2006 Daewoo Touch Up Paint (7 OEM Colors)

The 2006 Daewoo Vibe

Ah, 2006. The year of the Motorola Razr, the rise of MySpace, and the Daewoo Tacuma-a car that was essentially a rolling living room for the suburbs. While Daewoo was busy rebranding itself across the globe, they managed to leave behind a surprisingly vibrant legacy in our database. We're tracking seven distinct colors for this year, ranging from the optimistic glow of Highway Yellow to the "silver-but-make-it-different" energy of Misty Blue Metallic and Aqua Green Metallic. It was an era of transition; the bold, funky hues of the late 90s were hanging on for dear life while the world slowly prepared to embrace a decade of endless gray.

Paint Health Check

Your 2006 Daewoo was born right at the dawn of the Thin Paint Era. By this time, the factory robots had become masters of efficiency-meaning they learned exactly how to stretch a gallon of paint across an entire fleet. The clear coat is sleek, but it's thin. Because the "Robot Efficiency" of 2006 favored speed and cost over depth, these finishes are notorious for catching every rock chip on the interstate. If you've got Flame Red Metallic, you've likely noticed it's a magnet for tiny white pockmarks where the road has literally bitten through the pigment.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a survivor from this era, remember: you're working with a factory finish that has zero "meat" on its bones. My advice? Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. Because the original factory coat is so thin, a heavy-handed application will stand out like a sore thumb. Use a steady hand and apply two or three whisper-thin layers rather than one thick drop. You want to mimic that robot-applied precision, filling the chip until it's just level with the surrounding clear coat. Patience is the only way to make a 2006 Urban Gray Metallic look like it just rolled off the lot again.