2001 Plymouth Touch Up Paint (20 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Plymouth Vibe

2001 was the swan song for Plymouth, and they went out with a mix of practical suburban warriors and that weird, wonderful retro-rocket known as the Prowler. Whether you were hauling groceries in a Voyager or pretending you were in a 1930s hot rod, the color palette of the era was shifting away from the wild teals of the '90s toward a more "high-tech" look. Silver was the undisputed king of the new millennium, and we've focused our database on the true survivors of the era-the staples like Bright Silver Metallic and the deep, moody Inferno Red Pearl Tricoat. Back then, these cars looked like the future; today, they're the last of a breed.

Paint Health Check

If you're driving a 2001 Plymouth today, you're officially living in The Peeling Era. By the turn of the century, the industry had mastered the basecoat/clearcoat system, but the factory application on Neons and Voyagers wasn't always "forever" quality. You aren't just fighting simple oxidation or a little bit of chalkiness; you're fighting delamination. That's a fancy word for when the clear coat decides it's tired of being married to the basecoat and starts to "sneeze" off in giant white flakes. If you see a rock chip with a halo of white around it, that's your clear coat lifting. Once the air gets under there, the sun does the rest of the dirty work.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2001 finish, speed is your best friend. In this era of paint, a tiny chip isn't just an eyesore-it's an entry point for UV rays to start peeling the surrounding clear coat like a sunburned back. My advice? Seal those chips immediately. Use a high-quality solvent-based touch-up to "bridge" the gap between the base and the clear. Don't just dab the center; make sure you overlap the edges of the chip slightly to lock down the clear coat. This creates a mechanical bond that keeps the layers together, stopping the "peeling virus" before it claims your entire hood.