2016 GMC Touch Up Paint (57 OEM Colors)

The 2016 GMC Vibe

Welcome to 2016, the year GMC decided that "Professional Grade" also meant "Extreme Color Variety." Whether you were hauling the family in an Acadia or dominating the job site in a Sierra, GMC wasn't just selling trucks; they were selling personality. With 57 colors in our database for this year, they went way beyond your standard shades of "Fleet White." We're talking about high-concept names like Black Meet Kettle Pearl, Old Blue Eyes Metallic, and the slightly concerning Tin Roof Rusted Metallic. It was an era where a Yukon looked as comfortable at a black-tie gala as it did in the mud, provided you picked a finish that could handle the attention.

Paint Health Check

By 2016, we were deep into the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could practically sand a car with a brick and still have some color left, but these modern finishes are applied by robots with a serious sense of "efficiency." They spray the basecoat and clearcoat with surgical precision-which is a fancy way of saying it's thin. If you own a Terrain or a Canyon from this year, you've probably noticed that the front end looks like it's been through a BB-gun fight. Those rock chips happen because the factory clear coat doesn't have much "meat" to it. Worse yet, some of the lighter shades, like Abalone White Tricoat, have been known to lose their grip on the primer, leading to paint that peels off in sheets if you let a chip go untended for too long.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2016 GMC, remember that you're working with a precision-engineered, thin factory finish. This isn't the place for a "one and done" heavy glob. To get a repair that actually levels out and stays put, build your layers slowly; don't blob it. Use a fine-tip applicator to apply several thin passes of our solvent-based color, allowing it to flash off between coats. If you try to fill a deep chip in one shot, the solvent will trap itself under the surface, and the repair will shrink and look like a crater within a week. Take your time, build it up until it's just a hair below the surrounding clear, and then seal it. That's how you keep a 2016 looking like it just rolled off the lot.