[darkpuppet]

Stap Boy,May 31 2004, 05:39 PM Wrote:Something to keep in mind from Another Ford worker...

The Metallic paints are difficult, if not impossible, to match at a Body-Shop compared to from the Factory (depending on how perfect you are looking for). The Metallics at our Plant are applied with a charge so's all the flakes line up evenly and look pretty.

Well.. ALL the paints are applied with a charge (90 K volts), but the Metallics get a special charge (Somethin' like 45K)...

anyone have a 220v outlet I can borrow? I need to touch up my twilight blue metallic...

In the toronto area, I've known lots of people who use Carstar (it's a relatively large chain), and have had nothing but good luck.

But if you're going to resort to a body shop, it might not hurt to pull out the wetsand paper and/or buffer and see if you can get some of the scratches out yourself first... since the worst thing that's going to happen is that you're going to need a new paint job.