Ford paint code J3
Platinum Metallic.
- Code
J3- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Silver
- Code in use
- 1991 across Ford
- Models
- 10
- Same paint on
- Mazda
- Screen colour
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Check before you buy. Codes are compiled from public data and can contain errors: check the label on your vehicle or ask a dealer before buying paint. How we verify
Our sources disagree about code J3: it is mostly listed as Gemini Blue I Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Ford models with paint code J3
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Escort Cabrio | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta St | 1991 ≈ | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta Van | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Orion | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Scorpio/granada | 1991 ≈ | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Sierra | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Taunus | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
| Ford Transit | 1991 | Platinum Metallic |
18 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Ford B-Max (built 2012–2017)
- Ford C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Ecosport (built 2003–2022)
- Ford Focus (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Focus Bev (built 2011–2018)
- Ford Focus C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Focus St (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Fusion (built 2005–2020)
- Ford Galaxy (built 1995–2023)
- Ford Ka (built 1996–2021)
- Ford Kuga (built 2008–present)
- Ford Mondeo (built 1992–present)
- Ford Puma (built 1997–2001)
- Ford Ranger (built 2011–present)
- Ford S-Max (built 2006–2023)
- Ford Tourneo Connect (built 2002–present)
- Ford Tourneo Courier (built 2014–present)
- Ford Transit Connect (built 2002–present)
Where to find code J3 on your Ford
Vehicle identification plate on the B-pillar. A short code on the plate's paint line; the same colour may also have a longer factory code in paint catalogues.
Touch-up paint for Platinum Metallic
Ask for Ford J3 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants.
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.