2024 GMC Touch Up Paint (26 OEM Colors)

The 2024 GMC Vibe

Welcome to the year 2024, where your GMC is essentially a rolling high-definition display. Whether you're piloting a Sierra through a job site or hauling the family in a Yukon, the color palette has finally moved past the "fifty shades of rental-car silver" era. With 26 colors in the mix, GMC is leaning hard into the "rugged-luxury" aesthetic. We're seeing deep, moody metallics like Deep Bronze Metallic and Darkmoon Blue, sitting right next to those flat, "tactical" earth tones like Sand Dune and Rip Tide. It's a sophisticated look, but as any old-timer in the booth will tell you, the prettier the factory finish looks under the showroom LEDs, the more it hurts when that first pebble says hello.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly entrenched in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could practically sand a car with a brick and still have clear coat left; in 2024, the robots at the factory have become "efficient" to a fault. They're laying down clear coats so thin you'd think they were trying to save money on the utility bill. The reality for your 2024 GMC is that while the White Frost Tricoat looks a mile deep, the actual protective layer is often just a few microns thick. Owners are already seeing "peppered" front bumpers and rockers on their Canyons and Acadias after just a few thousand miles. It's not a lack of quality-it's just modern robot precision leaving very little room for error.

Restoration Tip

Because 2024 factory paint is so thin, you have to throw the "more is better" rule out the window. When you're touching up a chip in Volcanic Red or Meteorite, build your layers slowly. If you try to fill a deep chip in one heavy "blob," the solvent won't outgas properly, and you'll end up with a soft, shrunken mess that looks like a zit on a prom queen. Apply your paint in paper-thin passes, let it dry until it's tacky, and repeat until you're level with the clear. Treat it like surgery, not house painting, and you'll keep that factory finish looking like it just rolled off the transport.