2017 Buick Touch Up Paint (63 OEM Colors)

The 2017 Buick Vibe

Welcome to the era of the "That's a Buick?" campaign. In 2017, Buick was working overtime to convince the world they weren't just for your grandfather's Sunday drive to the buffet. With sleek models like the Cascada convertible, the nimble Encore, and the surprisingly sharp Regal, they were aiming for a younger, tech-savvy crowd. Our database tracks a massive 63 colors for this year alone-a testament to Buick's obsession with variety. They got creative with the names, too. Whether you were rocking Black Meet Kettle Pearl, Pull Me Over Red, or the self-aware You Drive Me Grazy Pearl, 2017 was all about sophisticated pearls and deep metallic finishes that looked a million bucks under the showroom LEDs.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth from the spray booth: you're firmly in the Thin Paint Era. By 2017, factory robots had become masters of "efficiency," which is just a polite way of saying they applied the bare minimum amount of paint to get the job done. While these modern basecoat/clearcoat systems offer incredible depth-especially on those fancy Abalone White Tricoats-they are brittle. Because the layers are so thin, a single stray pebble on the interstate can pierce the clear coat and the base, leading to "delamination." Once that seal is broken, moisture creeps in, and you'll see the clear coat start to lift and peel like a bad sunburn. If you see a chip, you're on a shot clock before it turns into a much bigger problem.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2017 Buick, you have to fight the urge to "blob" the paint. Because the factory finish is so thin, a giant drop of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. The secret is building layers slowly. Apply a paper-thin layer of color, let it dry, and repeat until the chip is nearly level with the rest of the panel. If you're working with one of those tricky pearls like Limited Addiction Pearl, thin coats are the only way to get the metallic flakes to lay down correctly and catch the light. Don't rush it-mimic the robot's precision, but give it the thickness the factory was too stingy to provide.