one of these today, you've either got a future classic or a very fast project on your hands.

Paint Health Check

We're deep in the "Peeling Era" now, kid. Back in 2001, BMW was layering on some of the best-looking basecoat and clearcoat finishes in the business, but time and the sun have a way of winning the long game. The big threat here isn't just a bit of fade; it's delamination. That's when the clear coat loses its grip on the color underneath and starts flaking off like a bad sunburn. You'll see it first on the horizontal surfaces-the roof, the hood, and the top of that trunk lid. Once the clear lifts, the basecoat underneath is defenseless. If you see white, crusty edges around a rock chip or a hazy patch that looks like it's about to bubble, you're looking at a clear coat that's ready to quit.

Restoration Tip

Listen close: your mission is to seal those chips immediately before the clear starts to lift. On these 2001 models, a tiny rock chip is a gateway for moisture to crawl between the layers and start the peeling process. Don't just "blob" the paint on there. Clean the chip out, use a fine-tip applicator to lay down your color, and make sure you've got a solid seal on the edges. If you catch a chip early, you're saving yourself from a full-panel respray down the road. If the clear has already started to haze, you've got to feather those edges back carefully before touching it up, or you're just burying a problem that's going to keep growing.

BMW Models Released in 2001

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