2007 Honda Touch Up Paint (67 OEM Colors)

The 2007 Honda Vibe

2007 was a hell of a year for Honda. They were hitting on all cylinders, from the fuel-sipping Civic Hybrid and the brand-new Fit to the legendary S2000 still screaming at redline. It was a time when the Ridgeline was still confusing truck guys and the Element was the unofficial mascot of dog owners everywhere. In our database, we've got 67 different colors for this year alone-a far cry from the days when you could get any color as long as it was some shade of "Commuter Silver." We're talking about everything from the punchy Habanero Red Pearl to the "love-it-or-hate-it" Kiwi Green Metallic. If you're driving a survivor today, you're either rocking a timeless Alabaster Silver Metallic or you're the bold soul keeping a Tangerine Metallic masterpiece on the road.

Paint Health Check

Now, here's the reality check for the "Thin Paint Era." Around 2007, factory robots became a little too good at their jobs. They were calibrated for maximum efficiency, which in painter-speak means they sprayed the absolute bare minimum of material required to clear the showroom floor. If you've got an 8th-gen Civic in Nighthawk Black Pearl or Fiji Blue Pearl, you've likely seen the dreaded "Crow's Feet"-those tiny, white-ish fractures in the clear coat that look like a roadmap to a headache. Because these factory coats are so thin, once the sun starts cooking the roof and hood, the clear coat doesn't just fade; it delaminates and leaves the basecoat defenseless against the elements.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2007 Honda, remember the mantra: Build layers slowly; don't blob it. Since the factory finish is notoriously thin, a giant glob of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. You want to apply your color in thin, whisper-light passes. If you're filling a chip, build it up until it's just below the level of the surrounding paint, then let it dry fully before you even think about your clear coat. You're not just painting; you're performing a skin graft on a car that was built with very little "skin" to begin with. Patience is the only way to make that Carbon Bronze Pearl look like it just rolled off the lot in Ohio.