Lexus SC 430 Touch Up Paint (19 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Lexus treated the SC 430 like a rolling jewelry box, offering a sophisticated palette of 19 colors over its lifetime. They really leaned into the "nouveau riche" aesthetic of the early 2000s, giving us everything from the ethereal Moonshell Metallic and Golden Almond Pearl to the deeply dramatic Black Sapphire Metallic Tricoat. Whether yours is dripping in Starfire Pearl or the classic Silver Metallic, these colors were designed to look expensive under valet lights, and they still do-provided you keep the chips at bay.

What to Watch For

Before you start dabbing, you need to find your secret ID. Open the driver's door and look at the jamb (the B-pillar) for a silver or white sticker. Look for the letters "C/TR"-the three digits immediately following that are your golden ticket. Now, the honest truth: Lexus paint from this era is famously "soft." While it gives the car a buttery, deep glow, it also means the front bumper and hood can end up looking like the surface of the moon after a few years of highway driving. You might also notice some thinning or "cloudiness" on the trunk lid near the edges of the retractable hardtop-that's just the clear coat asking for a little bit of love.

Driveway Repair Tip

Because so many SC 430 shades are "Tricoats" or pearls, they have a lot of heavy "glitter" that likes to settle at the bottom of the bottle. Shake your touch-up pen like you're mixing a high-end martini-give it a full 60 seconds of rattling before you open it. When you're filling those rock chips on the hood, don't try to fill the whole crater in one go. Apply one tiny, thin drop, let it dry for 20 minutes, and then come back for a second layer. It requires patience to get the depth right, but since you're working with a car this pretty, it's worth the extra few minutes of Zen.