2022 Buick Touch Up Paint (19 OEM Colors)

The 2022 Buick Vibe

By 2022, Buick was fully leaning into their "not your grandfather's car" identity, and the Enclave, Encore, and Envision were leading the charge. Our database tracks 19 distinct shades for this year, and let's just say the marketing department was having a field day with the naming rights. When you've got colors like Black Meet Kettle Pearl and Some Kind of Blue Metallic, you know they were trying to be relatable. Whether you're rocking the flashy Cherry Pop Tricoat or the more mysterious Jinx Tricoat, these cars were designed to look sharp in the Costco parking lot. It was an era of high-tech pearls and deep metallics that made these crossovers punch way above their weight class in the looks department.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth from the spray booth: we are firmly in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could sand a fender for an hour and still find lacquer, but the 2022 Buick was painted by robots programmed for maximum efficiency. These factory finishes are applied as a "whisper" of color-just enough to cover the primer and look brilliant under showroom LEDs. The problem? Efficiency doesn't like gravel. You've probably noticed that the hood of your Envision picks up chips if a pebble even looks at it funny. Because the clear coat is so thin, once a chip starts, it can lead to "mapping" where the edges of the repair become a nightmare to level out.

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing a 2022 finish, you have to fight the urge to be a "one-coat wonder." Since the factory paint is applied in razor-thin layers, your repair needs to mimic that depth. **Build your layers slowly; don't blob it.** If you drop a giant bead of paint into a chip on a Satin Steel Gray Pearl hood, it's going to sit there like a high-altitude mountain on a flat plain. Use a fine-tip applicator, apply a thin layer, let it flash off, and repeat until you're just slightly below the surface of the clear coat. This keeps the metallic flakes from "flooding" and ensures your repair looks like it came from the factory, not from a tube of toothpaste.