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Hi, my friend owns a 1926 Ford Model t sedan and the color is Windsor Maroon. He needs to find a place thats sells touch up paint, can anyone help us locate a place to buy some touch up paint, we have looked all over, Thanks

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You want Ford Maroon. Believe me, I have researched it. The original Ditzler lacquer was DDL-1011.

Anthony, it is impossible for your friend to know for sure what exact shade of maroon he has, regardless of knowing the name of it. One persons Windsor Maroon is another persons Burgundy Maroon. His maroon may or not be the same as the paint code in the MTFCA Encyclopedia. He needs to take something with paint on it to a good automotive paint shop and they will match it. The gas door is a good paint sample to use.

Jeff's advice is sound. It may even be better to drive the car to the paint shop. That way they have access to various areas of the car to perhaps get a more definitive analysis. Most shops will enjoy seeing an old car and often bend over backwards to help.

Allan from down under.

I second Jeff's recommendation, those computer color scanners can do a remarkable job.

I needed to find matching touch-up paint for the maroon body and cream chassis colors on my 1912 Flanders 20.

I removed a couple of parts painted each color, cleaned them up, and on a whim I took them to the local Home Depot hardware store (!).

Turns out they sell 7 ounce "color test" jars of enamel that can be computer matched to the color of your parts. The computer only scans a small, thumbprint size section, so you can point out to the operator what section of the part you want scanned. It only took ten minutes or so for the paint to be mixed and ready.

When I got home and tried out the new paint, I found that the cream color was a perfect match, but the maroon was a little light. I dripped a little Rustoleum gloss black into the maroon jar and brought the maroon to a perfect match as well.

And remember that the paint may be a little faded. If you want to get a good match it might be best to do the computer match. Reds, maroons can fade just a bit over time. BUT if the car was black that wouldn’t as hard to match. Some will wash and lightly buff the paint to help bring out the color and then try to do a match.