2014 Scion Touch Up Paint (27 OEM Colors)

The 2014 Scion Vibe

2014 was a wild ride for the Scion brand. We were right in the thick of the "young and fun" push, with the FR-S finally giving us a RWD thrill and the xB still holding onto that boxy, urban-legend status. With 31 colors in our database, it's clear they weren't afraid of a little personality. You had the "look at me" shades like Hot Lava and Absolutely Red, sitting right next to Cement Gray-the color that basically invented the modern trend of making cars look like stylish construction equipment. Whether you were zipping an iQ through traffic or modding a tC, 2014 was about high-energy palettes that didn't just blend into the mall parking lot.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2014, factory robots had gotten incredibly good at their jobs-too good. They were programmed for "efficiency," which is painter-speak for "putting on the absolute bare minimum of clear coat to save a nickel." If you're driving an FR-S or a tC, you've likely noticed the front end looks like it's been through a sandstorm; that's because these thin coats don't take much to chip. Furthermore, if you're rocking Whiteout Tricoat or Blizzard Pearl, keep a close eye on the edges. There was a known quirk in this era where the bond between the primer and the metal decided to take a permanent vacation, leading to large flakes of paint simply waving goodbye to the car.

Restoration Tip

Since you're dealing with the height of "Robot Efficiency," your factory paint is likely thinner than a diner napkin. When you're repairing those chips, build your layers slowly. Don't try to fill the crater in one go; the thinner the factory paint, the more a "blob" of touch-up will stand out like a sore thumb. If you're dealing with one of those peeling white panels, make sure you lightly sand the edges of the "cliff" where the paint has lifted to feather it out before applying your color. And remember: this era of clear coat doesn't have much meat on its bones, so go easy on the heavy polishing or you'll burn right through to the base before you can say "Scion."