2023 Lund Touch Up Paint (11 OEM Colors)

The 2023 Lund Vibe

By 2023, the aluminum legends were leaning hard into what I call "Tactical Chic." Whether you were rocking a Pro-V or an Impact, the palette was a far cry from the basic reds and silvers of the 90s. With 11 colors in the rotation, Lund finally embraced the mud and the mist. You saw a lot of Vapor Mist and Wilderness Green-colors designed to disappear into the reeds or look like a stealth fighter on the trailer. Even the Cobalt Blue had a modern, clinical edge to it. It was a sophisticated look for a boat meant to be covered in fish slime, showing that by 2023, we cared as much about looking good at the gas station as we did about the bite.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold truth from the spray booth: we are living in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, the factory would practically dip the hull in a vat of enamel, but 2023 was all about "Robot Efficiency." Those machines are so precise they can stretch a gallon of Arctic White or Silver Delfleet across a whole fleet. The finish looks flawless on the showroom floor, but there isn't much meat on the bone. Because these coats are applied so thin, a single stray gravel rock or a rough dock landing doesn't just scratch the paint-it punches right through to the primer. If you see "white powder" starting to form around your rivets, that's not salt; it's the aluminum reacting because the factory skin was too thin to keep the elements out.

Restoration Tip

Since you're dealing with a factory finish that's thinner than a Tuesday morning coffee, do not-I repeat, do not-try to fix a chip with one big glob of paint. If you "blob" a repair on a 2023 model, it'll stand out like a sore thumb because the surrounding factory paint has no depth to hide it. Instead, build your layers like a pro. Apply a thin coat, let it flash off, and repeat until you've matched the height of the original finish. Once it's cured, a light polish will level it out. You're aiming for a surgical repair, not a spackle job.