Re: Advice Requested / Exterior Paint

[Ambitious1]

I have an 03 black MM with the original exterior paint peeling. I am planning on bringing her in to get a full paint job some time at the end of the summer. In the mean time, I would like to take care of some of the areas that need to be touched up. I bought the black touch-up paint from the Ford dealer that comes with a tiny brush for the smaller areas. I spoke to Ford about a "spray" option for the larger areas, however they directed me to NAPA or Pep Boys. Anyone know of a black touch-up option that comes in a spray that I can use for now? Thank you in advance.

[RubberCtyRauder]

go to a auto body supply place that sells to bodyshops. paints, fillers, spray guns, etc. most of them can mix paint via paint code into a spray can. i did that for a cv sport i had to paint a honeycomb grille surround and they had clear coat in a can too as it was a base coat. Napa stores that sell auto paint can usually do it. there are places online that sell auto paint in cans that match good.

[03blackvegas]

If your going to get it painted at the end of the summer, just leave it alone, why make a mess?

[Ambitious1]

If your going to get it painted at the end of the summer, just leave it alone, why make a mess?

Usually I would agree, but if you saw the patches of missing paint and some of the bare metal, you would want to do something about it immediately too.

[03blackvegas]

In that case, Red Scotch Brite pad the bad spots, then buy spray can of either dark Self-Etch primer, or black enamel paint. Very temporary band-aid.