2001 Ford Touch Up Paint (79 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Ford Vibe

Welcome to the year 2001, when the Excursion was the undisputed Godzilla of the suburban driveway and the "New Edge" Mustang was turning heads with lines sharp enough to cut a steak. Ford was in its prime, flooding the streets with F-Series trucks and Explorers while the Focus tried its best to make us forget about the Escort. With 24 colors in our database for this year, it's clear Ford was leaning hard into the "tech-meets-nature" aesthetic. You had the high-tech gleam of Silver Frost Metallic competing for space with earthy "lifestyle" tones like Arizona Beige Metallic and Estate Green Metallic. It was a time of transition-a bridge between the blocky 90s and the bubbly 2000s-and your paint job likely reflects that exact identity crisis.

Paint Health Check

If you're driving a 2001 Ford today, you've entered the "Peeling Era." This was the peak age of the messy divorce between the basecoat and the clear coat. While the chassis might be bulletproof, the paint is often undergoing delamination. You know the look: it starts as a tiny white bubble on the roof of your Expedition or the hood of your Taurus, and before you know it, the clear coat is shedding in giant, translucent sheets like a lizard in springtime. This is especially common on the Oxford White and Medium Wedgewood Metallic trucks. The bond simply wasn't built for a quarter-century of UV abuse, and once the clear lifts, the color underneath is defenseless.

Restoration Tip

In this era, time is your absolute enemy. If you see a rock chip or a small area where the clear coat is starting to look "ashy" or brittle, you need to seal it immediately before the delamination spreads. Once oxygen gets between the layers, it acts like a crowbar. For a proper touch-up on a 2001, don't just dab the color and walk away. You've got to feather the edges of the failing clear coat with a fine-grit sandpaper (carefully!) before applying your base and a fresh, thick clear coat. It's the only way to "stop the bleed" and keep your Ranger or Crown Vic from looking like it's mid-exfoliation at a car show.