2000 Freightliner Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 2000 Freightliner Vibe

The year 2000 was a strange time. We survived Y2K, everyone was listening to Santana on the radio, and the Freightliner Century Class and Columbia models were officially taking over the interstate. While the passenger car world was obsessed with silver and "Space Age" metallics, the heavy-duty world stayed grounded. We've focused our 2000 collection on the true survivors-like Medium Blue-the color of the trucks that actually kept the country moving while everyone else was worried about their computers crashing.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to The Peeling Era. By 2000, the industry had fully committed to the basecoat-and-clearcoat system, but the chemistry hadn't quite caught up to the ambition. If you're looking at an original 2000 Freightliner today, you're likely dealing with "The Great Delamination." This is when the clear coat decides it's no longer on speaking terms with the color coat. It starts as a small bubble on the sun-baked hood or the roof, and before you know it, your truck looks like it's recovering from a bad sunburn, with the clear lifting off in giant, crispy flakes.

Restoration Tip

When dealing with a 2000-era finish, you can't just spray over the edges of a peel and hope for the best. You have to "feather" the failure. Use a fine-grit sandpaper to sand back the edges of the peeling clear coat until you reach a spot where it's still firmly bonded to the Medium Blue underneath. Since we only offer this in a Catalyzed Spray Can, you're getting the chemical hardener you need to actually bridge that gap. Seal those chips and edges immediately; once the clear starts lifting, the sun will eat the exposed pigment for breakfast.