Mercedes-Benz 1985 Touch Up Paint

1985 Mercedes-Benz Touch Up Paint (30 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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How to Find Your 1985 Mercedes-Benz's Color Code

Mercedes-Benz used to place paint color codes in various locations. Recent models have the code on the driver's door jamb. On older models the code can be hard to find; location and format vary by year or model and may require searching multiple tags. Most codes are three-digit and numeric only. On the color ID tag, the code appears as the fourth group of numbers at the top. Example: 373 corresponds to Atlantic Blue; names typically stay consistent across models.

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1985 Mercedes-Benz Background Info

The 1985 Mercedes-Benz Vibe

In 1985, Mercedes-Benz wasn't just building cars; they were forging vaults on wheels. This was the era of the legendary W126 S-Class and the brand-new W124, cars that looked like they were carved from a single block of steel. In those days, a Benz didn't need a loud palette to command the fast lane. We've focused our collection on the survivors of that executive era: the brooding, deep Black, the nautical and dignified Dark Blue, and that unmistakable Light Ivory-the color that either meant you owned a high-end European taxi fleet or you simply had enough sense to buy the most durable pigment ever put on a hood.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold truth from behind the spray gun: 1985 marks the beginning of what I call The Peeling Era. Mercedes was transitioning their tech, and while the steel was bulletproof, the early clear coats were still learning how to handle thirty years of UV rays. If you're looking at your roof or trunk and seeing white, flaky patches that look like a bad sunburn, you're dealing with delamination. The base color underneath is usually still holding on for dear life, but once that clear coat starts to lift and separate from the pigment, it's a race against the elements.

Restoration Tip

If you've got a 1985 survivor, your mantra is "Seal it or lose it." Because these early clear coats are prone to lifting, a single rock chip is more than an eyesore-it's an entry point for moisture to get under the clear and start the peeling process. Seal chips immediately. Use a precision touch-up to fill the nick and lock down the edges of the surrounding clear coat. By keeping that top layer sealed tight, you prevent the "edge-lift" that turns a tiny speck into a palm-sized patch of failure.

Mercedes-Benz Models Released in 1985

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