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Old 07-02-2016, 08:37 PM
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Some very super nice person decided they would take a little of my paint with them as they left a parking lot where my car was parked.

I am wondering how hard will it be to match the kona blue paint on the 2010?

An suggestions regarding the right body shop. I am in Houston.

Thanks in advance!

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Old 07-03-2016, 02:10 AM
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Nowadays the larger body shops can use spectrophotometry (that's a big word ) to mix paint colors and get an exact match. Since yours is a metallic paint color, the whole panel will need to be painted 'cause it's difficult to blend in metallic paint on a partially painted panel.
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Old 07-04-2016, 01:52 PM
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You should be able to pick up Motorcraft Touch Up Paint from any Ford dealer's parts department. Ask for Kona Blue Metalilic L6.
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Old 07-04-2016, 02:09 PM
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I had a woman back into my '05 Screaming Yellow GT, took damage to the bumper, hood, right front fender. I had experience with a body shop locally from my GMC. He found Ford parts, and told me he popped in my VIN number, or part of it, into a computer, and out came the paint. Looks Great!

I picked up a used '13 Forester last year, looked good, except the hood, looked like a light rash of chicken pox or something. Same body shop, same story, looks great!

Shouldn't be too hard to match your paint I am thinking. They'll most likely tell you not to wax or put anything on the new paint for a month. FWIW
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Old 07-04-2016, 06:51 PM
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Thanks for the input. The front bumper cover and passenger fender will have to be done! Im hoping it comes out. Thanks again for the input!!
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