Hyundai 1986 Touch Up Paint

1986 Hyundai 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 Hyundai color code

Find Your 1986 Hyundai Paint Code

Hyundai paint codes are normally on the drivers door jamb; some models hide the color code in the engine compartment. Typical format: 3E which corresponds to: Blue Onyx Metallic Clearcoat. Some later Hyundais use a three character code. A paint can be S3; this is actually the same as S3B. Same color code, different name: the same paint may be used across models, e.g., 3E as Blue Onyx Metallic Clearcoat, Blue Clearcoat, or Ocean Blue Clearcoat.

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1986 Hyundai Background Info

The 1986 Hyundai Vibe

1986 was the year Hyundai officially crashed the American party with the Excel, and they didn't come empty-handed. While the rest of the industry was trying to figure out how to make a budget car look expensive, Hyundai just gave you options. Our database tracks 10 distinct colors for this year-a surprisingly bold palette for a car that cost about as much as a high-end refrigerator. You had the quintessential 80s "business casual" tones like Light Beige Metallic and Medium Brown Metallic, alongside flashier choices like Platinum Metallic and Medium Red Metallic. It was the era of the "disposable" commuter car, but these colors were designed to pop on the showroom floor, even if the factory only intended them to last through the first few years of a Reagan-era lease.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to The Peeling Era. In 1986, the industry was moving fast into basecoat/clearcoat systems, and Hyundai was right there in the thick of it. The problem? The chemistry hadn't quite caught up to the ambition. If you're looking at an original '86 Excel today, you aren't just dealing with "fading"-you're likely dealing with delamination. That's a fancy word for your clear coat turning into brittle potato chips and blowing off the car in the car wash. Once the UV rays bake that top layer, it loses its grip on the color coat underneath. If you see white, chalky edges around a rock chip, that's the clear coat saying goodbye to the basecoat.

Restoration Tip

On these mid-80s finishes, a "quick buff" can actually be the kiss of death. If the clear coat is already thin or lifting, a high-speed polisher will peel it back like a sunburn. Your best move is a surgical strike: seal your chips immediately. The moment oxygen and moisture get under the edge of a chip in a 1986 Metallic finish, they start tunneling, and that clear coat will lift in sheets. If you're touching up a spot, use a fine-grit paper to gently feather the edge of the failing clear before applying your color; otherwise, you're just painting over a trapdoor that's waiting to fall through.

Hyundai Models Released in 1986

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