Buick Terraza Touch Up Paint (39 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

The Buick Terraza may have been a minivan, but Buick treated it like a luxury flagship with a staggering 39 colors recorded. They really leaned into that "sophisticated soccer parent" vibe with high-end names like Dark Bronzemist Metallic and Dark Ming Blue Metallic. While most minivans of that era were content with being silver or white, the Terraza offered deep, complex tones like Emerald Jewel Metallic and Bordeaux Red Metallic. It's a lot of variety for a vehicle designed to haul juice boxes, but hey-who says you can't look classy at the carpool lane?

What to Watch For

Before you start dabbling with your touch-up brush, you need to find your "North Star"-the paint code. On the Terraza, skip the door jambs and head straight for the glovebox. You're looking for a silver "Service Parts Identification" sticker. At the very bottom, you'll see "BC/CC" followed by a code (like U800J). If your van has two-tone trim, you might see a "U" for the upper color and an "L" for the lower bumper color, like Dark Argent Metallic. Just a heads-up: these mid-2000s GMs are known for their clear coats getting a bit tired on the hood and roof, and you might see some bubbling near the door handles. If you catch these small chips early, you can keep that "classy" look from turning into "crusty."

Driveway Repair Tip

Since so many Terraza colors are "Metallics" or "Effects," those tiny flakes of sparkle like to settle at the bottom of the bottle like sand in a snow globe. Don't just give it a polite wiggle; shake that touch-up pen or bottle for a solid two minutes. You want to wake up those sparkles so they don't all come out in one clump at the end. When you apply it, think "less is more." Use the tip of the brush to dab a tiny amount into the center of the chip and let it flow to the edges. It's much easier to add a second thin layer than it is to fix a giant, glowing blob of Sport Red.