1996 Hyundai Touch Up Paint (24 OEM Colors)

The 1996 Hyundai Vibe

Welcome to 1996-the year the Macarena was unavoidable and Hyundai was the scrappy underdog trying to convince the world that the Accent-Brio and Sonata were here to stay. While the mid-90s were busy experimenting with questionable teals and "frosted" greens, we've focused our database on the true survivors: Ebony Black and Noble White. These were the workhorse colors that didn't just look good in a brochure; they were the ones still sitting in the driveway ten years later while the trendier shades had long since faded into a hazy memory.

Paint Health Check

If you're still driving a '96, you're officially in the Peeling Era. Back then, manufacturers were still perfecting the chemistry of sticking a clear coat to a base coat. On these Hyundais, delamination is the enemy-that's when the clear layer starts to flake off like a bad sunburn, leaving the color underneath exposed and vulnerable. If your Ebony Black hood is starting to look "ashy" or you see silver-dollar-sized flakes of plastic lifting off the roof, your clear coat has thrown in the towel. Once the air gets between those layers, it's a race against time.

Restoration Tip

The golden rule for this era: Seal your chips immediately before the clear lifts. If you spot a fresh rock chip on that Noble White fender, don't wait for the weekend. Moisture is a wedge; once it gets under the edge of the clear coat, it will start to "zip" the paint right off the panel. Use a high-quality solvent-based touch-up to seal the wound. If you're already seeing peeling edges, you've got to feather those edges down with a fine-grit sandpaper until they're smooth to the touch before you apply any color. If you just paint over a loose flake, you're just putting a Band-Aid on a sinking ship.