2014 Renault Touch Up Paint (8 OEM Colors)

The 2014 Renault Vibe

By 2014, Renault was leaning hard into its "Cycle of Life" design language, which basically meant making everything look like a curvaceous concept car. Whether you were rocking a Clio IV or the then-new Captur, the vibe was all about French chic with a side of crossover ruggedness. Our database for this year captures the hits that actually survived the road, from the coffee-shop cool of Woodland Brown to the ever-popular Ivory. It was a year where Renault decided that "Gris" wasn't just a color, it was a lifestyle, giving us Gris Givre and Gris Silver Ultra to help us blend into the Parisian morning mist.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the peak of the Thin Paint Era. Back in 2014, the factory robots were calibrated for "maximum efficiency," which is just a fancy way of saying they applied the paint with a perfume atomizer. While these basecoat-and-clearcoat finishes looked deep and glossy in the showroom, they haven't always aged like a fine Bordeaux. The common headache here is "Robot Efficiency" failure-the clear coat is whisper-thin, especially on high-impact areas like those wide Clio wheel arches or the leading edge of a Captur hood. If you're seeing tiny white pockmarks or sections where the gloss looks "cloudy," that's the clear coat waving the white flag after a decade of rock chips and UV rays.

Restoration Tip

Because 2014 Renault paint is so thin, my advice is to build your layers slowly; don't blob it. If you try to fill a stone chip in one heavy pass, you'll end up with a "volcano" of paint that's nearly impossible to level without sanding through the surrounding factory clear. Instead, treat it like a fine painting: apply a thin layer, let it flash off, and add another until you're just level with the surface. These modern metallics like Medium Red or Medium Blue rely on those layers to catch the light properly, so patience is your best tool in the garage.