1991 Ford Touch Up Paint (129 OEM Colors)

The 1991 Ford Vibe

Welcome to 1991-the year Ford decided the world needed the Explorer to dominate every suburban driveway and the Aerostar to look like a shuttlecraft from a low-budget sci-fi flick. Whether you were hauling drywall in an F-150 or trying to look sporty in a Probe, the colors were moving away from the "brown-on-brown" 80s and into a bolder, metallic future. We've cataloged the 10 core survivors of the '91 palette, and let's be honest: if you aren't rocking Oxford White or the punchy Vermillion, you're likely sporting Cayman Metallic-the official color of "I wish I was at the beach." It was a transition year where trucks were becoming lifestyle statements, and the paint had to look good enough to park at the mall, not just the job site.

Paint Health Check

We are deep in The Peeling Era. By 1991, the industry had fully committed to the Basecoat/Clearcoat system, but they hadn't quite mastered the "staying attached" part. If your 1991 Ford looks like it's suffering from a chronic sunburn, you're dealing with delamination. This was the era of the "Ford Peel," where the clear coat loses its grip on the basecoat-or worse, the basecoat loses its grip on the primer. Silver, gray, and blue metallics (we're looking at you, Medium Platinum and Ultra Blue Metallic) are the usual suspects. Once that clear starts to lift and turn into white flakes, it's not just an eyesore; it's an invitation for the elements to start eating your sheet metal.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with 1991 paint, seal your chips immediately. In this era, a small stone chip isn't just a beauty mark; it's a breach in the hull. Because the adhesion between layers from this year can be temperamental, moisture likes to get under the edges of the clear coat and start "tunneling," which turns a tiny speck into a silver-dollar-sized flake overnight. If you see the clear lifting, feather the edges down gently with high-grit sandpaper before applying your touch-up. You want to lock those edges down and seal the "island" of paint before the rest of the panel decides to vacate the premises.