2023 Infiniti Touch Up Paint (21 OEM Colors)

The 2023 Infiniti Vibe

Welcome to 2023, the year Infiniti decided every SUV should look like a piece of high-end consumer electronics. Whether it's the fastback flair of the QX55 or the "living room on wheels" known as the QX80, the aesthetic was all about crisp lines and high-gloss depth. With 27 colors in our database for this year, Infiniti didn't hold back. They were chasing the "jewelry box" look with complex finishes like Moonbow Blue Metallic and that Black Opal that can't decide if it's purple or green. It's a far cry from the three-color options of the 70s, but it means you've got a lot more to look at when you're walking across the parking lot.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold truth from the booth: we are officially living in the Thin Paint Era. By 2023, those factory robots became so efficient they could stretch a gallon of clear coat across an entire fleet of QX60s. The finish looks like glass on the showroom floor, but it's thinner than a dollar bill. Because the factory enamel is applied with such "robotic precision," there's very little margin for error. Those beautiful Radiant White Tricoats and Dynamic Sunstone Reds are prone to "micro-chipping"-where a pebble that would have just bounced off a 1980s lacquer job now leaves a crater straight down to the primer.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2023 finish, throw away the "one-and-done" mentality. Because the factory layers are so thin and uniform, a big blob of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. Build your layers slowly. Use a fine-tipped brush or a toothpick to drop a tiny amount of color into the center of the chip and let it flow to the edges. Wait for it to dry and shrink, then add another layer. You want to slowly "wick" the paint into the defect until it's level with the surrounding clear coat. If you try to fill it in one shot, you'll end up with a high spot that's a nightmare to level out on such a thin factory surface.