1990 Eagle Touch Up Paint (27 OEM Colors)

The 1990 Eagle Vibe

1990 was a wild time for Eagle. You had the Talon DSM crowd thinking they were in a fighter jet, the Summit handling the grocery runs, and the Premier trying to convince everyone that French-American engineering was the future. Our database tracks 27 distinct colors for this year, and it's a total mood ring of the era. We're talking about everything from the deep, brooding Black Cherry Metallic and Midnight Blue Metallic to the unapologetic 1990s flair of Pink Frost Metallic and Light Rosewood Pearl Metallic. It was the year of the "Pearl" finish-the industry's way of saying things were getting fancy.

Paint Health Check

If you're looking at a 1990 Eagle today, you're staring directly into the eyes of The Peeling Era. This was the peak of the transition to basecoat/clearcoat systems, and honestly, the "bonding" chemistry hadn't quite graduated yet. The biggest threat to your Eagle isn't just rust; it's delamination. That factory clear coat was prone to giving up the ghost after too many afternoons in the sun, leading to that classic "flaking" look where the clear lifts off the basecoat like a bad sunburn. If your California Red or Dark Baltic Blue Metallic is starting to look chalky or white around the edges of the roof and hood, the clear coat has likely failed.

Restoration Tip

The golden rule for this era: Seal your chips immediately. On a 1990 finish, a stone chip isn't just an eyesore-it's an entry point for moisture to get underneath the clear coat layer. Once that bond is compromised, the clear will start to lift and "creep" outward from the chip. Don't wait until the roof looks like a lizard shedding its skin. Use a high-quality solvent-based touch-up to seal those edges as soon as they appear to keep the rest of that factory clear locked down.