2010 Peugeot Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2010 Peugeot Vibe

Back in 2010, Peugeot was having a bit of a moment. They were busy launching the RCZ-which looked like it fell off a spaceship-while the 308 and 207 were handling the heavy lifting on the streets. It was an era of "high-tech" aesthetics where cars were starting to look as sleek as the smartphones in our pockets. While most of the world was obsessed with silver and black, we've focused our attention on the real survivors of the decade: the blues. Specifically, Blue China and Medium Blue. These shades gave those French curves a depth that the grayscale crowd just couldn't touch, and if you're still driving one today, you know exactly what I mean.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the "Thin Paint Era." By 2010, factory robots had become almost too good at their jobs. They were programmed for maximum efficiency, which is just a fancy way of saying they applied the bare minimum amount of paint required to cover the metal. Because these coats are so thin, they're absolute magnets for stone chips. If your Peugeot has spent a decade chasing trucks on the motorway, your bonnet probably looks like it's been through a gravel storm. Worse yet, that thin clear coat is prone to "sunburn"-especially on the plastic skirts and roof-where it starts to peel and flake once the UV rays finally win the war.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2010 model, remember: you are working with a very shallow profile. The factory paint is thin, so your repair needs to be surgical. My advice? Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. If you go in with one giant drop of paint to fill a chip, it'll stand out like a sore thumb against the flat factory finish. Use a fine-tipped applicator and apply two or three whisper-thin layers, letting each one set. You want to build the repair up to the level of the surrounding clear coat, not past it. If you treat it with the same precision the robots did, it'll disappear.