2023 Lexus Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

The 2023 Lexus Vibe

Welcome to 2023, the year where everyone wanted their Lexus to look like a stealth fighter or a luxury moss-covered rock. Whether you were rocking the brawny GX 460 before its big makeover or the screaming V8 in the IS 500, the vibe was "aggressive refinement." With a massive 31-color database, Lexus wasn't shy about the palette. We saw the rise of the "solid" look with colors like Incognito-which looks like wet battleship primer but costs significantly more-and nature-inspired pearls like Nori Green. It was an era of high-tech metallics like Sonic Copper and Iridium that made these cars look like they were carved out of solid ingots.

Paint Health Check

Here's the reality from the spray booth: we are deep in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could practically sand a car with a brick and still have clear coat left; in 2023, these cars were painted by robots so efficient they probably count every individual molecule of pigment. While the finish is surgical and the "Sonic" series of colors (like Sonic Quartz or Sonic Chrome) looks incredible, that clear coat is thinner than a New Year's resolution. Owners are finding that a single pebble on the highway can dive right through the Infrared or Matador Red layers like a hot knife through butter. It's "soft" paint, which is great for a deep shine, but it's a magnet for rock chips and "road rash."

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2023, you have to fight the urge to "blob and go." Because these factory coatings are applied with robot-level precision, a giant mountain of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb-especially on those Tricoats and Pearls. My advice? Build your layers slowly. Use a fine-tip applicator to dab in a thin base layer, let it shrink down, and repeat until you're level with the clear. If you're working with Iridium Metallic or Cloudburst Gray, remember that the "flop" (how the light hits the metal flakes) is everything. Don't overwork the paint; lay it in, let the solvent do its job, and keep it thin.