2022 Porsche Touch Up Paint (37 OEM Colors)

The 2022 Porsche Vibe

Welcome to the era where the electric hum of the Taycan started drowning out the flat-six, and the color palette went absolutely wild to compensate. In 2022, Porsche wasn't just building sports cars; they were building rolling canvases. With 37 colors in our database for this year alone, it's clear the Zuffenhausen crowd was feeling adventurous. You had the high-impact "look at me" shades like Shark Blue and Python Green battling it out with the ultra-trendy, "expensive primer" look of Chalk and Arctic Gray. Whether you were carving canyons in a 718 Cayman or hauling the kids in a Macan, 2022 was the year of the bold choice. If you're rocking Frozen Berry Metallic or Mamba Green Pearl, you aren't just driving a car-you're making a statement that the neighbors probably still haven't figured out.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real about the "Thin Paint Era." Your 2022 Porsche was painted by a multi-million dollar robot that's programmed to be efficient down to the last micron. These machines don't waste a drop, which means your factory finish is beautiful, but it's thinner than a celebrity's patience. The 911 and Panamera hoods from this year are absolute magnets for rock chips-one spirited highway run and the front end starts looking like the surface of the moon. Also, watch out for those "ghost lines" on the roof; occasionally, the factory protective wrap they used for shipping would leave faint impressions in the fresh clear coat if the car sat in the sun too long before delivery. It's a precise finish, but it doesn't leave much room for error.

Restoration Tip

Because these modern coats are applied with surgical, robot-thin precision, you can't just go at a chip with a big, globby brush and hope for the best. If you try to fill a Gentian Blue or Carrara White chip in one shot, you'll end up with a "high spot" that sticks out worse than a Cayenne in a compact parking space. The secret is layering. Build the color up slowly-think paper-thin coats. Let it dry, then add another. You want to bring the level of the repair up to the surface gradually. Don't blob it; the goal is to mimic that factory "Robot Efficiency" by being just as stingy with the paint as the Germans were.