Saturn Ion Touch Up Paint (33 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Saturn really "went for it" with the Ion, recording a total of 33 colors over its lifespan. While you'll see plenty of the "50 shades of grey" variety like Medium Spiral Gray Metallic and Fine Silver Birch, they also leaned into the early 2000s energy with bold choices like Fusion Orange and the mossy Savannah Green Metallic. Whether you're driving a sensible Cream White commuter or a Laser Blue statement piece, Saturn's palette was surprisingly adventurous for a brand focused on "no-haggle" plastic panels.

What to Watch For

Before you start, you need your "secret recipe" code. In the Ion, this is almost always hiding in the trunk-check the spare tire cover or the floor of the wheel well for a silver or white sticker. You're looking for a code that starts with "WA" (like WA8554).

Now, for the reality check: because the Ion is famous for those dent-resistant polymer (plastic) body panels, the paint has a unique relationship with the car. You might notice the clear coat "shedding its skin" on the roof or trunk, or small bubbles forming where the paint is losing its grip on the plastic. It's a common quirk of the Ion's build, but it's nothing a steady hand can't improve.

Driveway Repair Tip

Since you're working with flexible plastic panels and often heavy metallics like Imperial Blue, your biggest hurdle is the "blob." To keep your repair looking flat and professional, resist the urge to fill a deep scratch in one go. Instead, apply your touch-up paint in paper-thin layers, waiting about 15 minutes between each. Also, give that touch-up bottle a serious workout-shake it for a full two minutes. Those metallic flakes are heavy and like to nap at the bottom of the bottle; you need them awake and dancing to get a finish that looks like it came from the factory.