2007 Chevrolet Touch Up Paint (161 OEM Colors)

The 2007 Chevrolet Vibe

Welcome to 2007, the year Chevrolet decided to throw a party and invited everyone from the retro-styled HHR and the compact Aveo to the heavy-hitting Silverado and the Corvette C6. This was a year of massive variety-we've got 161 colors in the vault for this year alone. Whether you're trying to match the high-octane Atomic Orange on a Vette, the deep Bermuda Blue Metallic on a Tahoe, or the fleet-standard Victory Red on a Colorado, 2007 was an era where Chevy wasn't afraid to lean into metallics and high-impact "effect" colors. It was a good year for the eyes, but a challenging one for the long-term health of the metal.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in the "Thin Paint Era" here. By 2007, the factory robots had become a little too efficient for their own good. They were programmed to spray just enough paint to look flawless on the showroom floor, but not a micron more. If you're driving an Impala or a Trailblazer from this crop, you've likely noticed that a single pebble can leave a chip that looks like a crater. Worse yet, some of the white and black fleet colors from this era-looking at you, Express vans and Silverado work trucks-have a nasty habit of "delaminating," where the top layers start to flake off like a bad sunburn. It's not your fault; it's just the reality of the robot-sprayed, ultra-thin factory finish.

Restoration Tip

Because that factory coat is thinner than a politician's promise, the biggest mistake you can make is trying to fix a chip with one big, thick "blob" of paint. It'll sit higher than the surrounding surface and look like a pimple. Instead, treat it like the robots should have: build your layers slowly. Apply a thin coat, let it dry, and repeat until you've built the depth back up to match. Since these 2007 metallics have a lot of "flip" and shimmer, thin layers ensure the metallic flakes lay down correctly so your repair disappears into the Galaxy Silver or Sunburst Orange instead of standing out.