2025 Mitsubishi Touch Up Paint (17 OEM Colors)

The 2025 Mitsubishi Vibe

Welcome to 2025, where the robots in the paint booth have officially achieved peak stinginess. We're looking at a lineup dominated by the Outlander, the Eclipse Cross, and the ever-scrappy Mirage. Mitsubishi didn't hold back on the palette this year, though-we're tracking 23 distinct finishes in our database. It's the era of high-drama pearls and complex multi-stage finishes like Red Diamond Tricoat and White Diamond Tricoat. And don't get me started on the two-tone obsession; if it's a 2025, there's a good chance it's rocking a contrast roof like the /W85/X42 combo. It's a sharp, modern look, but for a guy who remembers when paint was measured in "glops" rather than "microns," it's a whole new world of fragility.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly entrenched in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could practically sand a car with a brick and still have clear coat left; now, these factory finishes are applied with "Robot Efficiency." That means the coating on your 2025 Outlander is precise, beautiful, and about as thick as a soap bubble. The big conflict here is road rash. Because the factory enamel is laid on so lean to save weight and cost, those "Diamond" pearls are brittle. A single pebble on the interstate can take a chunk out of your Black Diamond Pearl hood like it's a piece of hard candy. If you're seeing "pepper" marks on the front bumper, it's not because you're driving too close-it's because the paint doesn't have the meat to absorb the impact.

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing a chip on a 2025, you have to fight the urge to be a hero. My best advice for this modern factory enamel: build your layers slowly and whatever you do, don't blob it. Since the original finish is so thin, a big, heavy drop of touch-up paint will sit on the surface like a mountain, and you'll never get it level without sanding through the surrounding factory clear. Apply a tiny amount, let it flash off, and repeat. If you're working with a Tricoat like Wine Red Pearl or Infrared Metallic, patience is your only friend. Build the color until it matches the depth, then seal it. You're a surgeon, not a house painter.