2015 Jaguar Touch Up Paint (20 OEM Colors)

The 2015 Jaguar Vibe

By 2015, Jaguar had officially traded in its "grandfather's country club" membership for a leather jacket and a loud exhaust. This was the year the F-Type was screaming its lungs out, and the XK was taking its final, graceful bow. The palette reflected that shift-we've got 20 shades in our database from this vintage, and they weren't playing it safe. While they kept the staples like British Racing Green Metallic and Dark Sapphire Metallic for the traditionalists, they were busy spraying Firesand Pearl Metallic and Ultra Blue Metallic on cars meant to be seen from space. It was a high-energy time for the brand, and the paint was designed to pop under showroom LEDs.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the "Thin Paint Era." By 2015, the factory robots had become surgeons-they could lay down a finish that looked a mile deep while using as little product as humanly possible. The result? A clear coat that is stunningly clear but notoriously brittle. On an F-Type or an XF, you're likely seeing the "starry night" effect on the hood-hundreds of tiny stone chips that punched right through the thin factory layers. Because these clears are so hard, they don't "give" when a pebble hits; they shatter. If you've got Italian Racing Red Pearl or Ultimate Black Pearl, you've probably noticed that while the gloss holds up, the edges of the doors and the front valence are looking a bit peppered.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2015 Jag, you have to fight the urge to "blob" the paint to match the surrounding depth. Because the factory finish is so thin and precisely applied, a heavy-handed repair will stand out like a thumb in an eye. Build your layers slowly. Use a fine-tip applicator to dab the color into the chip, let it shrink down, and repeat. You want to mimic that "robot efficiency" by building the film thickness in several thin passes rather than one thick drop. This is especially vital for high-pigment pearls like Firesand or Black Amethyst-if you go too thick too fast, the metallic flakes won't lay flat, and the color will look darker than the rest of the panel.