Chevrolet City Express Touch Up Paint (49 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Chevrolet might have marketed the City Express as a sensible workhorse, but the paint department clearly had a sense of humor. We've recorded 49 colors for this van, ranging from the business-casual Designer White to names that sound like they belong in a craft brewery, like Black Meet Kettle Pearl, Edible Berries Metallic, and the oddly aggressive Son Of A Gun Gray Metallic. Whether you're driving a van that's "Taxi Yellow" or "Limited Addiction Pearl," it's clear they really went for it with the naming conventions.

What to Watch For

Since the City Express is a "city" van, its natural enemies are tight parking spaces and highway gravel. Because this van is a collaboration with Nissan, the paint tends to be on the thinner side, especially on the hood and the leading edge of the roof. You'll likely find a collection of "pepper-shot" stone chips that need your attention before they decide to turn into rust spots. To find your specific color match, open the driver's door and look at the B-pillar (the door jamb). You're looking for a sticker that lists an "EXTERIOR COLOR" or a "WA" code, though sometimes it'll show a three-character Nissan-style code like "QM1."

Driveway Repair Tip

Many of these colors, particularly the Abalone White Tricoat and the various "Pearl" finishes, have specialized flakes that like to settle at the bottom of the bottle. Before you start, shake your touch-up pen or bottle for at least 60 full seconds-long after you think you're done, keep shaking. When applying, remember that your goal is to fill the "crater" of the chip, not to paint a mural. Use a tiny amount of paint and stay inside the lines of the chip. If the color looks a little light on the first pass, don't worry; these complex pearls and metallics require patience and often look best after two very thin coats rather than one big, gloppy one.