1998 Plymouth Touch Up Paint (22 OEM Colors)

The 1998 Plymouth Vibe

1998 was a year of transition. You had the Neon trying to smile its way through the carpool lane, the Breeze providing the "sensible" alternative, and the Voyager essentially acting as the official mascot of the American suburb. While the Prowler was out there trying to restart the hot rod revolution, most Plymouths were just trying to survive the decade. We've focused our database on the two survivors that actually stood the test of time: Stone White and Black Crystal. These were the workhorse colors-the ones that looked just as good at the grocery store as they did in the driveway.

Paint Health Check

If you're staring at your '98 Plymouth and seeing what looks like a bad case of sunburn, welcome to "The Peeling Era." By 1998, the factory was firmly using a basecoat/clearcoat system, but the bond between the color and the clear wasn't always a happy marriage. We call it delamination. It usually starts on the roof or the hood where the sun beats down hardest; the clear coat turns cloudy, cracks, and then starts lifting off in giant, flaky sheets. If your Black Crystal looks more like "Chalky Grey," or your Stone White is shedding like a snake, you're witnessing a classic clear coat failure.

Restoration Tip

The golden rule for this era: Seal the chips before the clear lifts. On these late-90s finishes, a rock chip isn't just a cosmetic blemish-it's an entry point for air and moisture to get under the clear coat and start prying it away from the base. If you catch a chip early, clean it out and seal it immediately with our touch-up. If the clear has already started to lift around the edges, you'll need to very gently feather those "lips" down with a fine-grit sandpaper before painting, or the new paint will just hitch a ride on the peeling clear and flake off by next Tuesday.