2015 Toyota Touch Up Paint (67 OEM Colors)

The 2015 Toyota Vibe

Welcome to 2015-the year the Camry and Corolla basically became the unofficial wallpaper of every suburban driveway in America. Toyota was firing on all cylinders, giving us everything from the bulletproof Landcruiser and 4Runner to the city-zipping Prius C and Yaris. While the world was mostly buying Silver Metallic and Magnetic Gray, Toyota actually let loose with a massive 67-color palette. We're talking about "flashy" for a brand that usually wears a tie-colors like Blue Streak Metallic, Electric Lime Effect, and Barcelona Red. It was a high-water mark for variety; whether you were hauling the kids in a Sienna or pretending you were in a Baja race with a Tacoma or Tundra, there was a shade for you.

Paint Health Check

We are now firmly in The Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, painters used to lay it on thick, but by 2015, the robots at the factory got a little too "efficient." They've got the application down to a science, which means the coats are thinner than they've ever been. If you're rocking Super White 2 or Blizzard Pearl Tricoat, you might have noticed the "Peeling Plague"-where the paint decides it doesn't actually want to stay attached to the primer anymore, especially on the roof and hood. For everyone else, the enemy is rock chips. Because the paint is so thin, even a stray pebble on the highway can punch straight through to the metal on the nose of your Highlander or RAV-4.

Restoration Tip

Since you're dealing with thin factory layers, the biggest mistake you can make is "The Blob." If you try to fix a chip by dropping a giant grape-sized bead of paint into the crater, it'll never level out right and it'll look like a mole on the hood of your Avalon. Build your layers slowly. Use a fine-tipped brush or even a toothpick to apply a paper-thin layer, let it dry, and repeat until the height matches the surrounding area. Since these are modern clear-coated finishes, that final layer of clear is what gives it the depth to match that factory Attitude Black Pearl or Alumina Jade. Patience is the only way to beat the robots.