2007 Peugeot Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2007 Peugeot Vibe

2007 was a weird, transitionary year. We were all ditching our Razr flip-phones for that first iPhone, and Peugeot was busy trying to make the 207 look like it was moving at Mach 1 even when it was just idling at a stoplight. While the rest of the world was drowning in a sea of boring silver, we've focused on the survivors-the colors that actually gave these cars some soul. We're talking about Blue China and Medium Blue. These weren't just paint codes; they were the shades that made a 207 or a 407 look like it belonged on a coastal road in the South of France rather than stuck in suburban traffic.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to The Thin Paint Era. By 2007, the factory robots had become "efficient"-which is just a fancy way of saying they started getting stingy with the spray. These Peugeots left the line with coats so thin you could almost see the metal's heartbeat. The clear coat on this era is notorious for "checking out" early, especially around the tailgate seams and the door sills. If you look closely at your hood and see what looks like dried watermarks trapped under the surface, that's not dirt, kid-that's the clear coat starting its retirement plan. It's prone to stone chips that spread like wildfire because there just isn't enough "meat" in the finish to stop the delamination once it starts.

Restoration Tip

Since we're dealing with the "Robot Efficiency" era, your biggest mistake is going to be the "one-and-done" blob. Because the factory finish is so thin, a giant glob of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. Build your layers slowly. Apply a thin coat, let it flash off, and repeat until the level is just below the surrounding clear. If you try to fill a deep chip in one shot, the solvent won't outgas properly, and you'll end up with a soft, shrunken mess. Precision is your best friend here; treat it like a surgical strike, not a Gallic shrug.