2008 Peugeot Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2008 Peugeot Vibe

2008 was a pivotal year for the French lion. While the rest of the world was staring at stock market tickers, Peugeot was busy putting the finishing touches on the 207's reign and introducing the world to the first-gen 308. It was an era of big grilles and even bigger headlights. Since our records focus on the survivors, we've pinpointed the heavy hitters of the palette: Blue China and Medium Blue. These weren't just colors; they were the quintessential shades of the European suburban commute-deep, metallic, and designed to look sharp even when covered in a week's worth of road grime.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the peak of "Robot Efficiency." By 2008, the factory line was a masterpiece of precision, but that precision came at a cost to the depth of your finish. This is the Thin Paint Era. The clear coat on these Peugeots was applied with a "just enough" philosophy to save weight and material. The reality? That beautiful Blue China finish is likely sporting some serious "road rash" on the nose. Because the paint is thinner and more brittle than the old-school tanks, stone chips don't just dent the surface-they tend to shatter the edges of the clear coat, leading to those tiny white-rimmed craters that plague the hood and mirrors.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with paint this thin, you have to resist the urge to "fill the hole" in one go. If you try to blob a big drop of paint into a chip, it'll sit on the surface like a bead of water on a wax job and never level out. Build your layers slowly. Use a fine-tip applicator to dab a tiny amount into the center of the chip, let it settle for twenty minutes, and repeat. You're trying to mimic the robot's precision, not a house painter's brush stroke. Slow and steady wins the race here; otherwise, your repair will look like a topographical map of the Alps on your hood.