2017 Mercedes-Benz Touch Up Paint (81 OEM Colors)

The 2017 Mercedes-Benz Vibe

Welcome to 2017, the year Mercedes-Benz decided "subtle" was an optional setting. This was the era where you could see a CLA-Coupe in the grocery store parking lot looking like it just left a Tron set, or an AMG GT screaming past in "Green Hell Magno" or "Solarbeam Yellow." We've got a massive 81 colors in our database for this year alone. Whether you're driving a bulletproof G-Class, a plush S-Class, or even a hardworking Metris van, 2017 was about peak variety. You had everything from the "Aliengreen" that looked like a radioactive highlighter to the ultra-slick "Selenite Gray" that defined the modern "CEO-on-a-mission" look. It was a good time to be alive, and a vibrant time to be a painter.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real about the "Thin Paint Era." By 2017, those factory robots had paint application down to a science-and by science, I mean they applied it thin enough to make a bean-counter smile. We're talking about clear coats that are barely as thick as a crisp dollar bill. If you're rocking the "Mars Red," you might already be familiar with the "Bubbling Blues," as that specific pigment was notorious for clear coat delamination issues. For everyone else, the enemy is road debris. Because the paint is applied with such "robot efficiency," it's brittle. One pebble on the highway doesn't just leave a mark; it often takes out a chunk of the clear and the base coat in one go. If you've got a "Magno" matte finish like "Mountain Gray Metallic (matt)," you're playing on hard mode-you can't buff out a scratch without turning that spot shiny and ruining the whole vibe.

Restoration Tip

Since we're dealing with the thin-coat era, the Golden Rule is: Build layers slowly; don't blob it. When you're filling a chip on a 2017 E-Class or a GLC, don't try to be a hero and fix it in one go. If you drop a massive bead of paint into a chip, it'll shrink as it cures and look like a crater. Instead, use a fine-tipped applicator to dab in a thin layer of color, let it set, and repeat until the depth matches the surrounding panel. And whatever you do, keep the power buffer away from the edges. These factory finishes are so thin on the corners that you'll burn through to the primer faster than a Sprinter van in a headwind. Slow and steady wins the race-and keeps your Benz looking like it just rolled off the boat from Bremen.