2010 Bentley Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2010 Bentley Vibe

By 2010, Bentley was busy perfecting the art of making 5,000-pound grand tourers move like greased lightning. Whether it was the Continental GT Speed or the debut of the flagship Mulsanne, these cars were built for the fast lane. The color vibe? Pure, high-contrast sophistication. We've focused on the era's true survivors: Anthracite and Ice. One is a moody, deep metallic that looks like liquid charcoal, and the other is a clinical, frosty silver that highlights every hand-pressed crease in the aluminum bodywork. It was an era of "quiet wealth," where the paint did the talking so the engine didn't have to.

Paint Health Check

Here is the cold, hard truth: you are dealing with the Thin Paint Era. By 2010, factory robots had become masters of "efficiency," which is a fancy way of saying they learned how to stretch a gallon of clear coat across a zip code. These finishes are technically advanced and incredibly hard, but they lack the "meat" of the old-school pours. On a heavy-hitting Bentley, that thin clear coat acts like a brittle shell. When a pebble hits that Mulsanne nose at 80 mph, the paint doesn't just dent; it tends to "star-chip" because there's so little film build to absorb the impact. If your front bumper looks like it's been sandblasted, you've got a classic case of robot-thin layering.

Restoration Tip

Since you're working with a factory finish that's measured in microns, the worst thing you can do is "blob" your repair. If you drop a heavy bead of paint into a chip on a 2010 finish, it'll stand out like a sore thumb against that tight, flat factory clear. Therefore, you need to build your repair in thin, patient layers. Don't try to fill the crater in one shot. Apply a whisper-thin layer, let it flash off, and repeat until you've leveled it with the surrounding surface. Think of it as a slow-motion restoration-if you rush a Bentley, the paint will tell on you.