Yeah, that's all fine until a year later when some asshole dings your fender and you need to repaint it and have to try to match it. No thanks - I'd prefer a paint code.
Here's my test spray held against the Dart. The problem is the code is for a paint that is no longer available in my area. We tried to match it with another brand but that stuff was absolute crap. And if you're familiar with painters, they like products they're used to so just walking into the shop with a few gallons of House of Color or whatever isn't going to cut it.
The first photo is the Dart, the second is a Mustang. The cars were 600 miles apart! Didn't see the owners of either around the cars.
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