1987 Fiat Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 1987 Fiat Vibe

1987 was a hell of a year for Fiat. We were seeing the Uno Turbo i.e. terrorizing the streets of Turin and the Panda 4x4 Sisley showing up at the most fashionable ski resorts. It was a time when Fiat was feeling its oats, trying to shake off that "commuter only" reputation with some serious flair. While the palette was expanding, we've focused our database on the true survivors of the era: the iconic racing Red and that deep, moody Bleu Micalizzato. In '87, if you weren't driving a scarlet pocket rocket or a mica-flecked luxury cruiser, you were just taking up space in the car park.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the heart of The Peeling Era. By 1987, Fiat was leaning hard into the basecoat/clearcoat systems to get that high-gloss finish people were demanding. The problem? The tech hadn't quite caught up to the Italian ambition. If your Fiat spent its life under the Mediterranean sun (or even just a harsh street lamp in Jersey), you're likely staring at delamination. That's the fancy word for when the clear coat decides it's tired of being attached to the color and starts flaking off like a bad sunburn. Once that clear layer lifts and lets the air in, the pigment underneath doesn't stand a chance.

Restoration Tip

With 1987 paint, your motto is "Zero Tolerance." Because this era is notorious for clear coat failure, you have to seal stone chips and scratches immediately. If you see a tiny nick on that Bleu Micalizzato hood, don't wait until the weekend. If moisture or air gets under the edge of the clear coat, it will start to "bridge" and peel away in sheets. Use a fine-tip applicator to fill the void and lock the edges of the clear coat down. Think of it like a tiny levee-if you stop the first leak, you save the whole town.