2005 Daewoo Touch Up Paint (26 OEM Colors)

The 2005 Daewoo Vibe

Welcome back to 2005, the year when everyone was carrying a Motorola Razr and the "city car" was finally hitting its stride. If you were piloting a Daewoo Matiz or the larger Tacuma back then, you weren't looking for a luxury barge; you were looking for something that could park on a postage stamp. We've focused our database on the survivors-the boldest shades that managed to withstand the suburban grind. We're talking about the high-visibility Highway Yellow, the electric pop of Sports Blue Metallic, and that quintessential early-2000s Aqua Green Metallic. This wasn't a "blend into the background" palette; it was a loud, fun, solvent-heavy statement for the budget-conscious rebel.

Paint Health Check

The mid-2000s were the height of the "Peeling Era," and Daewoo was right in the thick of it. By now, your Matiz is likely showing its age on the horizontal panels-the hood and roof. These cars were sprayed with a basecoat/clearcoat system where the clear was often applied thinner than a celebrity marriage to save on production costs. The result? Delamination. If you see white, crusty edges where the clear coat is flaking away like a bad sunburn, that's the clear lifting from the color coat. Once the sun gets a direct shot at your Sports Blue or Aqua Green base, it'll turn chalky and oxidize faster than you can say "trade-in value."

Restoration Tip

In this era, a chip isn't just an eyesore; it's an invitation for the clear coat to start lifting in a giant sheet. To save a 2005 finish, you have to seal those chips immediately before the delamination "snowballs." If you're touching up a metallic like Aqua Green, don't just blob the color on and call it a day. You need to build your layers-apply the color thin, let it flash off, and then absolutely seal it with a fresh clear. This locks the edges of the original factory clear down, preventing the dreaded "peel-back" and keeping your 20-year-old survivor looking like it just rolled off the lot in Bupyeong.