Ford Transit Connect Touch Up Paint (54 OEM Colors)

The Color Breakdown

Ford gave the Transit Connect a surprisingly deep wardrobe for a van that spends most of its life hauling ladders and packages. With 54 recorded colors, they really went for it. You've got everything from the "get out of my way" School Bus Yellow to the unexpectedly fancy Pink Coral Pearl Metallic. Of course, this wouldn't be a Ford without "50 Shades of Grey"-between Iconic Silver, Magnetic Metallic, and Carbonized Gray, there's enough silver here to fill a treasure chest. Whether your van is a weekend camper or a weekday workhorse, there's a lot of personality hiding in those paint codes.

What to Watch For

Before you start dabbing paint, you need to find your "Secret Sauce" recipe. On the Transit Connect, your paint code is living on the driver's side door jamb. Open the door and look for a white sticker; your code is usually a two-character stamp (like YZ for Oxford White or J7 for Magnetic) listed under "EXT PNT."

As for the paint itself, Ford's clear coat on these vans can be a bit sensitive to the sun-especially on that massive high-top roof. If you see some "chalkiness" or fading up top, that's the clear coat asking for help. Also, keep a close eye on the Oxford White models; that specific shade has a reputation for wanting to flake off in large chips if a rock strike goes ignored. The good news? Because the panels are so large and flat, catching a chip early with a touch-up pen is much easier than waiting for it to turn into a "peel-off" situation.

Driveway Repair Tip

If you're working with one of the many metallics-like Deep Impact Blue or Solar Silver-here is the golden rule: Shake that touch-up bottle for a full 60 seconds. Those tiny metallic flakes like to settle at the bottom, and if you don't wake them up, your repair will look too dark.

When you go to apply the paint, think "thin and patient." If you have a deep chip, don't try to fill the whole crater in one go. Put down a thin layer, let it dry for 20 minutes, and then come back for a second pass. For the Tricoat colors (like White Platinum or Ruby Red), matching the depth of the original paint requires a little extra patience-just keep your layers light and let the "sparkle" build up naturally. You've got this!