2006 Fountain Touch Up Paint (5 OEM Colors)

The 2006 Fountain Vibe

Ah, 2006. The year of the "look-at-me" finish. Whether you were carving up the lake or rolling through the marina, a Fountain from this era was a neon-soaked fever dream of high-octane performance. We've focused our vault on the true survivors of this year-vibrant icons like Bright Yellow, the moody and deep Grape, and that quintessential 2006 Teal. It was a time when colors didn't just sit on the hull; they shouted at the shoreline.

Paint Health Check

Now, here's the reality check from the booth: 2006 was the height of what I call the "Robot Efficiency" era. The tech was getting better, sure, but the factory was getting real stingy with the thickness. These finishes look like glass, but they're scary thin. If you've got a 2006 model, you've likely noticed that the clear coat doesn't just chip-it practically shatters when a stray pebble or dock edge looks at it funny. Because the layers are so lean, you don't have a lot of "meat" to work with before you're sanding straight into the base or, worse, the primer.

Restoration Tip

When you're tackling a repair on these mid-2000s finishes, you have to fight the urge to "one-and-done" it. Because the factory coats are so thin, a big, thick blob of touch-up will stand out like a sore thumb and be a nightmare to level. My advice? Build your layers slowly. Apply a thin coat, let it flash, and repeat until you're just a hair above the surface. If you go too heavy, you'll end up sanding through the surrounding factory clear just trying to get your repair flat. Patience is the only way to save a 2006 finish.