COLOR CODEUCA60 - Dark Red Pearl (Cladding)Lexus Touch-Up Paint

The Look

Your ES300 from the mid-nineties belongs to a specific era of luxury. This deep red accent on your lower panels provided the finishing touch to that classic two-tone aesthetic. Since your car has likely seen three decades of road debris and sun, the plastic cladding often shows its age before the metal body. Refreshing this area helps restore the grounded, sophisticated profile that Lexus intended when the car left the lot in 1994.

Technical Details

This is a pearl finish, which means it relies on tiny mica flakes to catch the light and create depth. Pearl pigments are heavier than standard dye, so they tend to sink to the bottom of the container. If you do not mix it thoroughly, you will end up with a flat maroon that looks like mud against your original finish. Before you apply your Lexus Dark Red Pearl (Cladding) (look for code UCA60) to those lower panels, you need to understand how pearl pigments behave. If you apply the paint too thick, the color will appear darker than the rest of the car.

Best Practices

You can find your paint code on the driver's side door jamb sticker, listed right after the C/TR heading. To get the best result, shake your container for a full sixty seconds to ensure the pearl flakes are suspended in the mix. Test the color on the included card before you touch the car to ensure the shade matches the current state of your weathered cladding. Work in a shaded garage to keep the surface cool. Apply the paint in light, thin layers rather than one heavy coat, and keep the container moving to avoid dark spots. Give each layer enough drying time so the finish sets evenly.