2005 Rolls-Royce Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2005 Rolls-Royce Vibe

Welcome to 2005-the era of the Phantom VII and the boardroom on wheels. This was the year Rolls-Royce decided to reclaim its throne with a car so large it had its own zip code. If you were ordering one back then, you weren't looking for "loud"; you were looking for "industrial titan." That's why the colors that really defined the survivors of this crop are Reflex Silver Metallic and Tungsten Metallic. These weren't just paints; they were statements of precision, designed to make three tons of high-grade aluminum look like a single, solid block of machined billet.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in the Peeling Era now. By 2005, the factory was laying down high-solids clear coats that looked like glass when they rolled off the line, but twenty years of UV radiation don't care about your pedigree. The biggest threat to your Rolls today isn't a lack of shine-it's delamination. Once a rock chip breaches that thick clear coat, air and moisture start "creeping" between the color and the clear. If you see a tiny white halo around a chip, that's the clear coat losing its grip. On a lesser car, it's a nuisance; on a Rolls-Royce, it's a tragedy waiting to happen.

Restoration Tip

Stop the "creep" before the clear lifts for good. With these mid-2000s metallics, you can't just buff your way out of a failure. The secret is to seal every single chip the moment you see it. Use a toothpick to drop a tiny amount of color into the pit, and once it's tacky, seal it with a high-solids clear. You're not just making it look pretty; you're "stitching" the clear coat back down to the base. If you let that edge stay open to the elements, the wind at 80 mph will eventually peel your factory finish like an orange.