2010 Jeep Touch Up Paint (31 OEM Colors)

The 2010 Jeep Vibe

Welcome to 2010, the year Jeep was trying to decide if it was a rugged trail-basher or a suburban grocery-getter. We had the swan song of the boxy Commander, the rise of the Patriot and Compass, and the Wrangler JK was firmly cementing itself as the king of the driveway. With 31 colors in our database for this year, Jeep wasn't exactly shy. They were slapping everything from the high-voltage Mango Tango Pearl and Surf Blue Pearl to the deep, moody Blackberry Pearl onto those panels. It was a colorful era, but it was also the peak of "The Thin Paint Era."

Paint Health Check

By 2010, the "Robot Efficiency" at the factory had reached a fever pitch. The goal was to use the absolute minimum amount of product to cover the metal, leaving you with a finish that's often thinner than a cheap diner's napkin. If you're looking at your Grand Cherokee or Liberty today, you're likely seeing the consequences: brittle clear coats that catch rock chips like a magnet and that infamous "Jeep Bubble" on the Wrangler hinges. Because they bolted aluminum hinges directly to steel doors with nothing but a prayer in between, galvanic corrosion loves to creep under the paint and lift it right off the metal.

Restoration Tip

Since you're working with a factory finish that's notoriously lean, do not-I repeat, do not-try to fix a chip with one big, heavy glob of paint. You'll end up with a high spot that looks like a zit on a prom queen. Instead, build your layers slowly. Dab a tiny amount of color into the chip, let it dry, and repeat until it's level with the surrounding surface. If you're tackling those bubbling hinges, you've got to sand it down to the bright metal first; otherwise, you're just painting over a chemistry experiment that's guaranteed to explode again in six months.