Saab 1997 Touch Up Paint

1997 Saab Touch Up Paint (13 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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How to Find Your 1997 Saab's Color Code

Saab paint codes are normally on the drivers door jamb. On old Saabs, color codes are about impossible to find; other cited locations include the engine compartment and the trunk area (inside the transmission is a joke). Typical code format: 230, which corresponds to: 230 Scarabe Green Metallic Clearcoat. Same Color Code, Different Name: the same paint across models may be called Green Clearcoat or Mystic Green Clearcoat.

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1997 Saab Background Info

The 1997 Saab Vibe

Welcome to 1997, the year Saab was still busy convincing the world that "Born from Jets" wasn't just a marketing slogan, but a lifestyle choice for people who liked their ignition switches between the seats and their turbos loud. Whether you were piloting a late-run 9000 or the sleek 900, you were driving a piece of Swedish defiance. While the rest of the 90s was drowning in seafoam green and champagne metallics, we've focused on the only color that truly captures that cockpit-black, stealth-bomber aesthetic: Solid Black. It's the ultimate "Scandi-cool" look-sophisticated, timeless, and slightly intimidating in a rearview mirror.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's talk reality. You're smack in the middle of "The Peeling Era." By 1997, factory clear coats were standard, but they hadn't quite mastered the art of staying attached to the car for thirty years. If your Saab has spent its life under the sun, you're likely seeing "Delamination"-that's when the clear coat starts flaking off the hood and roof like a bad sunburn. It starts with a tiny white bubble or a chip, and before you know it, your Swedish jet looks like it's molting. Once that clear lifts, the base color underneath is defenseless against the elements.

Restoration Tip

The golden rule for 1997 paint is: Seal it or lose it. Because this is a basecoat/clearcoat system, a rock chip isn't just a cosmetic blemish; it's an entry point for moisture to get under the clear and start the peeling process. If you spot a chip, don't wait until the weekend-clean it out and hit it with a precision touch-up immediately. Make sure you apply both the color and a clear top layer to lock the edges of the factory paint down. If you've got edges that are already starting to lift, feather them back gently with fine-grit paper before touching up to prevent the "peel" from spreading like a virus.

Saab Models Released in 1997

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