2010 Jaguar Touch Up Paint (17 OEM Colors)

The 2010 Jaguar Vibe

Ah, 2010-the year Jaguar finally stopped trying to look like your grandfather's study and started looking like a spaceship. With the launch of the XJ and the sleek lines of the XF-Type and XK, the palette had to keep up. We're talking about a massive 17-color spread in our database, ranging from the moody Botanical Green Pearl to the "I definitely have a hedge fund" Cashmere Gold Metallic. It was an era of deep, liquid-looking pearls like Caviar and Claret that made these cars look like they were still wet. If you're rocking Salsa red, you weren't just driving; you were making sure the neighbors knew exactly where your mid-life crisis was parked.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2010, the robots in the factory had become a little too efficient at their jobs. While the finish on these Jaguars looks like a million bucks when it's fresh, the actual thickness of that clear coat is about as thin as a politician's promise. You've likely noticed "road rash" across the nose of your XK or XF by now; that's the downside of thin application meeting high speeds. And if your Jag has spent its life under the sun, watch out for that "milky" haze on the roof or trunk-that's the clear coat starting to lose its grip. It's a basecoat/clearcoat system, but it's fragile, and once it starts to delaminate, it's a slippery slope.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up these modern pearls and metallics, throw away the "one-and-done" mentality. Because the factory coats are so lean, you cannot just blob a heavy layer on a chip and expect it to level out. Build your layers slowly. Apply your base color in two or three thin passes, letting it tack up in between, and then follow with the clear. If you try to fill a deep chip in one shot, the metallic flakes in colors like Liquid Silver or Lunar Gray will sink to the bottom like lead weights, leaving you with a dark, ugly spot that looks like a bruise. Patience is your only friend here.