2004 Daewoo Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

The 2004 Daewoo Vibe

The year is 2004. You're likely burning a custom mix CD while stuck in traffic behind a Matiz that looks like a motorized roller skate. Back then, Daewoo was leaning hard into the "budget-friendly but bold" aesthetic. While most of the world was drowning in a sea of boring silver, we've focused on the survivors of the lineup-the shades that actually had some personality. Whether you were piloting a Matiz through tight city streets or the "is-it-a-van-or-a-car" Tacuma, you were likely rocking Galaxy White, the high-energy Highway Yellow, or the surprisingly sharp Sports Blue Metallic. These weren't just colors; they were a statement that you weren't afraid of a little attention (or a lot of it, in the case of that yellow).

Paint Health Check

Welcome to The Peeling Era. By 2004, the factory was using a basecoat/clearcoat system to give these cars a modern shine, but the bond between the color and the clear wasn't always a lifelong commitment. If your Daewoo has spent the last two decades parked in the sun, you're likely staring down the barrel of delamination. It starts as a small white haze-looking like a bad case of dry skin-before the clear coat begins to flake off in sheets, leaving the base color exposed and defenseless. In this era, the clear coat was thin, and once the UV rays break that chemical bond, it's a race against time before your roof looks like a topographical map of the moon.

Restoration Tip

Your mission is simple: Seal chips immediately before the clear lifts. In this age group, a stone chip isn't just a beauty mark; it's an entry point for moisture and air to get under the clear coat and start the delamination process. If you see a nick in that Sports Blue Metallic, don't wait for the weekend. Clean it out and dab it with a high-solids touch-up paint to lock the edges of the clear coat down. Think of it like putting clear nail polish on a snag in a sweater-you're stopping the "run" before the whole panel unspools. Keep those edges sealed, and you might just keep that factory shine for another twenty years.