2024 Cadillac Touch Up Paint (27 OEM Colors)

The 2024 Cadillac Vibe

If you're piloting a 2024 Escalade or a LYRIQ, you're driving a rolling statement of modern tech. Cadillac isn't playing it safe anymore; they've moved far beyond the "sea of silver" that dominated the early 2000s. With a database of 27 distinct colors for this year alone, they're throwing everything at the wall-from the high-voltage pop of Cyber Yellow to the deep, sophisticated mood of Emerald Lake. Whether it's the sleek lines of a CT5 or the massive presence of an XT6, the 2024 palette is designed to turn heads, featuring complex tricoats like Abalone White and Radiant Red that give these modern sleds a glow that looks a mile deep.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the "Thin Paint Era." Back when I started, you could practically sand a Cadillac with a brick and still have enough lacquer left to polish. In 2024, the robots at the factory are so precision-tuned for efficiency that the paint is applied with the thickness of a high-end tissue paper. This modern factory enamel is consistent and beautiful, but it's fragile. On a heavy-hitter like the Escalade, that massive front end is a magnet for rock chips. Because the layers are so thin, a single highway pebble doesn't just scratch the surface-it often punches straight through the clear and the base color, leaving a nasty little crater in your Stellar Black or Midnight Sky finish.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2024 Cadillac, you have to match the robot's finesse. Do not-I repeat, do not-just blob a giant teardrop of paint into a chip and call it a day. If you do, you'll end up with a "zit" that stands out every time the sun hits that Radiant Silver. Since the factory finish is so thin, you need to build your repair in tiny, patient layers. Use a fine-tip applicator or a toothpick to dab a micro-layer into the center of the chip, let it dry, and repeat until the depth matches the surrounding area. It takes a little longer, but it's the only way to keep your 2024 looking showroom-ready without a trip to the high-priced collision shop.