2009 Peugeot Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2009 Peugeot Vibe

2009 was a strange year. The world was nursing a financial hangover, the iPhone 3GS was the pinnacle of human achievement, and Peugeot was busy flooding the streets with the 207 and the 308. In a decade where everyone else was obsessed with "Boring Gray" and "Rent-a-Car Silver," the real ones-the survivors-were the folks who opted for the deep, moody tones. Our database focuses on the colors that actually had some character, specifically the legendary Blue China and Medium Blue. These weren't just paints; they were the only things keeping the European car parks from looking like a black-and-white movie.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2009, factory robots had become "efficient," which is just a corporate way of saying they learned how to spray the absolute bare minimum of clear coat to save a buck. This was the peak of "Robot Efficiency," where the clear coat is often thinner than your morning espresso. The result? Your 2009 Peugeot is a magnet for stone chips, and if it spent too much time in the sun, that thin clear layer is likely starting to delaminate (peel) around the roof rails or the leading edge of the bonnet. Once that clear starts flaking off like a bad sunburn, the base color underneath is defenseless.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with paint this thin, you have to be tactical. Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. If you try to fill a stone chip with one big "beauty mark" of paint, it's going to sit higher than the factory profile and look like a zit on a supermodel. Use a fine-tipped brush or even a toothpick to drop in thin layers of color. Since the factory coat is shallow, you want your repair to sit flush, not proud. Once the color is level, seal it immediately with clear to stop the surrounding factory edges from lifting. If you treat it like a surgical procedure rather than a house-painting job, that Medium Blue will look factory-fresh again.