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MATBird · Sep 7, 2007, 12:35 PM

Dot:
Try this thread post #4
http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forum...=hardtop+color
"For anyone who wants to touch up a PCR hardtop, the Code is GREWE. The formula is 82474. Anyway, its a direct match." Not sure if touch up can get you to "repaint", but I tried:)

More from Rory F as to how he got the PCR Formula:
"Dot, took a three day full time quest. My PCR arrived with some scratches on the bottom of the hardtop. The 'airbrush' touch up company I use had no code, nor did Dupont, Sherwinn Williams or 3M, not even Ford who said 'paint to match'. I finaly went to a distributor who sells paint to body shops and car dealers on the East Coast. They were great. They used microfiche, computers, phone calls, sample books and finally a 'camera' to shoot the hardtop and download the formula into a computer. Even could see how close the metallic particles were. Actually it was pretty interesting.

Finally though, the proof was in the painting. I had the bottom edge painted of my hardtop and it is an exact match. The Basecoat used was Standox Var AF01 CC; Code GRWE; Color Silver Matt (M) Metallic; Formula 82474
Not sure how much of that info is critical, but any auto paint retailer should be able to mix up a pint. Cost about $25. While I was there, I also bought a pint of the original DV Dupont paint for the body (better for stone chips then the touch up kit) and even the original silver metallic for the wheels."

Sep 7, 2007, 12:35 PM	#2
MATBird Member George Location: C'ford, MA Joined TBN: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,177 George's T-Bird 2002 Black with Black hardtop Accent: Full Black Accent TOTM Win: Nov. 2006	Re: PCR Ash metallic hardtop paint code? Dot: Try this thread post #4 http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forum...=hardtop+color "For anyone who wants to touch up a PCR hardtop, the Code is GREWE. The formula is 82474. Anyway, its a direct match." Not sure if touch up can get you to "repaint", but I tried:) More from Rory F as to how he got the PCR Formula: "Dot, took a three day full time quest. My PCR arrived with some scratches on the bottom of the hardtop. The 'airbrush' touch up company I use had no code, nor did Dupont, Sherwinn Williams or 3M, not even Ford who said 'paint to match'. I finaly went to a distributor who sells paint to body shops and car dealers on the East Coast. They were great. They used microfiche, computers, phone calls, sample books and finally a 'camera' to shoot the hardtop and download the formula into a computer. Even could see how close the metallic particles were. Actually it was pretty interesting. Finally though, the proof was in the painting. I had the bottom edge painted of my hardtop and it is an exact match. The Basecoat used was Standox Var AF01 CC; Code GRWE; Color Silver Matt (M) Metallic; Formula 82474 Not sure how much of that info is critical, but any auto paint retailer should be able to mix up a pint. Cost about $25. While I was there, I also bought a pint of the original DV Dupont paint for the body (better for stone chips then the touch up kit) and even the original silver metallic for the wheels." Last edited by MATBird; Sep 7, 2007 at 12:49 PM.