2004 Infiniti Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

The 2004 Infiniti Vibe

2004 was the year Infiniti officially stopped being "the other Japanese luxury brand" and started picking fights with the Germans. The G35 was the undisputed king of the corporate parking lot, and the FX45 (F45) looked like a bionic cheetah that had escaped from a secret lab. While the rest of the world was drowning in beige, Infiniti actually gave us a palette to work with-17 colors, ranging from the sinister Black Obsidian to the deep, experimental Beryllium 16 Metallic. It was a high-water mark for style, capturing that perfect transition from the bubbly 90s into the sharp, metallic tech-edge of the mid-2000s.

Paint Health Check

We are smack-dab in the middle of The Peeling Era. If you're looking at a 2004 Infiniti today, pay close attention to the horizontal surfaces-the roof, the hood, and the tops of the fenders. The Japanese clear coat of this vintage was notoriously thin and susceptible to "delamination." It starts as a faint white cloudiness (UV breakdown) and quickly turns into a situation where the clear coat begins to flake off like a bad sunburn. Once that clear-to-base bond fails, the color underneath is defenseless. If you see Silverstone Metallic or Twilight Blue Pearl looking "crunchy" at the edges of a stone chip, you're on the clock.

Restoration Tip

In this era, your greatest enemy is a "dry" chip. Because the clear coat is prone to lifting, a single rock chip is basically an open invitation for moisture to get under the clear and start a peeling spree. Seal chips immediately. When you're touching up a 2004, don't just dab some color on and call it a day; you need a proper clear seal over the top to "lock" the edges of the factory clear coat down. This prevents the delamination from spreading across the panel. If you're working with the pearls-like Ivory Pearl Tricoat-take your time. Those three-stage finishes need thin, patient layers to match the depth, or it'll look like a Band-Aid on a tuxedo.