2025 Kenworth T680 — Paint Color Codes & Touch‑Up Guide

Quick reference

Note: Kenworth/PACCAR use supplier-based paint formulas (Axalta/PPG/Sherwin-Williams fleet lines). Exact alphanumeric codes can vary by build spec and supplier. Always confirm your specific code by VIN before ordering paint.

Where to find your paint code

Kenworth generally lists primary/secondary cab colors and frame color on build labels. Check these spots on a 2025 T680:

• Driver’s door jamb (B‑pillar): Vehicle Certification/Compliance label. Look for fields such as PAINT, CAB PAINT, COLOR 1/COLOR 2, or PRIMARY/SECONDARY with an alphanumeric PACCAR/Kenworth code.
• Inside driver door, hinge side: Some trucks have a separate Trim & Paint label with the same codes.
• Sleeper/rear cab wall: A build/specification sheet (often behind the passenger seat or on the back wall of the sleeper) listing paint and trim.
• Owner’s packet: The chassis specification sheet or warranty registration often repeats the paint information.
• If labels are missing: Your Kenworth dealer can pull the exact paint code(s) for cab and frame from the VIN in the PACCAR system.

Tip: Photograph the entire label and any PAINT/COLOR lines in good light. Note that T680s may have multiple entries (Primary, Secondary/two‑tone, Frame/Chassis).

Best touch-up paint sources

• Kenworth dealer parts counter: Provides the most accurate match using your VIN’s PACCAR/Kenworth paint code. Many dealers can order touch‑up bottles, pints/quarts, or aerosols.
• AutomotiveTouchup: Custom-mixes by code or a supplied sample; can supply bottles, pens, aerosols, and ready-to-spray paint. Ideal if you can provide the exact code from your label/VIN.
• Dupli‑Color: Excellent for primers, clear coats, and universal blacks/whites. Direct code matches for heavy‑truck colors are limited, but it’s a convenient option for small repairs and prep.
• Local fleet/industrial paint jobber: Axalta Imron Elite, PPG Delfleet Evolution, and Sherwin‑Williams fleet lines are commonly used on Kenworth. A jobber can mix your code into aerosol, touch‑up bottles, or 2K packs.
• Tcoat custom‑mix: Mail‑order or local mixers that can scan a fuel door or panel and mix a near‑exact match when a code isn’t available.

How to use touch-up paint

1. Clean and decontaminate: Wash with soap, remove tar/grease with wax & grease remover, and clay the immediate area.
2. Mask and scuff: Feather chips with 1500–2000 grit. For bare metal, lightly scuff and use a rust‑inhibiting primer.
3. Prime: Apply thin coats of primer to bare metal or deep chips. Let cure fully; sand smooth with 2000 grit.
4. Base color: Shake/mix thoroughly. Apply multiple light coats, allowing flash time. Keep the repair slightly inside the chip boundary to avoid a ridge.
5. Clear coat: After the base flashes, apply 2–3 light coats of clear to restore gloss and protection. Allow to cure.
6. Level and polish: After full cure, wet sand with 2500–3000 grit only if needed, then polish to blend gloss with surrounding paint.

Color matching tips for pearls and tri-coats

• Confirm your system: Kenworth colors may exist in multiple supplier formulas. The PACCAR/Kenworth code links to an Axalta/PPG/Sherwin formula—use the correct system for best match.
• Pearls/tri‑coats need all stages: Ground coat + mid‑coat pearl + clear. Skipping the mid‑coat will shift hue and flop.
• Spray orientation matters: Metallic/pearl flake lays differently with distance and pressure. Keep gun/airbrush distance, overlap, and pressure consistent with test panels before spraying the truck.
• Blend when possible: Even with a correct formula, small hue/flake differences show on large panels. Extend color into adjacent areas and finish with clear over the blend zone.
• Check under multiple lights: Inspect match in sun, shade, and LED shop lights—pearls can shift dramatically.
• Age and fade: A 2025 truck is new, but sun exposure and washing can alter appearance. If the test panel doesn’t match, ask the mixer to adjust tint or do a spectro read from your vehicle.

If you don’t see your exact color or you’re unsure of the code, contact a Kenworth dealer with your VIN or provide a sample panel to a fleet paint supplier for a verified match.

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