Ford 1988 Touch Up Paint

1988 Ford Touch Up Paint (81 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customized Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customized Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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Where to find Ford color code

Find Your 1988 Ford Paint Code

Ford paint color codes are on the drivers door jamb, on the color plate. The typical format is PM/M6599, though usually only PM appears. Example: PM corresponds to Bright Calypso Metallic Clearcoat PM/M6599; it may appear as PM Bright Calypso Metallic Clearcoat. Plates may show Exterior Paint Colors or EX PT; sometimes the color is embossed mid-plate. WB is wheelbase; above Wheel Base is EXT PNT, and to the right of EXT PNT is the code. Many mistake LX3 as the code.

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1988 Ford Background Info

The 1988 Ford Vibe

It's 1988. You're either hauling the neighborhood in a space-age Aerostar or feeling the boost in a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. Ford was feeling itself this year, throwing a massive 82 colors at the wall to see what stuck. We're talking about the height of the "Metallic Era"-if it didn't shimmer, it didn't sell. From the sophisticated Rose Quartz Pearl Metallic to the rugged Dark Shadow Blue Metallic found on the Bronco II and Ranger, Ford was trying to prove they could do "premium" just as well as they did "workhorse." It was a time of transition, where the trucks still felt like steel, but the paint was starting to act like high-fashion.

Paint Health Check

Now, here's the reality: 1988 puts you right at the front gates of The Peeling Era. Ford was aggressively moving toward the basecoat/clearcoat system, but they were still ironing out the chemistry. If you've got a survivor in Alpine Green Metallic or one of the many Regatta Blues, you're likely fighting delamination. Back then, they experimented with skipping certain primer steps to speed up the line at the Kentucky Truck plant and beyond. The result? The sun's UV rays hit that clear coat, it gets brittle, and eventually, it decides it doesn't want to be married to the base color anymore. If your roof or hood looks like it's sunburned and flaking, you're looking at classic clear coat failure.

Restoration Tip

In this era, a rock chip isn't just a cosmetic eyesore; it's an invitation for the clear coat to start lifting in sheets. Therefore, you need to seal every chip the moment you see it. Don't wait for the weekend. If you see a break in the finish, get some solvent-based touch-up paint on there immediately to "glue" the edge of the clear coat down. Once air and moisture get under that top layer, the delamination will spread like a wildfire. If you're dealing with a metallic or pearl like Cinnabar Pearl Metallic, make sure you're using a dedicated clear top layer over your touch-up to mimic that factory depth and lock out the elements.

Ford Models Released in 1988

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