Lexus Dark Red Mica Metallic Touch Up Paint — Paint Code 3Q3

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Dark Red Mica Metallic is Lexus paint code 3Q3. Lexus used 3Q3 on the GX470 from 2001 to 2025. 3Q3 is a metallic, high gloss finish. Dark Red Mica Metallic is sold as Merlotrot Mica, Rouge Cardinal Nacre Metallic, Dark Red Mica and 2 other names in other markets. Of the 73 Lexus red colours ordered from us, 11 have been ordered more often than Dark Red Mica Metallic.

Paint code3Q3
Paint code
3Q3
Production years
2001–2025
Finish
Metallic
Gloss
High gloss
Shade family
Red

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

Lexus Dark Red Mica Metallic paint code aliases

  • Manufacturer code3Q3Usually the one on your car’s label

Sold under other names

  • DMerlotrot Mica
  • FRouge Cardinal Nacre Metallic
  • NIPDark Red Mica
  • RSARuby Metallic
  • USASalsa Red Pearl
The paint code label on a Lexus
This is what the paint label looks like on a Lexus. The code on it is the one to match.

Which Lexus models came in Dark Red Mica Metallic (3Q3)?

Will 3Q3 match my Lexus if the paint has faded?

The kit is mixed to the 3Q3 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.
What's in the box

Package content

ItemBasicPlusPro
Paint25ml50ml100ml
Correct N Clear50ml50ml100ml
Paste25ml25ml25ml
Wax25ml25ml25ml
Brush5pcs5pcs10pcs
Microfiber ClothIncludedIncludedIncluded
Surface CleaningIncludedIncludedIncluded
SpongeIncludedIncludedIncluded
Surface LevelingIncludedIncludedIncluded
GlovesIncludedIncludedIncluded

Shared across the group.

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Dark Red Mica Metallic (3Q3) compared with other Lexus red colours

Vehicle makers run several close tones at once. Check the code on your label against these before ordering.

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Reviews from Lexus owners

Reviews of the Color N Drive touch up kit, written by buyers on Amazon.

Amazon review

Complete package

Everything you need to result in a perfect Touch up.

Philski · Canada · 2022-02-24
Amazon review

Quality product and company. Very accommodating to my needs. 5 Stars :)

Totally AWESOME company and Product :)

Todd S. · United States · 2021-05-04
Amazon review

Im getting a new kit

they're sending me a new kit. quick and easy!

Tony V. · United States · 2020-10-09
Amazon review

Perfect Item!!

This exactly what I want to touch up my car.

Bill H. · United States · 2020-09-16
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How it works

Three steps.
Zero blobs.

01

Clean

Wipe the chip, degrease the panel. Thirty seconds of prep is all it takes.

02

Apply

The precision tip fills the chip exactly — no drips, no brush marks, no blobs.

03

Ready

Seal and polish. The repair disappears into the factory finish.

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