2024 Infiniti Touch Up Paint (21 OEM Colors)

The 2024 Infiniti Vibe

Welcome to 2024, the era of the "Monolithic Luxury SUV." If you're driving a QX80, you're essentially piloting a small, leather-lined apartment building, while the Q50 and QX60 are out there trying to look sharp in a sea of generic crossovers. Infiniti went all out on the palette this year with 27 different flavors. They didn't just give you "Blue"; they gave you Moonbow Blue Metallic and Grand Blue Pearl. They didn't just give you "Black"; they gave you Black Opal-which probably has more marketing depth than the actual paint thickness. It's a sophisticated era where "Champagne Quartz Pearl" and "Dynamic Sunstone Red" make the driveway look like a jewelry store.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth from the spray booth: we are firmly in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, we sprayed lacquer thick enough to sand it for a week. In 2024, the factory robots are so efficient they can stretch a gallon of paint from Tokyo to Tennessee. The clear coat on these Infinitis is incredibly high-gloss and hard as a diamond, but it's thin. Because models like the QX80 and QX60 have the aerodynamic profile of a brick wall, they are absolute magnets for stone chips. If you look closely at your hood, you'll likely see "micro-nicks" where the road has been sandblasting that beautiful Visual Pearl Tricoat. The bond is tight, but there's just no "meat" on the bone to absorb impacts.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2024 finish, you have to fight the urge to "blob" it. Because modern factory clear coats are so thin and lay so flat, a giant dome of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. Build your layers slowly. If you're working with one of the Tricoats-like Radiant White or Sunstone Red-you're dealing with a base color and a mid-coat pearl. Treat them with respect. Apply a thin layer of color, let it tack up, and then add your clear. If you try to fill a crater in one shot, the metallic flakes will sink to the bottom and look like a dark spot. Patience is the only way to match that "Robot Efficiency" look.