2001 Paint codes
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2001 Paint codes
Someone backed into my '01 F-150 HARD. Caused a large compression dent on rear panel. Body shop said extremely difficult to repair. Cheaper just to replace entire bed. Especially in my case since I the culprit didn't leave a note and I only have liability insurance.
So I checked a local salvage and found what I thought was a match to my Maroon & silver paint. But it wasn't until the bed was delivered that I actually saw it side by side w/my truck. And the shade of silver is slightly darker that that on my truck. Perhaps a tint of gold in it.
The bed is sitting upside down in my driveway. And I had a thought that perhaps I could use touch up paint to match the colors. I've had a small amount of auto painting experience in a Vo-tec course I took over 20 years ago. In which I did some body work & painted a '67 Impala SS I owned. So I have a basic idea of how to tape and pre-scuff. Question is, how to determine correct shade of paint?
So I checked a local salvage and found what I thought was a match to my Maroon & silver paint. But it wasn't until the bed was delivered that I actually saw it side by side w/my truck. And the shade of silver is slightly darker that that on my truck. Perhaps a tint of gold in it.
The bed is sitting upside down in my driveway. And I had a thought that perhaps I could use touch up paint to match the colors. I've had a small amount of auto painting experience in a Vo-tec course I took over 20 years ago. In which I did some body work & painted a '67 Impala SS I owned. So I have a basic idea of how to tape and pre-scuff. Question is, how to determine correct shade of paint?
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There is a paint and bodywork forum, you might get better results
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