2005 Mitsubishi Touch Up Paint (37 OEM Colors)

The 2005 Mitsubishi Vibe

Welcome to 2005, the year the Lancer Evolution VIII was terrorizing track days and the Eclipse Spyder was the unofficial car of every mid-2000s music video. Mitsubishi didn't just give us a car that year; they gave us a lifestyle-usually one that involved a heavy dose of Pimp My Ride inspiration. Our database tracks 31 distinct colors for this year, ranging from the business-casual Cool Silver Metallic and Dover White Pearl to the "look-at-me" UV Blue Pearl and Phoenix Red Metallic. Whether you were hauling the family in an Endeavor or trying to look fast in a Galant, you had options. It was an era of high-gloss pearls and heavy metallics that looked like a million bucks under the dealership floodlights.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real. We're deep in the "Peeling Era" here. Back in '05, the industry was leaning hard into the base-coat/clear-coat system, and while it looked great on the showroom floor, the clear coat on these Mitsubishis has a bit of a commitment issue. If your Montero or Outlander has spent its life parked under the sun, you're likely seeing the dreaded delamination-that's when the clear coat starts to turn white, flake off, and leave the base color looking like a dusty chalkboard. Horizontal surfaces like the roof, hood, and the top of that big Evo wing are the primary targets. Once that clear lifts, the weather starts eating your Labrador Black Pearl for breakfast.

Restoration Tip

If you still have original clear coat left, you're playing a game of defense. The absolute best way to save a 2005 finish is to **seal chips immediately before the clear lifts.** Once oxygen and moisture get under the edge of a rock chip, they start undermining the chemical bond between the color and the clear. Think of it like a loose thread on a sweater; once it starts pulling, the whole thing unravels. Use a high-quality touch-up to seal those edges fast. Don't wait for "later"-by then, you're not just fixing a chip; you're repainting a panel.