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Mike S.
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Engine Bay paint

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A few years ago, one of my hood bumpers broke, so I bought a new one and painted it to match the original. I had a local auto paint store mix up a batch of teal underhood paint (they had the code) and put it in a spray can for me. The color is similar to the exterior teal, but with no metallic and single stage with no clear.

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A few weeks later, the crummy aftermarket hood bumper plastic base broke, so I got a real one from a junk yard, painted it, and it's been fine since. It was nice to have the spray, I used it to touch up some other engine bay scrapes with a fine brush.

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Post by BrettT »

Cam across this old thread....
I'm in need of some TEAL engine bay paint.

Hey Mike, you mentioned above that a "local auto paint store" mixed the paint for you in a aerosol can. Do you mean an auto body shop, or something else, like a national known auto parts store?
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Nope, it was an auto paint store called Space Age Auto Paint in Mesa. Not a chain. Other areas should have similar stores.

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give this a try Brett
B & L Auto Paint Supplies 1112 East 30th Street Baltimore, MD 21218
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Yea, no luck Kevin with them either. They had the RD clear ready to go but said the code above from Mikes spray can is to LONG of a code # they said.
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Old thread, found detail info today that is useful and should be here for us to use. These are paint codes that can be produced in either into a spray can or by the qt.

Search the web or here are a few:

Space age auto
Mesa, AZ
480-835-0971
http://www.spaceagepaint.com/

Automotive touchup
1-888-710-5192
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/index1.htm

McHenery's
http://mchenryse.com/
Toll Free: 800-433-9964
Frederick MD: 301-695-1400

Under the hood paint base codes for model year '93
Note: Vermillion should be for the red cars.

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Exterior paint code

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Great info!
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Gecko86 wrote:Great info!
X2. Very helpful, Brett.
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Well we will be testing with that Teal color soon so we will keep you posted if it really matches
93 Cobra #4886 Teal black sunroof
93 Cobra #1442 Teal grey leather sunroof
91 lx black/black sunroof (under construction for life)
03 svt euro focus-the daily (SOLD)
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vortech xi wrote:Well we will be testing with that Teal color soon so we will keep you posted if it really matches
Any updates?
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Re: Engine Bay paint

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Finally got around to cleaning up the engine bay so I am ordering a can this week. Fingers crossed
93 Cobra #4886 Teal black sunroof
93 Cobra #1442 Teal grey leather sunroof
91 lx black/black sunroof (under construction for life)
03 svt euro focus-the daily (SOLD)
03 cobra "look a like" THE RACECAR
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