ZU5

Ford Dark Graphite Touch Up Paint — Paint Code ZU5

Name: Ford Dark Graphite (ZU5) Touch Up Paint
Brand: Color N Drive
Rating: 4.74 (19 reviews)

Dark Graphite is Ford paint code ZU5. Ford used ZU5 on the F-150, Explorer, Ranger, F-Series from 1999 to 2005. ZU5 is a solid, high gloss finish. Dark Graphite also appears as code M4253J and ZU5AXXJ. Dark Graphite is sold as Dark Graphite Semi-Gloss in other markets.

Paint codesZU5

Paint code: ZU5 · M4253J · ZU5AXXJ
Production years: 1999–2005
Finish: Solid
Gloss: High gloss
Shade family: Grey

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On-screen color is representative. Your exact match comes from the paint code.

Is ZU5 the same as M4253J?

Manufacturer codeZU5Usually the one on your car’s label
Standard numberM4253J
Supplier codeZU5AXXJ

A single factory colour is often recorded under more than one code: the manufacturer’s own code, an industry standard number, and a supplier code. They all mix to the same paint. The code printed on your vehicle’s paint label is the one to match.

Sold under other names

EURDark Graphite Semi-Gloss

The paint code label on a Ford — This is what the paint label looks like on a Ford. The code on it is the one to match.

Which Ford models came in Dark Graphite (ZU5)?

Where the paint code label sits on a Ford — Where to look for the label on a Ford.

Will ZU5 match my Ford if the paint has faded?

The kit is mixed to the ZU5 formula — the same code printed on your vehicle’s paint label — not colour-matched by eye. On panels that still carry their factory paint, that reproduces the original tone.

Where it will not match

Panels bleached by years of sun sit lighter than the factory formula. The kit reproduces the original colour, not the faded one.
A panel that has already been resprayed is no longer the factory colour, so the code will not describe it.
Metallic and pearl finishes are harder to blend across a large area than solid colours — they are at their best on chips and thin scratches.
Damage larger than a few centimetres, or down to bare metal over a wide area, is body-shop work.

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What you get.

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Package content

Item	Basic	Plus	Pro
Paint	25ml	50ml	100ml
Correct N Clear	50ml	50ml	100ml
Paste	25ml	25ml	25ml
Wax	25ml	25ml	25ml
Brush	5pcs	5pcs	10pcs
Microfiber Cloth	Included	Included	Included
Surface Cleaning	Included	Included	Included
Sponge	Included	Included	Included
Surface Leveling	Included	Included	Included
Gloves	Included	Included	Included