2009 Freightliner Touch Up Paint (85 OEM Colors)

The 2009 Freightliner Vibe

Welcome to 2009-the year the Cascadia was officially taking over the interstate and the M2 was the undisputed king of local delivery. It was a weird time; the economy was in the gutter, but our paint database was exploding. We've got 85 colors on file for this year alone. It's essentially a list of "85 Ways to Identify a Fleet," ranging from the ubiquitous Matterhorn White and School Bus Yellow to the occasional flash of personality like Violet Effect or Black Cherry. If you're driving a 2009, you weren't just hauling freight; you were a rolling billboard for "Robot Efficiency."

Paint Health Check

Since your rig was born after 2005, you are officially in the Thin Paint Era. By 2009, the factory robots had been calibrated for maximum "savings." This means the paint was applied with the precision of a laser but the thickness of a soap bubble. On a 2009 Cascadia or Coronado, the first places to go are usually the leading edges of the hood and the light panels above the bunk. Because the coats are so thin, once a rock chip hits, it doesn't just dent-it shatters the brittle clear coat. If you've noticed your Safety Yellow starting to look like a topographical map of the moon, you're dealing with classic late-2000s "Robot Stinginess."

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing chips on these thin-skinned beauties, the golden rule is: Build layers slowly; don't blob it. Because the factory finish is so thin, a giant "glob" of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. Use our catalyzed spray cans to mist the area in thin passes, or if you're using a brush, apply three thin coats rather than one thick one. You want to mimic that factory-flatness without the factory-thinness. Level it off, let it cure, and you'll give that 2009 finish the backbone it should have had when it left the line.