1991 Chrysler Touch Up Paint (42 OEM Colors)

The 1991 Chrysler Vibe

1991 was a year of heavy transition in the Chrysler showroom. While the classic boxy mainstays were still holding the line, the Chrysler Laser-a sleek, turbocharged child of the Diamond-Star collaboration-was showing us that the '90s were going to be all about curves and speed. We've focused our collection on the three absolute essentials that defined the fleet back then: the deep Black Crystal, the ubiquitous Bright White, and that moody, sophisticated Medium Blue Gray Pearl Metallic. If you were driving a Chrysler in '91, you were caught between the last gasps of the 80s and the dawn of the jellybean era.

Paint Health Check

If you're looking at your '91 Chrysler today, you're likely staring at the poster child for "The Peeling Era." This was the decade when manufacturers were still perfecting the bond between the base color and the clear coat, and let's just say Chrysler had some growing pains. Specifically with the Bright White and Medium Blue Gray, the UV rays tended to cook the bond right off the primer. If your roof or hood looks like it's suffering from a bad case of sunburn where the clear is flaking off in sheets, you've got classic delamination. Once that clear lifts, the base coat underneath is about as protected as a paper umbrella in a hurricane.

Restoration Tip

When dealing with 1991-era paint, the clock is ticking the second you see a rock chip. Because the clear coat adhesion is already compromised, a tiny chip can quickly turn into a massive peel as air and moisture tunnel under the top layer. Therefore, you must seal chips immediately. Don't just dab the color; make sure you're overlapping the edges of the original clear coat to "lock" it down. If you catch it early, you can prevent that small nick from becoming a full-panel failure. Once you've touched it up, keep the car under a high-quality sealant or wax-the clear back then was notoriously thin, and it needs every bit of help it can get to survive another thirty years.