Carbonized Gray Touch Up Paint not matching

[Ragstrom]

Please update when you get your oem touch up pen, I have a carbonized gray dr colorchip kit in my basement that I’m waiting to apply to a few spots when the weather warms up and wondering if I’ll have the same issue.

You got it.

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[AZ_Ryan]

My OEM Grabber Blue touch up pen was an exact match. They use the paint code based on your VIN.

 

[24GTBadlands]

24GTBadland's came out perfect, looks great.

I also got the OEM Ford color code Carbonized Grey touch-up paint and it was slightly darker than the car's paint. In the real world, not very noticeable, but just a datapoint.

Outdoor pics for a better comparison.

 

[Ragstrom]

Not great lighting since we have rain coming in but here is the spot I used TouchUp Direct and gave up on after seeing the color. In proper lighting it looks worse.

Eagerly awaiting for the OEM paint to arrive.

 

[24GTBadlands]

Not great lighting since we have rain coming in but here is the spot I used TouchUp Direct and gave up on after seeing the color. In proper lighting it looks worse.

Eagerly awaiting for the OEM paint to arrive.

Oh wow that’s quite the difference., you’re sure it’s carbonic, and not one of the other varieties of silver/grey right. ( I’m poking fun since you had to add a photo of ford touch up paint for me ) paint code m7.

 

[Ragstrom]

M7 for both unfortunately. I've done a few cars before and this is my first time not having a match.

Pretty pumped to get the OEM paint and be able to make the car presentable again. And my new performance pack wheels just came in

 

[24GTBadlands]

M7 for both unfortunately. I've done a few cars before and this is my first time not having a match.

Pretty pumped to get the OEM paint and be able to make the car presentable again. And my new performance pack wheels just came in

Now you need to show the wheels.

 

[Ragstrom]

Only change is the Mustang center caps will be going on.

 

[24GTBadlands]

Only change is the Mustang center caps will be going on.

Those are good, as they have the same offsets as the PP wheels, I almost got those, but it was more economical for me to replace 1 wheel than buy 4 new ones. When I got my car ford f'd up a wheel and I needed a new one, but for the price of the car I was ok with fixing it and adding new tires.

 

[Ragstrom]

Those are what I wished my GT came with originally. So my snow tires will will stay on the standard wheels:

And I'll get to rock the new ones for the majority of the year.

 

[24GTBadlands]

Those are what I wished my GT came with originally. So my snow tires will will stay on the standard wheels:

And I'll get to rock the new ones for the majority of the year.

Mine has been wet 2 times since I got it a year ago, I daily drove my 1989 GT vert back in 95 through the snow, I was good after that and bought winter cars, then I got older and Mustang is for nice days. I have a 24 Badlands for rain and snow days. I also have a 71 Mach1 that has only been wet 1 time since it got painted 25 years ago, cuz I decided it was time to hose it down.

 

[Ragstrom]

Took almost a week and a half but I got the OEM paint today. Straight away it looks so much better. The shade of gray and the depth it gives looks great. Here it is compared to the other paints I had, OEM paint is the bottom left (still wet in the photo):

I won't be able to get to fixing the rock chips until next week but I think we have a winner.

Anyway, photo of my new wheels just for 24GTBadlands:

 

[MattScopes]

Took almost a week and a half but I got the OEM paint today. Straight away it looks so much better. The shade of gray and the depth it gives looks great. Here it is compared to the other paints I had, OEM paint is the bottom left (still wet in the photo):

I won't be able to get to fixing the rock chips until next week but I think we have a winner.

Anyway, photo of my new wheels just for 24GTBadlands:

Thanks for the update, yea the color does look a lot better. I might need to grab an oem pen.

 

[Ragstrom]

Thanks for the update, yea the color does look a lot better. I might need to grab an oem pen.

Yes this looks like the way to go. Cheaper than both Dr Colorchip and TouchUp Direct too.

 

[86pagt]

Contact on the M6G forum.. I got Ruby red and Vapor blue from him.. you will get 3 bottles.. primer, base, clear. Perfect match and his bottles are very good.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/members/precisionpaint.40594/

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