1995 Cadillac Touch Up Paint (28 OEM Colors)

The 1995 Cadillac Vibe

Welcome to 1995-the year Cadillac was trying to prove it could still out-luxe the imports while keeping its "big boat" dignity. Whether you were floating down the interstate in a Fleetwood Brougham or testing the Northstar V8 in a Seville STS, you were wrapped in enough sheet metal to build a small bridge. Our database for this year focuses on the true survivors: the classic Black and White. In the mid-90s, if you weren't rolling in a "Triple Black" DeVille or a pristine White Diamond Eldorado, you weren't really trying. It was an era of transition-sleeker lines, but still enough chrome and real estate to keep a detailer busy for a three-day weekend.

Paint Health Check

Now, listen close, because 1995 falls right into what I call **The Peeling Era**. Cadillac was fully committed to the basecoat/clearcoat system by then, but the chemistry hadn't quite caught up to the Texas sun. If your Caddy has spent any time outdoors, you're likely fighting "Delamination." That's a fancy word for when the clear coat decides it's tired of being attached to the color and starts flaking off in sheets like a bad sunburn. You'll see it first on the horizontal surfaces-the hood and the trunk lid are usually the first casualties. If you see white, crusty edges around a rock chip, that's not just dirt; that's the clear coat losing its grip.

Restoration Tip

In this era, a small chip is a ticking time bomb. Because the adhesion between the color and the clear is the weak point, you need to **seal chips immediately before the clear lifts.** Once oxygen and moisture get under that top layer, the wind from a car wash or a highway run will start peeling it back like an orange. Don't wait for the weekend. Clean the chip, dab on your color, and get a fresh layer of clear over it to "lock" the edges down. It's the difference between a small touch-up and having to respray an entire hood.