2003 Honda Touch Up Paint (45 OEM Colors)

The 2003 Honda Vibe

Welcome to the era when Honda was hitting its stride with everything from the "Wait, is that a toaster?" utility of the Element to the high-revving, hair-whipping glory of the S2000. Our database is practically a 29-color buffet for this year, and man, Honda didn't hold back. You had the executive class rocking Desert Mist Metallic Accords, while the "fast and curious" crowd was busy hunting for Vivid Blue Pearl Civics and New Formula Red S2000s. It was a time of peak reliability under the hood, wrapped in a palette that ranged from suburban "Gold-ish" to "See-Me-From-Space" metallics.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's talk shop. If your 2003 Honda has spent even a week parked in the sun, you likely know the "Honda Sunburn." We're squarely in The Peeling Era. Honda's factory clear coats from this period were applied with surgical precision, but they weren't exactly built for the long haul. The legend of the mechanical bulletproof-ness is true, BUT the clear coat on the roof, hood, and trunk is probably holding on for dear life. Once that clear starts to turn white and chalky-a process we call delamination-it's like a bad sunburn; it's going to start flaking off in sheets until your Nighthawk Black Pearl looks like a map of the moon.

Restoration Tip

In this era, your best offense is a fast defense. Seal your chips immediately before the clear lifts. If you spot a rock chip, don't just "get to it later." Once moisture and air get under the edge of that clear coat, it starts a chain reaction that peels the gloss right off the base color. Use a high-quality touch-up to seal the edges of those chips today. If you've already got a small "cloudy" spot starting on the roof, stop the madness now-clean it, seal it, and for the love of all things holy, keep a fresh coat of sealant or wax on it to block the UV rays from finishing the job.