2004 Nissan Touch Up Paint (65 OEM Colors)

The 2004 Nissan Vibe

It's 2004. Outkast's "Hey Ya!" is blasted through the factory Bose system of a brand-new 350Z, and the neighborhood is still debating if the Murano looks like a spaceship or a toaster. This was the year Nissan decided to go big-literally-launching the Titan to scare the Detroit heavyweights and the Pathfinder Armada for the suburban elite. With a massive 46 colors in our database for this year alone, Nissan wasn't playing it safe. Whether you were rocking Daytona Blue Pearl on a Z-car or Sunlit Copper Metallic on a Quest, the factory was pumping out some of the most vibrant metallics on the road.

Paint Health Check

Here's the reality from the spray booth: you're dealing with the peak of The Peeling Era. By 2004, the industry had mastered the look of basecoat/clearcoat finishes, but the durability hadn't quite caught up to the "forever" standard. If your Smoke Metallic Titan or Sheer Silver Altima has been sitting in the sun, you've probably noticed the "white sunburn"-that's Delamination. The clear coat starts to lose its grip on the color layer, turning into flaky, translucent scales. Once the clear coat fails, the pigment underneath is basically a sitting duck for oxidation and road salt.

Restoration Tip

In this era, your worst enemy isn't a dent-it's a rock chip. Because these clear coats are prone to lifting, a single tiny chip on the hood of your Maxima or Frontier can act like a "zipper" for the rest of the panel. Seal those chips immediately. If you see a nick in the paint, don't wait for the weekend; get some touch-up on it to seal the edges of the clear coat. If air and moisture get under that clear layer, it will start to peel in sheets, and then you aren't looking at a touch-up job anymore-you're looking at a full-panel respray. Seal the edges, keep the moisture out, and you might just keep that factory shine for another decade.