1995 Lexus Touch Up Paint (38 OEM Colors)

The 1995 Lexus Vibe

Welcome to 1995, the year Lexus decided to out-build every other manufacturer on the planet. This was the era of the legendary LS400 and the sleek SC400, cars so over-engineered they felt like they were carved from a single block of silent, luxurious granite. While the world was busy wearing flannel, Lexus was perfecting the art of the "luxury beige" and the contrast-cladded look. In our database, we've focused on the survivors that defined the decade-the heavy hitters like Black Onyx and the iconic Warm Gray Tri-Coat Pearl. Back then, if you weren't driving a pearl-white Lexus with contrasting Dark Gray or Light Grayish Beige bumpers, were you even living the dream?

Paint Health Check

Lexus put a lot of pride into their finishes in '95, but we are firmly in The Peeling Era now. These cars used a high-solids basecoat/clearcoat system that was top-of-the-line when Bill Clinton was in office, but thirty years of UV rays is a long time for any clear coat to hold its breath. The "Legend" might be bulletproof under the hood, but the roof and trunk are likely fighting delamination-that's when the clear coat starts to look like a bad sunburn and begins to flake off in sheets. If you've got those plastic lower-body claddings, watch out; the paint on the plastic often ages at a different rate than the metal, leading to a "matte" look that definitely wasn't in the original brochure.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with a mid-90s Lexus, especially those fancy pearls like Warm Gray Tri-Coat, you have to be surgical. My advice? Seal your chips immediately before the clear lifts. Once a rock chip creates a "break" in that clear coat, moisture gets under the edges and starts the delamination process. If you're touching up the metallic cladding, don't try to buff it too hard-it's softer than the body paint and you'll burn through to the plastic before you can say "car phone." For the pearls, build your layers slowly; don't try to fill the hole in one shot or the metallic flakes will "flop" and make the repair look like a dark smudge.