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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 12:36 PM
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Touch up paint for Carbonized Grey (M7 paint code)

So I have a tiny paint nick in my new F-350….so of course I went to Ford dealer and picked up a Ford OEM paint pen for my paint code. The color match was not even close. The paint pen was basically silver vs a dark charcoal color. Has anyone with the Carbonized grey run into this and did you find a good match for touch up paint. The picture is WITH Ford paint pen touch up…you can see it is waaayyyy lighter. Thanks

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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 12:45 PM
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You can order from Dupli-Color online.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 01:43 PM
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Check out Scratches Happen, You get twice as much paint for less money and they include a brush kit. I've ordered several times from them, only one was not a match (Jeep) and they immediately refunded the money.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BC2019F250
You can order from Dupli-Color online.
Dupli-color does not have the Ford M7 Carbonized Grey
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by scottz99
Check out Scratches Happen, You get twice as much paint for less money and they include a brush kit. I've ordered several times from them, only one was not a match (Jeep) and they immediately refunded the money.
This is looking like the best option so far. Thanks
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by scottz99
Check out Scratches Happen, You get twice as much paint for less money and they include a brush kit. I've ordered several times from them, only one was not a match (Jeep) and they immediately refunded the money.
I really appreciate you posting that link; I purchased my truck used and there are a few scratches I'd want to touch up for a good 5-10 foot look and that's going to work so much better than a dealer acquired pen.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 04:13 PM
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I purchased Stone Gray from Scratches Happen; good match.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by scottz99
I purchased Stone Gray from Scratches Happen; good match.
They have a Carbonized Gray Metallic. Is there a reason you went with Stone Gray?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2022 | 10:04 PM
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They have a Carbonized Gray Metallic. Is there a reason you went with Stone Gray?
Yes, my truck is stone gray.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2022 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by scottz99
Yes, my truck is stone gray.
lol….yea..that makes sense. I thought it was Carbonized Grey.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2022 | 04:58 PM
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Okay…report since I started this thread. I returned the Ford OEM touch up paint back to my local Ford dealer. I even showed the parts guy at the dealer my truck and what a horrible match it was. He verified the paint code and agreed that it sucked.

So..I ordered fro “Scratches Happen” and it is a great color match. You get more for the same price and in a better form to do a good delicate job. Even if the paint match was the same I would rather have the bottle a variety of brushes. Scratches happen is superior to Ford OEM touch up paint by several degrees. Thanks scottz99 for the help!
 
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