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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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My 99 coupe is atlantic blue metallic clear. Do they make that in dupli color or something? I have a couple scratches and 3 chips (it was like that when i bought it) I'm fixing it up, so please help.
Old Nov 12, 2004 | 01:21 AM
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When my dad needed some touch up paint for his s10 pickup years back, he had to order it through Chevy because it was a specific color and he couldn't find anything like it.

Instead of not matching, I would see if there's any way to get ahold of some paint straight from ford.
Old Nov 12, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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ok, do you know how much it would cost?
Old Nov 13, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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dupli color at autozone
Old Nov 14, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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ok, thanks.
Old Nov 15, 2004 | 02:22 AM
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Just go to the dealer. They will have the exact match and it will only cost you around 10-12 bucks. Well worth matching the paint exactly instead of almost.....
Old Nov 15, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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dupli color is as exact as what you will get at the dealer for 1/3 as much
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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I went to autozone, and they don't have my color paint in duplicolor (atlantic blue metallic clear). should i get it from ford factory or is there another, cheaper option?
Old Nov 18, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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I have a Bright Atlantic Blue GT, the color code is K7. Anyways, I got touch up paint from the local Ford dealer. I think I still have the receipt and if you want, I can let you know how much I paid. That was the only place I could find the color.
Old Nov 18, 2004 | 02:12 PM
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Touch-up paint really sucks, the best way to do it is save your money and have a shop fix it the right way...



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