Mercury Light Charcoal Touch Up Paint — Paint Code 1M

Light Charcoal is Mercury paint code 1M. Mercury used 1M on the Grand Marquis, Cougar, Topaz from 1983 to 1985. 1M is a solid, high gloss finish. Light Charcoal also appears as code M5683A and GPHAXXA.

Paint codes1M
Paint code
1M · M5683A · GPHAXXA
Production years
1983–1985
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 1M the same as M5683A?

  • Manufacturer code1MUsually the one on your car’s label
  • Standard numberM5683A
  • Supplier codeGPHAXXA

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.

Which Mercury models came in Light Charcoal (1M)?

Will 1M match my Mercury if the paint has faded?

The kit is mixed to the 1M 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

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Light Charcoal (1M) compared with other Mercury grey colours

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

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Touch up paint reviews

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

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Tutto ok

Tutto ok

Alessandro · Italy · 2022-09-13
Amazon review

Perfect Match - Lapis Blue Pearl

Had severe three foot long multiple scratches from side-swiping sharp rocks jutting from a stone wall. The two-step touch up process produced an outstanding result. The color match was perfect and it is impossible to tel…

Davina C. · United States · 2022-09-08
Amazon review

good but not perfect. Nice to minor scratches

good product, visible after all but makes good job

Sebastian D. · United States · 2022-09-02
Amazon review

Buen acabado

Esta bien el producto para tapar alguna raya pequeña, el color está muy logrado y es idéntico al original del coche. Lo recomiendo, pero no sustituye el llevarlo al taller a que lo pinten, como apaño bien está.

Javier S. · Spain · 2022-08-27
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