Paint Code / Touch Up

[SBOT]

Hi All,

With the winter being here, my car got nicked by some gravel thrown up by the snow plow.

Minor in size but deep.

So wanted to use a touchup pen.

I looked at the inside of my door where the VIN is listed and saw the EXT PNT Code: HS. The samples look a little off from what I would have expected.

Did I pull the code from the right location.

Also any recommendations from a supplier would be appreciated.

 

[Rcflyer330]

Your best match will be a motorcraft touchup pen from your ford dealer. If you have a local auto parts store that mixes paint some can also do custom touchup pens that would be another great option. Just remember that paint fades over time and the new color may be slightly different.

And yes you have the right location for the paint code it comes up as Ford Earth metallic. Its brown metallic paint on your car right?

 

[SBOT]

Your best match will be a motorcraft touchup pen from your ford dealer. If you have a local auto parts store that mixes paint some can also do custom touchup pens that would be another great option. Just remember that paint fades over time and the new color may be slightly different.

And yes you have the right location for the paint code it comes up as Ford Earth metallic. Its brown metallic paint on your car right?

Correct yea,

Good point on the change over time, just looking at the color swatch online it seems not quite a dead match.

Thanks for responding I wanted to make sure I got a second opinion before making a purchase. I'll see what the ford dealer has to say and or pick one up somewhere.