Sorry, I don't know what the code for Ford Racing Blue is, but the code for Imperial Blue (the color the RS comes in) is "Q", if that helps. I've seen a few places incorrectly call the RS Ford Racing Blue, so I thought maybe you were thinking of it.

Edit: some of the UK Ford forums say that the difference in "Ford Racing" and "Imperial" blue is only where it's sold. So Imperial might be the right color. But the Ford Racing Puma, which was FR blue, is a different shade than the Focus RS, which was Imperial. So Q may or may not be the color you're thinking of.

 

It's gonna be tough to find that color. You're probably gonna have to have it custom mixed. I was thinking of doing a 2 tone with my car, black and Imperial blue. I ended up having to call PPG directly to find out about the color, and they said they could custom mix it. It'll probably be fairly expensive to get it custom mixed, but it can be done.

 

It's gonna be tough to find that color. You're probably gonna have to have it custom mixed. I was thinking of doing a 2 tone with my car, black and Imperial blue. I ended up having to call PPG directly to find out about the color, and they said they could custom mix it. It'll probably be fairly expensive to get it custom mixed, but it can be done.

as long as you can get the color code any experienced body shop with the right tools can mix it for you.... theres a guy that lives liek 5 min away from me that used imperial blue on someones project 'scort with partial cosworth conversion

 

Q3 is the paint code for Imperial Blue. The #3, designates the year..2003. I'm not exactly sure if Ford Blue is the same as Imperial Blue, but your best bet is to get a sample of the Ford Blue, and bring it down to your local DuPont certified paint shop to have it custom mixed. Prices will vary depending on the establishment.


---Randy

 

Q3 is the paint code for Imperial Blue. The #3, designates the year..2003.

Yes, but the color was the same for all years of the RS and ST Foci. It's been in use long enough that there are no year-to-year reformulations of that color.

 

Q3 is the paint code for Imperial Blue. The #3, designates the year..2003.

Yes, but the color was the same for all years of the RS and ST Foci. It's been in use long enough that there are no year-to-year reformulations of that color.

Yea just wasn't sure if it was needed or not. You see, we both have a pitchblack Focus, or code UA, but this code has varients. I know for sure that one vareint is more yellow than the other.


---Randy

 

I think the "variant" of your paint really has more to do with what day it was made than what year. Ford uses most of the same equipment to paint their cars, so a red Focus painted after a yellow one will be more orange than a red Focus painted after a blue one.

 

I think the "variant" of your paint really has more to do with what day it was made than what year. Ford uses most of the same equipment to paint their cars, so a red Focus painted after a yellow one will be more orange than a red Focus painted after a blue one.

I'm sure Ford has invested enough money into automated painting to spend a little more to add a quick cleaning cycle in between cars if not a seperate line for the paints.

 

Variants usually are the differences from each model and different years.

 

I think the "variant" of your paint really has more to do with what day it was made than what year. Ford uses most of the same equipment to paint their cars, so a red Focus painted after a yellow one will be more orange than a red Focus painted after a blue one.

I'm sure Ford has invested enough money into automated painting to spend a little more to add a quick cleaning cycle in between cars if not a seperate line for the paints.

Trust Me. I work part-time at a DuPont certified paint store that caters to new and used dealerships. I'm the person that literally mixes the paint up. One drop or .3grams is enough to throw off a color enough that it get's sent back to be remixed. Some manufactors have up to 6-7 varients! It is possible to clean these lines, but like I said, 1 drop of a different color can make the color look so much different. And anybody in the autobody industry should know that it's next to impossible to get a PERFECT match. It's usually close, but 98% of the time the technician needs to blend the panel that is being painted to the adjacent panel.


---Randy

 

The local PPG dealer mixed me up 6oz of the stuff once he got the code and even gave me a sample spray. Still did not look the same. I will have to compare it. Currently on the German Ebay there are 4 cans for sale.