2016 Lamborghini Touch Up Paint (9 OEM Colors)

The 2016 Lamborghini Vibe

2016 was a loud year for Sant'Agata. The Aventador SV was screaming around the Nurburgring and the Huracan LP 610-4 was busy becoming the new poster child for the bedroom walls of the Instagram generation. We've got 9 of the heavy hitters from this year in our database, and let me tell you, they aren't subtle. While most of the world was driving "Sensible Silver," Lamborghini owners were doubling down on depth. We're talking Arancio Argos Tricoat and Pearl Flue Green Tricoat-colors that don't just sit on the car, they live in the sunlight. Whether it's the industrial chill of Titanium Metallic or the "arrest-me" depth of Rosso Bia Tricoat, 2016 was about making sure people saw you coming from three zip codes away.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2016, the robots at the factory had "efficiency" down to a science, which is a polite way of saying they started putting on just enough paint to cover the primer and not a drop more. These finishes look like they're a mile deep because of those fancy tri-coat pearls, but the actual clear coat is as thin as a moth's wing. Because these cars sit three inches off the asphalt, they are absolute magnets for rock chips. If you look closely at the nose of a 2016 Huracan today, it probably looks like it's been through a sandblaster. The clear coat is hard-great for gloss, but brittle. Instead of absorbing an impact, the paint tends to "star" or crack on a microscopic level.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2016 Lamborghini, especially those tri-coats like White Mica or Arancio Argos, remember the Golden Rule: Build layers slowly; don't blob it. Since the factory finish is so thin, a giant "bead" of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. You're trying to mimic a multi-stage process in a tiny chip. Apply your ground coat, let it flash, and then use a toothpick or a fine-tip brush to "float" the pearl mid-coat on top. If you try to fill the whole crater in one go, you'll lose the metallic flop and end up with a dark spot. Take your time-the robots did, and they were faster than you.