2011 Bentley Touch Up Paint (4 OEM Colors)

The 2011 Bentley Vibe

2011 was a year of "new money" sophistication. The Royal Wedding was on every screen, and the Continental GT and Mulsanne were the undisputed kings of the valet stand. Bentley was leaning into a cooler, tech-focused palette-moving away from the heavy British Racing Greens of the past toward the surgical precision of Ice and the brooding, corporate depth of Anthracite. We've managed to track down the formulas for the real standouts from this era, including the stoic Quartzite and that rare, tranquil flash of Light Aqua. It was a time when luxury meant looking like you owned the cloud, not just the road.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the peak of the "Thin Paint Era." By 2011, the guys in leather aprons had largely been replaced by hyper-calibrated mechanical arms. While "Robot Efficiency" sounds great on a quarterly earnings report, it means your Bentley was born with a finish that's laser-leveled but surprisingly stingy on the clear coat. These factory finishes are often as thin as 90 microns-for context, that's about the thickness of a post-it note. You'll likely find that while the gloss is still there, the clear is prone to "peppered" road chips on the nose and fine swirl marks that look like spiderwebs under the sun. There just isn't a lot of "meat" on the bone for heavy correction.

Restoration Tip

When you're repairing a chip on a 2011, you have to respect that robotic precision. Because the factory layers are so thin, a heavy "blob" of touch-up paint will stand out like a sore thumb. Your goal is to build your layers slowly-think thin, patient coats rather than one big drop. Let the paint shrink down into the chip naturally over a few hours before adding another layer. This mimics the tight, flat profile of the original finish and keeps your repair from looking like a raised mountain on a glass-flat plain.