2015 Subaru Touch Up Paint (25 OEM Colors)

The 2015 Subaru Vibe

2015 was the year Subaru decided to go "full lifestyle." You had the XV Crosstrek looking like a pair of high-tech hiking boots in Tangerine Orange Pearl and Desert Khaki, while the WRX finally branched off into its own chassis to prove it was a "grown-up" rally car. In our database of 25 colors, we see everything from the utilitarian Wilderness Green Metallic on the Outback to the legendary World Rally Blue that defined the BRZ. It was a peak era for the brand-practical enough for the grocery run but bold enough to be found in a snowy trailhead parking lot.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the "Thin Paint Era." By 2015, the factory robots had become masters of lean efficiency, meaning they applied just enough paint to cover the metal and not a micrometer more. We call this "soft" paint in the trade. If a pebble so much as looks at your hood the wrong way on the highway, you're going to find a fresh chip. This era of Subaru is notorious for "peppering"-that constellation of tiny white nicks on the front bumper and hood where the thin factory finish gave up the ghost against road debris. If you aren't seeing chips yet, you aren't driving it.

Restoration Tip

Because the factory finish is so lean, you can't just go in with a heavy hand. When you're filling those rock chips, build your layers slowly and don't blob it. If you try to fill a crater in one shot, you'll end up with a "mountain" that sticks out like a sore thumb against the flat factory profile. Apply a thin layer of color, let it flash, and repeat until it's level. Patience is the only way to make Crystal White Tricoat or Lapis Blue look like they haven't spent a decade chasing semi-trucks.