2003 Lund Touch Up Paint (13 OEM Colors)

The 2003 Lund Vibe

Welcome to the peak of the "Silver Era." In 2003, if you weren't hitting the water in a Pro-V or a Tyee finished in Pewter or Quick Silver, you were basically invisible. This was the year Lund decided to get fancy with the palette, giving us 12 distinct shades that moved away from the flat "fishing boat green" of the 90s. We're talking about high-shelf metallics like Cobalt Blue Metallic and Graphite Gray-colors designed to look as fast at the dock as they did on a plane. Even the earth tones like Sand Beach and Red Reef had that early-2000s shimmer that said you cared as much about the wax job as the weigh-in.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's talk turkey. If you're looking at a 2003 Lund today, you're likely dealing with the "Peeling Era" in its purest form. This was the year of the infamous primer gremlins. Across "All Models," the bond between that shiny topcoat and the aluminum hull has been under siege for two decades. You'll notice delamination-that's when the paint decides it's no longer friends with the primer and starts lifting in flakes, usually starting around the rivets or the transom. Once the clear coat or the metallic layer loses its grip, moisture gets underneath and turns a small chip into a map of the Great Lakes. If your Forest Green or Medium Red still looks factory-fresh, you've either got a garage queen or a miracle on your hands.

Restoration Tip

The secret to keeping a 2003 hull from shedding its skin is edge control. In this era of paint tech, the failure usually starts at a microscopic chip. The second you see a "nick" that exposes that yellowish primer or bare aluminum, you need to seal it. Don't just dab some color on and walk away; you need to overlap the surrounding healthy clear coat to "lock down" the edges. Seal chips immediately before the clear lifts-if you let air and water get under the perimeter of the chip, the delamination will spread like wildfire. A little maintenance now saves you from a full strip-and-spray later.