2005 Hyundai Touch Up Paint (40 OEM Colors)

The 2005 Hyundai Vibe

Welcome to 2005-the year of the iPod Nano, the series finale of Everybody Loves Raymond, and the moment Hyundai decided to stop being the "budget choice" and start being a contender. Whether you were carving corners in a Tiburon or hauling the kids in a Santa Fe, Hyundai was flooding the streets with variety. We're talking 32 distinct colors in the catalog, ranging from the punchy Tuscani Yellow and Tidal Wave to the executive-looking XG350 in Oyster Blue Metallic. It was a time when "metallic" and "pearl" were the buzzwords in every showroom, and if you weren't driving something in a shade like Aqua Silver Pearl, you were probably in the minority.

Paint Health Check

Listen, pal, we're firmly in "The Peeling Era." While the engines in these Elantras and Sonatas might run forever, the clear coat had other plans. By 2005, the industry was still perfecting the bond between the base color and the protective top layer, and Hyundai was no exception. If your Noble White or Sleek Silver Metallic hasn't been garaged its whole life, you're likely seeing "Delamination"-that's a fancy word for your clear coat flaking off like a bad sunburn. Once that clear starts to lift, the pigment underneath is defenseless against the sun, turning your Deep Green into a chalky mess faster than you can say "trade-in value."

Restoration Tip

If you still have some original clear coat left, your number one job is to seal every single stone chip immediately. In this era, a chip isn't just a cosmetic blemish; it's an entry point for moisture and air to get under the clear coat and start the peeling process. Use a high-quality touch-up kit to fill those divots before the edges of the clear coat start to curl. Once the clear lifts at the edge, it's a losing battle. Seal it, wax it often to provide a sacrificial UV barrier, and keep that Tidal Wave blue looking deep instead of crusty.