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Yeah, no one could make a matching paint without a code. :rolleyes:

Retail? None out there if you want to DIY it. I talked to some painters and Cerakoters around town and they wanted $450-600 to color match a cover. Not worth it when you can buy a new cover for $500.

Would you like the email chains and receipts for this too?
 
Why are people so unhelpful around here?

OP, remove the cover and take it to a good paint shop. They will match it more or less perfectly, then you paint the whole cover if you want a first class job. Most paint shops will mix paint and put it in an aerosol can if you havent got the gear, blending the missing paint in is hard to do well so unless you just want your eye to not focus on the blemish I wouldnt bother touching it up. Ask the paint guys for the right kind of paint, they should give good advice if they are professionals. The key is good preparation, removing all oil residue by repeatedly cleaning with degreaser and/or acetone. Some people even recommend warming the cover to help lift oil out of the pores, then you need an etch primer, light coats and job done. G'luck.
 
I’m pretty sure this is some epoxy type paint as it goes on thicker and doesn’t have a top coat. No one in my area would color match and throw into an aerosol can. They said they’d have to prep and shoot it.

A secondhand timing cover plus new bolts will set you back for less than it would cost for the paint itself. Probably less time involved. And while you’re in there change out the water pump gear
 

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