2019 Mazda Touch Up Paint (15 OEM Colors)

The 2019 Mazda Vibe

By 2019, Mazda wasn't just building cars like the CX-5 and the Mazda3; they were building rolling light shows. This was the peak of the "Kodo" design era, where the car's shape was designed specifically to play with reflections. We've got 15 colors in the vault from this year, and while the world was obsessed with grayscale, Mazda was busy perfecting the deep, liquid looks of Soul Red Tricoat and Machine Gray Metallic. You also had the "concrete look" trend kicking off with Polymetal Gray Pearl, and for the lucky few, that high-vis Racing Orange on the 30th Anniversary MX-5. It was a year of high-fashion finishes that made every parking lot look like a boutique showroom.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, we sprayed enough material to hide a dent; by 2019, the robots at the factory became surgically efficient. They call it "Takuminuri" technology-which is fancy talk for "we've applied the thinnest, most beautiful layers humanly possible." The result is a finish with incredible depth, but it's brittle. If you're driving a 2019 Mazda, you know the struggle: a single pebble on the highway hits the hood and leaves a chip that looks like a gunshot wound. Because these layers-especially on the Snowflake Pearl or Soul Red-are so thin and highly engineered, they don't have the "give" that older, thicker paints had.

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing a 2019 finish, you have to respect the robot's work. Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. These modern clear coats are hard and thin, so if you try to fill a chip with one giant drop of paint, it'll stand out like a sore thumb and likely won't level properly. Instead, use a "thin-and-often" approach. Dab a tiny amount into the center of the chip, let it dry, and repeat until the level is just below the factory clear. For those complex tri-coats, the secret is in the layering-not the volume. Patience is the only way to match that factory "liquid" look without making your hood look like it has the chickenpox.