1993 Fiat Touch Up Paint (1 OEM Colors)

The 1993 Fiat Vibe

1993 was the year Fiat decided to get serious, trading the boxy edges of the 80s for the "curvy-but-sensible" lines of the Punto and the late-run Uno. This was the era of the Micalizzato-Fiat's fancy way of saying mica-infused metallic that looked like a million bucks under the Italian sun. In our database, we've focused on the survivors that really defined the decade's sophisticated turn, specifically the deep and moody Bleu Micalizzato. If you're driving a 1993 Fiat today, you're likely piloting a classic that survived the Great Rust Migration of the previous decade, but you're fighting a different battle now: the clear coat.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to The Peeling Era. By 1993, the factory was fully committed to the basecoat-and-clearcoat system. It looked fantastic on the showroom floor, but the UV protection in those early clears wasn't exactly "forever-grade." The reality for a '93 survivor is delamination. You'll see it first on the roof, hood, and the tops of the fenders-it looks like a bad sunburn where the shiny top layer starts flaking off in translucent sheets, leaving the base color looking dull and vulnerable. Once that clear coat lifts and the seal is broken, moisture gets under the edges and the "peel" spreads faster than a rumor in a Roman village.

Restoration Tip

The golden rule for 1990s Fiat paint is to seal your chips immediately. Because these cars use a multi-stage system, a tiny stone chip isn't just an eyesore-it's an entry point for air and moisture to get between the color and the clear. If you spot a chip, don't wait for the weekend. Clean it and dab it with a color-matched touch-up and a solid dab of clear coat to "anchor" the edges. If you already have clear coat failure (white, flaky edges), do not try to "wax it back to life." You need to carefully sand back the lifting edges until you hit stable paint before reapplying your color and clear, or you're just trapping the rot.