TORCH RED ???
06-06-2006, 05:18 AM
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TORCH RED ???
Here's a good one.
Gave my paint guy the D3 paint code, told him Torch Red. (He's had my louvers for a month, just gettin around to painting.) He calls me back, sez all the paint books he has lists FORD D3 as Colorado Red. I drove over to the shop, and saw it for myself.
WTF
Gave my paint guy the D3 paint code, told him Torch Red. (He's had my louvers for a month, just gettin around to painting.) He calls me back, sez all the paint books he has lists FORD D3 as Colorado Red. I drove over to the shop, and saw it for myself.
WTF
06-06-2006, 09:04 AM
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RE: TORCH RED ???
That's what the paint shop told me as well. According to PPG paint guides, that is the color. I saw it matched to my "torch red" car as well. He kept my gas cap door for an exact match.
06-06-2006, 11:30 AM
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RE: TORCH RED ???
I ran into the same thing. I bought paint from two seperate suppliers selling two different high quality brands. (Dupont ChromaBase and R-M Diamont) I've painted several pieces on my car and in a shop with artifical lighting, you can see the difference.....and the Diamont came from the Ford body shop!
06-06-2006, 12:15 PM
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RE: TORCH RED ???
It is because Ford didn't change the color or the code, just the name. In 04 it was Colorado Red, in 05 it was Torch Red, and according to Fords on line paint code web page, in 06 it is called Colorado Red again.
2006 Ford Mustang
Color Color Description Color Code
Colorado Red Clearcoat D3/M7042
2006 Ford Mustang
Color Color Description Color Code
Colorado Red Clearcoat D3/M7042
