BMW 1978 Touch Up Paint

1978 BMW Touch Up Paint (19 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customized Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customized Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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Where to find BMW color code

Find Your 1978 BMW Paint Code

BMW Color Codes are usually found on the Color ID Tag in the driver-side door jamb or B-pillar area. The Color ID Tag is typically a sticker or plate; on some models and years it may be under the hood, sometimes at the back of the engine compartment near the firewall. BMW Color Codes are usually 3 digits, but can also appear as A52 or an older format like 354/7; common examples include 300, 475, A52, or 354/7.

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1978 BMW Background Info

The 1978 BMW Vibe

1978 was a transition year where the "Old Guard" met the "New Class." The legendary 2002 was handing the keys over to the E21 320i, while the "shark-nose" 630CSi and the stately 530i were busy making the Autobahn their personal playground. Our database tracks 19 distinct shades from this era, and let me tell you, BMW wasn't afraid of a little personality. You had the earthy, disco-adjacent Topaz Brown Metallic and Sierra Beige competing for space with the loud, unapologetic pops of Golf Green and Henna Red. It was a time when a car could look like a boardroom on wheels or a neon sign, depending on how much you wanted to stand out at the country club.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Single Stage Era. Back in '78, if you bought a solid color like Chamonix White or Jade Green, you were getting a thick, honest slab of pigment and resin mixed into one layer. There was no clear coat "shield" to protect it. The bad news? This paint is a living, breathing thing that the sun loves to eat for breakfast. If your 1978 survivor looks like it was dusted with flour, that's not dirt-it's oxidation. The pigment is literally "chalking" off. Even the early metallics like Fjord Blue or Anthracite Gray, which were just starting to experiment with early clear-coat tech, are likely suffering from deep-seated fading or "dead" looking surfaces by now.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a survivor from 1978, remember: it needs wax or it dies. Because these are single-stage finishes, they are porous. Once you've prepped the area and applied your touch-up, you have to seal the deal. These old-school solvent-based paints will dry out, turn brittle, and continue to oxidize if they aren't protected. My advice? After the paint has fully cured, feed that finish with a high-quality carnauba wax. It fills the microscopic pores of the paint and prevents the oxygen from turning your Ruby Red back into a chalky pink. Treat it like leather-keep it "moisturized" with protection, or watch the sun turn it into a memory.

BMW Models Released in 1978

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