1998 Hyundai Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

The 1998 Hyundai Vibe

Ah, 1998. The year of dial-up tones, boy bands, and Hyundai trying desperately to convince the world they weren't just "throwaway" cars. You were either cruising in an Accent-Brio that felt like a go-kart or trying to look sophisticated in a Sonata. And if you really wanted to turn heads at the local arcade, you were rocking that curvy Tiburon. We've focused our collection on the true survivors of this era-the heavy hitters that defined the late-90s parking lot: Ebony Black, Noble White, and that quintessential "middle-manager chic" Warm Silver Metallic.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the peak of The Peeling Era. Back in '98, manufacturers were still perfecting the chemistry between the color and the clear, and let's just say some of these Hyundais haven't aged like fine wine. If your Noble White Elantra looks like it's suffering from a bad case of sunburn, you're looking at Delamination. Once the clear coat decides it doesn't want to be friends with the basecoat anymore, it starts lifting in flakes. If you see a milky white edge around a stone chip, that's the clear coat losing its grip.

Restoration Tip

In this era, air is your enemy. Once oxygen gets between that clear coat and the color, the peeling spreads faster than a viral chain email. My advice? Seal your chips immediately. Don't wait for the weekend. The second you see a nick in the hood, touch it up. By sealing the edges of the chip, you're essentially "gluing" the clear coat down and preventing the wind from catching an edge and turning a tiny dot into a dinner-plate-sized patch of bare basecoat.