2014 Ford Touch Up Paint (71 OEM Colors)

The 2014 Ford Vibe

Welcome to 2014-the year Ford decided the Fusion should look like an Aston Martin and the F-Series should officially become a luxury lounge on wheels. It was a high-water mark for variety; our database tracks 71 different colors for this year alone. Whether you were driving a Mustang in Gotta Have It Green or a Focus in that deep, sparkling Tuxedo Black, Ford was leaning hard into high-metallic flakes and multi-stage pearls like Blue Candy and Ruby Red Tricoat. It was a good year to look at a showroom floor, but a tough year to be a hood.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in the Thin Paint Era. By 2014, factory robots had "efficiency" down to a science, which unfortunately meant they were applying paint with the thickness of a soap bubble. You've likely noticed the "Ford Flutter"-those tiny chips on the leading edge of your Explorer or Expedition hood that seem to multiply overnight. Even worse, this was the era where aluminum body panels (like those Mustang hoods) started showing "zinc contamination" bubbling, and the F-Series A-pillars began losing their clear coat in sheets if a pressure washer got too close. The paint didn't fail because it was bad; it failed because there simply wasn't enough of it to fight back against the road.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2014, remember: Build layers slowly; don't blob it. Because the factory finish is so thin, a giant drop of touch-up paint will sit on the surface like a mountain on a pancake. Instead of trying to fill the chip in one go, apply a thin "whisper" of color, let it dry for 15 minutes, and repeat. This mimics the factory's own layered approach and prevents the repair from looking like a high-school art project. If you're working with a Tricoat like White Platinum, patience is your only friend-layer that mid-coat sparingly or you'll end up with a spot that's way darker than the rest of the fender.