ok i was hit by a deer.. and i dont want to have to pay the bodyshop 18xx dollars to fix it.. so i know car very well.. so i can put the bumper and headlight back in... but what kind of paint does ford use? i have a 2002 Mineral Grey Metalic V6 mustang coupe

 

I'm not sure where's the best place to get the paint from, but I can tell you that looking for a sticker on the driver's side doorjamb will give you a "code" for the factory color of your car. Should be "TK" from what I looked up, but don't quote me on it. There are various websites that will sell you paint based on your make, model, year, and color code, so I assume it's quite well matched. As for the quality of such paints, you'll have to ask someone else; I've never ordered before, only looked.

 

Iam a painter at the Ford dealership in my area and we use Sikkens paints! You will have to blend the paint or you will never get it to match!

 

Use PPG

 

i went to PPG and i was satisfied the way they do the paint matching.

 

Same thing that happened to me, I was hit by a deer when we we're going on a vacation last month... Basically I only use Sonus SFX-1 Restore Polish to remove the scratches from my original car paint, an applied Ultima Paint Guard Plus for best results.

 

i wouldnt try and paint it yourself unless you have access to a paint booth. friend of mine has a body shop and lets me use his booth when i want... i painted up some fenders and a bumper for my beater civic. didnt blend anything, and it didnt turn out too bad, but then again its a beater. i went to napa and had them mix up some paint according to the paint code of the car.

if anything i would say, replace all the damaged parts yourself and then just have the body shop paint and blend the front clip for ya, should still turn out alright and save some $$

 

I'd agree with the painter. If it's more than a bumper the color's not really going to match well unless you blend it, no matter who you get the paint from. The only color that matches perfectly every time is straight black. Red - sometimes, White, Silver, green, blue, mineral, not.