2020 Rolls-Royce Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2020 Rolls-Royce Vibe

2020 was a year of sourdough starters and sweatpants for the masses, but if you were behind the wheel of a Cullinan or a Phantom, you were doing social distancing in a leather-lined vault. The color palette of the year didn't need to scream for attention; it whispered power. We've focused on the survivors of the era-the heavy metallic titans like Reflex Silver Metallic and Tungsten Metallic. These aren't just colors; they are industrial armor for a year where the only thing moving faster than the news was a Ghost on an empty motorway.

Paint Health Check

Don't let the "hand-finished" marketing at Goodwood fool you; we are firmly in the Thin Paint Era. While a guy with a squirrel-hair brush still draws the pinstripes, the bulk of the heavy lifting is done by "Robot Efficiency." In 2020, those robots were programmed to be as stingy as a tax auditor. The result is a finish that looks like a liquid mirror in the showroom, BUT it lacks the depth of the old-school lacquers. That high-solid clear coat is hard as nails, yet it's thinner than a celebrity's apology. A single rogue pebble on the highway doesn't just nick the surface-it punches through the layers like a hot knife through butter, leaving you with a chip that's visible from space.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2020 Tungsten or Reflex finish, remember: you aren't frosting a cake. Because modern factory paint is applied with surgical thinness, your repair needs to match that profile. Build your layers slowly. Apply your paint in thin, whisper-quiet coats and let them dry fully between applications. If you try to "blob" a chip in one go, the metallic flakes will stand on end like a bad haircut, creating a dark, ugly spot that ruins the reflection. Patience is the only thing that will get you back to that factory-flat finish without looking like a DIY disaster.