1995 Citroen Touch Up Paint (1 OEM Colors)

The 1995 Citroen Vibe

1995 was a year when Citroen was still leaning hard into its role as the "mad scientist" of the automotive world. You had the Xantia carving up corners with its Activa suspension and the XM looking like a wedge of cheese from the future. It was a time of hydraulic fluid and bold French geometry. While the factory floor was churning out all sorts of teals and metallics, let's be honest: the only color that truly mattered for that clean, utilitarian French look was Blanc. It's the color of a fresh laboratory coat or a crisp morning in Paris-simple, iconic, and the perfect canvas for those quirky body lines.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the heart of the "Peeling Era." By 1995, Citroen had fully committed to the two-stage system-a basecoat for the color and a clear coat for the shine. It sounded great on paper, but the reality is often less "Parisian runway" and more "sunburned tourist." On these mid-90s survivors, you're likely fighting delamination. That's the technical term for when the clear coat gives up its grip on the color and starts flaking off in sheets like dry skin. Once that clear coat starts to lift, the pigment underneath is defenseless against the elements, turning your smooth finish into a patchy, chalky mess.

Restoration Tip

If you've still got original paint on your Xantia or ZX, your biggest enemy is the "unsealed chip." In this era, a stone chip isn't just a tiny blemish; it's an entry point for air and moisture to crawl under the clear coat and start the peeling process. My advice? Seal your chips immediately. Don't wait for the clear to start lifting at the edges. Use our 1995-spec touch-up to fill the void and lock the clear coat down. If the clear has already started to lift, you've got to feather those edges back carefully before applying your repair, or the new paint will just be a temporary band-aid on a spreading problem.