2011 Rolls-Royce Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2011 Rolls-Royce Vibe

2011 was the year "Stealth Wealth" went mainstream. The Ghost was busy haunting the driveways of the merely multi-millionaires, while the Phantom remained the undisputed king of the road. It was a time when looking like a high-end appliance or a private jet was the ultimate flex-which is why the palette was a masterclass in monochromatic elegance. We've focused our archive on the absolute survivors of this era, like the crisp Reflex Silver Metallic and the brooding, deep Tungsten Metallic. If you weren't driving something that looked like it was carved from a single block of industrial-grade bullion, were you even really driving?

Paint Health Check

Even with a price tag that could buy a small island, these cars were born in the heart of the Thin Paint Era. By 2011, "Robot Efficiency" had reached a fever pitch. While the finish is famously "Mirror-like," the factory clear coat is applied with laser-focused thinness. The conflict? These modern high-solids clears are brittle. A single stone chip on the nose of a Ghost doesn't just scratch the surface; it tends to punch a crater straight through the basecoat. If you see a chip, you're looking at bare primer, and if you let it sit, that clear coat will eventually decide it's had enough of "perfection" and start to lift around the edges.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a metallic like Tungsten or Reflex Silver, you have to fight the urge to be a hero. Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. If you drop a heavy bead of paint into a chip, the metallic flakes will sink and "mottle," leaving you with a dark, muddy spot that looks like a bruise on your Rolls' face. Apply thin, translucent layers and let them flash off. You're trying to mimic a robot's precision with a human hand-patience is the only way to keep that "Spirit of Ecstasy" looking pristine.