Infiniti FX50 Touch Up Paint (11 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Infiniti clearly wanted the FX50 to stand out in the parking lot, giving us 11 recorded colors that range from "sensible executive" to "experimental artist." While you have the standard lineup of Black Obsidian and a few shades of Gray Metallic, they really went for it with choices like Olive Green Metallic and Brown Metallic. Whether you're driving a stealthy shadow or a metallic forest, these colors were designed to catch the light on those curvy body panels.

What to Watch For

Before you start dabbing, you need to find your 3-character paint code. You'll usually find it on a sticker or metal plate located on the driver's side door jamb (look near the latch). If it's not there, check the firewall inside the engine compartment.

The reality check? Infiniti utilized a "Scratch Shield" clear coat on many of these models. It's a "self-healing" paint designed to flow back together to hide tiny swirl marks, but it has a trade-off: it's relatively soft. This means the FX50 is a bit of a magnet for hood chips and bumper nicks. If you see tiny white craters on your nose, don't worry-that's just the soft clear coat doing its best. It's nothing a steady hand can't fix.

Driveway Repair Tip

Since many of these colors-especially the White Pearl Tricoat and Dark Red Pearl-rely on heavy metallic and pearl flakes, your best friend is gravity. Before you open your touch-up bottle, shake it for a full 60 seconds. Then, shake it for another 30 just to be sure. Those sparkles like to settle at the bottom, and you want them on your car, not in the bottle.

When applying, remember that "less is more." Use the tip of your applicator to place a tiny dot of paint in the center of the chip and let it flow outward. If you're working with a pearl color, it requires patience; it might look a little translucent at first, but resisting the urge to glob it on will give you a much cleaner, flatter finish once it dries.