2010 Porsche Touch Up Paint (35 OEM Colors)

The 2010 Porsche Vibe

2010 was the year Porsche decided to prove they could make a four-door sedan look fast and a Cayenne look like it actually belonged on a track. Whether you were rocking the refined 997.2 iteration of the 911 or the brand-new Panamera, you weren't hurting for choices. With 35 colors in our database for this year alone, Porsche went a little metallic-mad. We're talking about high-class shades like Macadamia Metallic (WA322N)-which, let's be honest, only a Porsche owner could make look cool-alongside the deep, brooding Amethyst Metallic and the electric Aqua Blue Metallic. It was an era of "sophisticated speed," where even a Basalt Black Cayman looked like it was moving 100 mph while parked at a valet stand.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2010, the robots at the factory had become efficiency experts. They learned exactly how to spray just enough paint to make the car look perfect under the showroom lights without wasting a single drop. The result? A finish that's as precise as a Swiss watch but as thin as a bad excuse. If your 2010 hasn't been wrapped in plastic since day one, the nose of that 911 probably looks like it's been on the wrong end of a gravel fight. This factory clear coat is hard and glossy, but because there's so little "meat" on the bone, a good-sized stone chip will punch through the Meteor Gray or Carrara White and hit the primer before you can even hit the brakes.

Restoration Tip

Since we're dealing with "Robot Efficiency" thickness, you've got to be smart about your repairs. When you're filling in a chip on that Yachting Blue or Porsche Racing Green, do not-I repeat, do not-just blob a big drop of paint in the hole and call it a day. It'll sit high, look dark, and you'll never get it level without sanding through the surrounding factory clear. Instead, build your layers slowly. Put down a thin pass, let it shrink and dry, then add another. You want to sneak up on the surface level. It takes a little more patience, but it's the only way to match the depth of that lean, mean factory finish without making your hood look like it has the mumps.