1993 Daihatsu Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 1993 Daihatsu Vibe

Welcome to 1993-the year of flannel shirts, the Jurassic Park craze, and the height of Daihatsu's no-nonsense tenure in the driveway. Whether you were tossing a Charade into tight city parking or taking the Rocky for a weekend run, these cars were built for a specific kind of functional honesty. While other manufacturers were experimenting with wild teals and purples that haven't aged a day past '96, we've focused our collection on the survivors: the Gray and Silver Metallics. These are the staple tones that actually stayed relevant long after the 90s ended, reflecting a time when Japanese engineering meant doing more with less.

Paint Health Check

Your 1993 Daihatsu was born right in the crosshairs of "The Peeling Era." By this time, the industry had shifted to basecoat/clearcoat systems, but the chemistry hadn't quite perfected the bond between them. On these Gray and Silver metallic finishes, the biggest threat is Delamination. That's when the top clear layer loses its grip and starts to flake off like a bad sunburn, leaving the base color exposed and dull. If your roof or hood looks like it's covered in thin, peeling parchment paper, you're witnessing the classic clear coat failure of the early 90s.

Restoration Tip

In this era of paint, a tiny rock chip isn't just a cosmetic blemish-it's an entry point for disaster. Seal chips immediately before the clear lifts. Once air and moisture get under that clear coat "skin," the bond will continue to fail, and the peeling will spread across the panel like a slow-motion epidemic. A quick dab of touch-up now acts as a structural anchor, keeping that clear coat locked down to the base where it belongs. If you wait until it starts to "white out" at the edges, you're looking at a full respray.