Speaking of paint chips...

[pissedoffgokart]

Does anyone know the color code for "shadow"? does the duplicolor paint have it listed as a toyota color?

[joatmon]

There's a paint code thread at http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=5550, I don't know if there is a Duplicolor can for it. I wouldn't expect there to be a standard Toyota color that was an exact match for the GM Shadow color.

[ragingfish]

As joatmon said, Toyota colors are not identical matches of GM colors.IMHO, touchup paint is not an item you wanna take the easy way out on. Do it right, get it from the source...GM.

[DavidPIL]

Hiya...I would strongly suggest going back to the dealer who sold the car to you. I had to get touch-up paint for the Abyss and believe me, there isn't a stock color at any touch-up paint that came close. (But maybe I missed one or 2). Anywho, I suggest this because if you go to the person who sold it to you, they might be able to get the touch-up paint for free, at least mine did. One of the better things that happened to me at the dealership. I had him order it for me, when I went in to get it, he pulled it outta his desk and said, don't worry about the costs. YAY...Dave

[P POPPR]

I bought the vibe 8-4-03 and received touch up paint 10-30-03 in the mail from GM. Do they send free touch up paint to everyone or is this my dealer?

[pissedoffgokart]

Must be yours only Poppr! I have had mine for over a year now and no touch up in the mail for me! I will try the dealer, the only reason I mentioned duplicolor is because the 03 toyota section mentions Shadow/Charcole or something like that.

[JustinVGT]

I had to order my touch up paint from the dealer for around $5 for the little bottle. It took about a month to receive last fall.

[ragingfish]

"Speaking of paint chips..."Please donate any unneeded touch-up paint to the Ragingfish Vibe Repair Fund.I'll need about 100 bottles or so...

[ragingfish]

quote:That paint should not be flaking off.Why not? Pretty vicious impact...

[ragingfish]

I'll ask the dealer tomorrow his opinon...

[Kari]

When the entire rear end got bashed in on our Century, the paint didn't chip at all. It had no more taillights and the trunk lid wouldn't shut anymore, but the paint didn't buckle any more than the body.

[ragingfish]

quote:When the entire rear end got bashed in on our Century, the paint didn't chip at all. It had no more taillights and the trunk lid wouldn't shut anymore, but the paint didn't buckle any more than the body.Hmm...what year was it?

[Kari]

it was a 1995...black cherry was the name of the color, I think.

[ragingfish]

I dunno. Thought if it was 80s it might be cause paints have changed since then.Not sure why mine's so horrid then. grrrrrrr....

[Kari]

It's that Vibe paint...there is something up with it.

[pissedoffgokart]

Exacree what I was thinking!!!

[Stang2Vibe]

No, its actually normal. I've seen it many times myself on damaged vehicles. The clearcoated paint is not meant to flex. But I agree that the Vibes get an inferior factory paint job.Jeeze Mike, what happened to your poor Vibe? The dreaded waxed plastic cladding got torn off even. Maybe you could come up with some crazy story how the accident caused all your cladding to be discolored and insurance will replace it all? Hope everyone was ok!

[drunkenmaxx]

tell them it's deer (removed) because the deer was running around going apesh*t after you hit it!

[slbpsi63]

quote:I had to order my touch up paint from the dealer for around $5 for the little bottle. It took about a month to receive last fall. Damn I had to pay $12. I feel violated

[Sub-Vibe-R]

quote:I had to order my touch up paint from the dealer for around $5 for the little bottle. It took about a month to receive last fall. Damn I had to pay $12. I feel violated$12 US for this little bottle!!!!Tell me you're kidding.I paid mine $4,95 CANADIAN for a 1/2 fl oz bottle.

[Stang2Vibe]

quote:tell them it's deer (removed) because the deer was running around going apesh*t after you hit it!LOL! Yeah--that's the kind of story I mean!

[Dave_ca]

Since my last huge gash I got on my hood yesterday, I went to the dealership and was suprised to find a bottle of touch up paint only 3.50 cents canadian. I btw have the Shadow color, but the touch up paint is marked Dark Carcoal Grey. The color codes match and I was quite suprised how much better it looks then looking at primer. I added 3 coats, and now there is only a slight difference in color, can barely notice it from far away (up close anohter story ;/)