1989 Lexus Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

The 1989 Lexus Vibe

Welcome to the year the "Pursuit of Perfection" hit the pavement. In 1989, the Lexus LS400 and the ES250 didn't just arrive; they rearranged the furniture in the luxury car segment. The vibe was "silent but deadly" sophistication-cars so smooth you could balance a champagne glass on the hood while the V8 was screaming. We've focused our collection on the true survivors of this era, the colors that defined that first-generation swagger: Black Onyx and the iconic Dark Gray Metallic used for that classic lower-body cladding. Back then, if your Lexus didn't have a contrasting two-tone bottom, were you even winning the decade?

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in the Peeling Era now. While Toyota's paint shop was the envy of the world in '89, thirty-five years of UV exposure is a relentless beast. These cars were sprayed with some of the best solvent-based clear coats ever formulated, but even the best has an expiration date. Look closely at your roof and trunk lid. If you see what looks like a dry, white sunburn peeling away from the color underneath, you're looking at delamination. Once that clear coat loses its "bite" on the basecoat, it doesn't just fade-it leaves the building.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with an '89, your biggest enemy is the "Open Border." Every stone chip on your LS400's hood is a potential entry point for moisture to get under the clear coat and start lifting it. My advice? Seal your chips immediately. Don't wait for a weekend that never comes. If the clear coat is still intact but the chip is deep, clean it out and get some color and clear on there to "lock" the edges down. If you let the sun get under those edges, you'll be looking at a full respray instead of a simple touch-up. And for that cladding? Use a dedicated wax; that plastic-backed paint needs just as much love as the metal.