2001 Honda Touch Up Paint (38 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Honda Vibe

Welcome to the "Silver Age" of the early 2000s. In 2001, Honda was firing on all cylinders, giving us everything from the high-revving S2000 to the "cool dad" Odyssey and the bulletproof Civic. Our database tracks 14 colors from this year, and man, was Honda obsessed with metallic finishes. You couldn't throw a rock in a grocery store parking lot without hitting something painted in Vogue Silver Metallic or Starlight Silver Metallic. It was the era of tech-minimalism-if your car didn't match your flip phone, you were doing it wrong. Of course, for the purists, Milano Red and Berlina Black were still the gold standards for making a Prelude look like it was moving while standing still.

Paint Health Check

We are deep in The Peeling Era. While Honda's engines might last 300,000 miles, their clear coats from this period were often ready to retire by year ten. If you're looking at your roof or hood and seeing white, chalky patches or-worse-sections where the paint is literally "lifting" off in sheets, you're dealing with classic delamination. This happens when the bond between the color base and the clear protective layer gives up the ghost. Darker shades like Nighthawk Black Pearl and the iconic Eternal Blue Pearl are the usual suspects, as they soak up UV rays until the clear coat essentially cooks and separates. Once it starts looking like your car is shedding its skin, you're in a race against time.

Restoration Tip

The secret to keeping a 2001 Honda looking fresh is simple: seal your stone chips the second you see them. On these early-2000s finishes, a single chip is an invitation for moisture and air to get under the clear coat. Once that seal is broken, the clear will start to "tunnel" and lift away from the basecoat, and there's no buffing your way out of that. Use a high-solid touch-up to bridge that gap immediately. If you're dealing with a metallic like Sebring Silver, don't try to "blob" it on in one go; apply thin layers to let the flakes lay down flat, or you'll end up with a dark spot that sticks out like a sore thumb.