2001 Renault Touch Up Paint (13 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Renault Vibe

Welcome to 2001: the year Renault decided the future should look like a brushed-aluminum toaster. This was the era of the Clio II and the tech-heavy Laguna II, cars that were supposedly "shaking the system." While the world was worried about the Y2K bug that never came, Renault was busy painting everything in sight with variations of silver and grey. Our database for this year focuses on the true survivors-the shades that actually made it through the car washes and road salt of the last two decades. We're talking about the heavy hitters like Boreal Metal Grey, Gris Silver Ultra, and that workhorse Pewter. If you weren't driving a silver Renault in 2001, you were probably in a Green Metallic one, wondering why your CD player kept skipping.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth from the spray booth: you are living in The Peeling Era. By 2001, the industry had fully committed to the basecoat/clearcoat system, but the bond between them wasn't always a happy marriage. On these Renaults, the clear coat is usually the first thing to give up. It starts as a tiny white flake, and before you know it, your hood looks like it's suffering from a bad case of sunburn. This "delamination" is the silent killer of the early 2000s. The silver and metallic pigments in shades like Gris Silver Ultra are actually quite hardy, but once that clear shell starts lifting and letting air in, the basecoat underneath starts to oxidize and turn "crusty."

Restoration Tip

If you see a stone chip on your 2001 Renault, don't wait for "the right time" to fix it-the right time was yesterday. In this era of paint, a chip isn't just an eyesore; it's an entry point. Once moisture gets under the edge of that clear coat, it will start to "lift" and peel back like a cheap sticker. Seal your chips immediately. Even a tiny dab of touch-up paint acts as a dam that stops the clear coat from delaminating further. If you catch it early, you're just fixing a spot; if you wait, you're repainting the whole roof. And trust me, matching a 20-year-old Boreal Metal Grey is a lot easier when you aren't trying to blend it into a peeling mess.