Eagle 1988 Touch Up Paint

1988 Eagle Touch Up Paint (10 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 Eagle color code

Find Your 1988 Eagle Paint Code

Where to find the Eagle paint color code: Determined directly by Eagle. When a color code is not present, the designated reference is the PPG or Dupont (Axalta) paint formula number. Practically, the source for the code is Eagle; lacking a code, identification proceeds by the PPG or Dupont (Axalta) formula number. This outlines that Eagle handles color codes, while PPG or Dupont (Axalta) formulas apply if a code is absent.

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1988 Eagle Background Info

The 1988 Eagle Vibe

1988 was the year Chrysler took the reins of the AMC/Renault leftovers and gave us the Eagle Premier-a car that looked like it came from the future but was built with the growing pains of a new era. The color palette was peak "late eighties sophistication," trading the garish oranges of the seventies for high-shimmer metallics and early pearls. We're talking about a lineup of 10 shades that leaned heavily into that "executive on a budget" look, featuring the moody Dark Baltic Metallic, the surprisingly deep Dark Cherry Pearl Metallic, and enough variations of Driftwood Metallic to satisfy any tan-loving enthusiast in a Members Only jacket.

Paint Health Check

If you're staring at an original 1988 Eagle today, you're looking at a survivor of "The Peeling Era." This was the wild west of Basecoat/Clearcoat technology. Manufacturers were ditching the old-school single-stage paints for a two-step system that promised a "wet look" forever, but they hadn't quite figured out how to make the clear coat stick to the color when the sun started beating down. On an Eagle, the clear coat on the roof and hood is likely thinner than your chances of finding a working Premier transmission. When that clear coat fails, it doesn't just fade-it delaminates, flaking off in sheets like a bad sunburn. If you see white "clouding" under the surface of your Sterling Metallic or Vivid Red, the bond is already gone.

Restoration Tip

In this era, once the clear coat starts "zippering"-where it lifts and peels away from the base-the game is almost over. Your best defense is a proactive offense: Seal every single rock chip immediately. On these late-eighties finishes, a tiny chip is an invitation for moisture and air to crawl under the clear coat and start the delamination process. Use a high-quality solvent-based touch-up to fill the divot and seal the edge of the clear. If you catch it early, you can stop the "peel-back" before it turns your Dark Cherry Pearl into a patchwork quilt of gray primer.

Eagle Models Released in 1988

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