2017 Nissan Touch Up Paint (61 OEM Colors)

The 2017 Nissan Vibe

Welcome to 2017-the year Nissan decided every driveway needed a Rogue and every bedroom wall needed a poster of the GT-R. It was a time of "V-Motion" grilles and a color palette that felt like an explosion in a candy factory. With 61 different colors in our database for this year alone, Nissan wasn't just selling cars; they were selling a spectrum. Whether you were rocking the high-voltage Anodized Orange Metallic on a Juke or the sophisticated Midnight Jade on a Maxima, the 2017 lineup was all about depth, pearls, and those flashy tricoats like Scarlet Red. It was a good year for looking sharp, at least while the car was still on the showroom floor.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real. We're firmly in the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, you could sand a fender and feel like you were digging a trench; by 2017, the robots at the factory were getting so "efficient" that the paint layers started feeling like a suggestion rather than a coating. The clear coat on these models-especially the Pathfinders and Frontiers-is notoriously brittle. If a pebble so much as glares at your hood, you're looking at a chip. We've also seen cases where the primer decided it didn't want to be friends with the basecoat anymore, leading to that "flaking off in sheets" look that haunts every white Rogue owner's dreams. It's not a lack of quality; it's just the reality of modern, micron-thin finishes.

Restoration Tip

Because the factory finish is thinner than a Vegas wedding vow, you cannot-I repeat, cannot-just blob a heavy drop of paint into a chip and call it a day. If you do, it'll stand out like a sore thumb because the surrounding factory paint has no "meat" to it. Your goal is layering. Apply your basecoat in thin, patient passes. If you're working with one of those tricky Tricoats like Glacier Pearl or Visual Pearl, remember that the mid-coat is where the magic (and the headache) happens. Build the color slowly until it matches the depth of the original, then seal it. Don't rush it; those robots weren't in a hurry to put the paint on, so you shouldn't be in a hurry to put it back.