2013 Jaguar Touch Up Paint (19 OEM Colors)

The 2013 Jaguar Vibe

2013 was the year Jaguar finally stopped looking in the rearview mirror and decided to kick the door down. The F-Type hit the streets like a lightning bolt, making the XF, XJ, and XK look like the sophisticated older brothers who finally learned how to party. In the paint booth, we were drowning in options-19 shades in our vault alone. Whether it was the deep, moody Black Amethyst Pearl or the "look at me" scream of French Racing Blue, Jaguar wasn't playing it safe anymore. It was a golden era of prestige meeting performance, but beneath that high-gloss swagger, the factory was starting to get a little too clever for its own good.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the "Thin Paint Era." By 2013, the robots in the factory had become masters of efficiency, and not in a way that helps you thirty years down the line. They started spraying clear coats so thin you could practically see through them if you breathed too hard. On the F-Type, the rocker panels are notorious for "delaminating"-that's painter-speak for the clear coat deciding it doesn't want to be friends with the color anymore because of body flex. And if you're driving an XJ or XK, remember that aluminum doesn't rust, but it sure does oxidize. Once a stone chip breaches that thin Italian Racing Red or British Racing Green, the air hits that aluminum and starts "bubbling" the finish from the inside out.

Restoration Tip

Because these 2013 finishes were applied with "Robot Efficiency," your biggest enemy is a heavy hand. When you're touching up a chip in Stratus Grey or Osmium Grey, remember: build your layers slowly. Do not try to fill a crater with one giant blob of paint; it'll never level right and it'll look like a zit on a supermodel. Apply thin, surgical layers and let them setup. Most importantly, seal those chips the second you see them. On an aluminum Jag, a tiny chip isn't just an eyesore-it's an invitation for the panel to start rejecting the paint around it. Level it off, protect the clear, and keep that "Growler" looking like it just rolled off the transport truck.