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Apr 14, 2013 | 01:32 PM

Tugly

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BWST asked me a good question the other day - the paint I used for color-matching the gauge pod. I have a project coming up, and I see a a whole lotta black plastic pieces available... but this means I have to throw my money down on a slow-mo roulette wheel of color. I think our collective experiences can save us all some days and dollars on dapper dashes. I'll start with the one paint I know for sure works well:

2000 Lariat with Tan/Parchment interior. The light tan A-pillar can be matched with Krylon Fusion (for plastic) Satin finish: #2438 Satin Khaki It has survived a lot of torture thus far, and you can't discern it from the original color or finish.

Anybody parallel the Parchment pigment, perhaps?

Apr 14, 2013 | 02:14 PM

A/Ox4

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There is a guy locally that can match any color "guaranteed" and aerosolize it for you in a handy spray can.

Apr 14, 2013 | 02:58 PM

ScaldedDog

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I've got a can of Ford paint in Dark Parchment. Ford part number M4JZ-19M547-1078-H. I used it when I had the under cubby gauge mount.

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Apr 14, 2013 | 04:23 PM

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I took My passenger side window switch mount to a local automotive paint store. They mixed up a batch of SEM paint to match it perfectly.

Apr 14, 2013 | 05:12 PM

gdn

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I used SpectraMatch paint from DieselManor when I did my gauges. They have most interior colors for our trucks. Pretty spendy but it worked really well.

Apr 15, 2013 | 06:09 AM

Tugly

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So we basically contract this stuff out and there is no amassed knowledge of off-the-shelf substitutes? That idea went "thud".

Apr 15, 2013 | 08:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tugly

So we basically contract this stuff out and there is no amassed knowledge of off-the-shelf substitutes? That idea went "thud".

I don't contract out.
When I needed to match the A-pillar of my 2001 tan Lariat, I pulled the piece and wandered through the paint isle at Lowes. I found the Rustoleum Khaki to be spot-on!
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Apr 15, 2013 | 10:41 AM

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So we basically contract this stuff out and there is no amassed knowledge of off-the-shelf substitutes? That idea went "thud".

Not always. SEM has a pretty good line of interior paints. I use 15893 Med Prairie Tan for my '99 and 15843 Med Parchment for my 2000. I buy my SEM products at the local auto paint supply store. There are a variety of colors that make up the interior parts though. As best as I can tell, the dash is made up of 3 colors (instrument bezel, upper dash and glove box and lower dash). The A-pillars appear to match the door panel color which may or may not match the lower dash pieces. I'll try and get a better look at the pieces and compare colors.