2000 Mitsubishi Touch Up Paint (35 OEM Colors)

The 2000 Mitsubishi Vibe

Welcome to the year 2000, where the Montero Sport ruled the suburban jungle and the Eclipse was busy starring in every street-racing flick imaginable. This was an era of high-tech optimism, but looking at our database, Mitsubishi clearly had a preferred uniform: White. With choices like Sophia White, Northstar White, and Dover White Pearl, it's safe to say their design department spent most of the millennium transition trying to find different ways to say "eggshell." Whether you were hauling the family in a Galant or getting muddy in a Pajero, you were doing it in a palette that was remarkably clean-provided the paint actually stayed on the car.

Paint Health Check

We call this "The Peeling Era" for a reason. By 2000, Mitsubishi was deep into the basecoat/clearcoat game, but the bond between the color and the shiny stuff wasn't exactly a lifetime contract. If your Diamante or Lancer has spent a decade in the sun, you're likely dealing with delamination. This isn't just a "faded" look; it's when the clear coat starts to flake off in sheets like a bad sunburn, leaving the basecoat exposed and vulnerable. Once that clear lifts, the clock starts ticking-oxidation moves in, and your Kalapana Black starts looking like a dusty chalkboard.

Restoration Tip

In this era, your #1 enemy is the "Edge." Once a rock chip breaks the surface of that clear coat, moisture and air get underneath it and start prying the layers apart. My advice: Seal every chip immediately. Don't wait for the weekend. The second you see a nick on the hood of that Montero, get some touch-up on it to "lock" the clear coat edges down. If the clear has already started to lift or bubble, you can't just wax over it and pray-you've got to carefully sand back to a stable edge before applying your fresh layers, or you're just painting over a lie that's destined to peel again.