{"product_id":"040-9040-black-jet-black-mercedes-touch-up-paint-kit","title":"040 9040 Black Jet Black Mercedes Touch Up Paint \u0026 Repair Kit","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1a1a1a; max-width: 800px; margin: auto; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #0b5cad; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eMercedes-Benz Black Touch-Up Paint – 040 \/ 9040\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eBlack is Mercedes-Benz paint code 040, also written 9040, a solid non-metallic black also sold as Jet Black. Each bottle holds 0.41 fl oz of exact-match paint for rock chips, door-edge scratches and small blemishes. Choose the paint on its own, or the complete repair kit — the kit adds body putty, a spatula, a sanding pad and four sheets of sandpaper, and gives a flatter, cleaner result than paint alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 30px 0 6px; font-size: 19px; color: #000;\"\u003eConfirm Your Paint Code First\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003eThe paint code is printed on a sticker, most often on the driver-side door jamb, and on many cars also under the hood. This paint is 040 — the sticker should read 040 or 9040. German paperwork and service records write the same colour simply as Schwarz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003eBlack is the easiest colour on the car to get wrong, because every black looks like every other black in a driveway. 040 is a \u003cstrong\u003esolid, non-metallic\u003c\/strong\u003e black — there is no flake in it. Mercedes also sold metallic blacks under their own codes, and a metallic pen on a solid panel will not disappear no matter how neatly you apply it. It will sparkle where the panel around it does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003eWorth reading it properly rather than going by eye. On a solid finish there is no metallic flake to break up the surface, so the repair edge reads as a flat patch of slightly wrong colour against a uniform panel, and on black that edge shows from almost every angle. Thirty seconds at the door jamb beats a repair you have to sand back off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 30px 0 10px; font-size: 19px; color: #000;\"\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 15px; color: #0b5cad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaint Only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 × Black 040 \/ 9040 touch-up paint, 0.41 fl oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 15px; color: #0b5cad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete Repair Kit — recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 × Black 040 \/ 9040 touch-up paint, 0.41 fl oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 × body putty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 × application spatula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 × sanding pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 × sandpaper sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003ePaint covers the damage. Prepping and levelling first is what makes the repair disappear instead of sitting proud of the panel. On black that matters more than on any other colour. For the best finish, take the kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 30px 0 10px; font-size: 19px; color: #000;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa; width: 40%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaint code\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003e040 \/ 9040\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003eBlack — also sold as Jet Black, and Schwarz in German\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003eSolid, non-metallic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003e0.41 fl oz — same in both options\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003eColor coat only — no clearcoat included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplicator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003eTwist-cap bottle with fine brush\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVehicle make\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; padding: 8px 10px;\"\u003eMercedes-Benz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 30px 0 10px; font-size: 19px; color: #000;\"\u003eWhich Mercedes Use Black 040\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e040 is one of the longest-running colours Mercedes has offered and it went everywhere — the compact cars, sedans, coupes, roadsters, the SUV line, the AMG cars and the vans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003eWhich is why a model list would not narrow anything down for you. A very large share of the lineup was available in this colour, and most cars of any given model left the factory in something else. Your door jamb sticker is the only thing that settles it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 30px 0 10px; font-size: 19px; color: #000;\"\u003eHow to Apply\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 15px; color: #0b5cad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the paint alone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWash and dry the area.\u003c\/strong\u003e Car soap and water, rinsed, then dried completely. Paint will not bond through road film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClean inside the chip.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wipe it with isopropyl alcohol or a wax and grease remover on a lint-free cloth. Wax and polish collect in the bottom of a chip where washing never reaches, and that residue is the most common reason a touch-up lifts months later. Let the solvent flash off completely before going further.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick away loose edges.\u003c\/strong\u003e If paint is flaking around the rim, lift it with a toothpick. Paint over a loose edge and the repair fails at that edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShake until you hear the mixing ball move.\u003c\/strong\u003e Thirty seconds is usually enough. Then twist the cap open and work the first paint out onto a piece of card until the brush flows evenly. Never load the brush over the car — the first stroke usually floods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDab, don’t drag.\u003c\/strong\u003e Touch the brush to the centre of the chip and let the paint flow outward on its own. Dragging it like a marker leaves ridges and pulls colour onto the good paint around the chip. On very small chips, transfer a bead onto a toothpick and place it instead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuild thin layers, stopping just below flush.\u003c\/strong\u003e Several thin coats beat one thick one. Finish a fraction below the surrounding surface rather than above it — a shallow dip catches far less light than a raised blob, and on black the blob is what makes a repair obvious from ten feet away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeave at least 4 hours between coats.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003eWork in shade on a cool panel, ideally between 50°F and 90°F and out of direct sun. Black panels get hot fast, and hot metal flashes the solvent off too quickly, leaving a rough, textured edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 15px; color: #0b5cad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the complete kit — for the best finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWash and dry the area, then clean it with isopropyl alcohol or wax and grease remover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand the damage back with the coarser sandpaper to remove loose paint and feather the edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePress body putty into the low spot with the spatula rather than piling it on top. Let it set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand level, finishing with the pad so the repair sits flush. Check by running a fingertip across it — your finger finds a step your eye misses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean the area again and let it dry completely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShake until you hear the mixing ball move, work the brush out on card, then dab colour into the repair in thin coats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave at least 4 hours between coats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 30px 0 10px; font-size: 19px; color: #000;\"\u003eDrying \u0026amp; Curing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch dry in roughly 30 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt least 4 hours between coats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave 24 hours before washing the car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo wax, polish or automatic car wash for about 30 days while the paint hardens fully\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003eTypical for solvent-based touch-up paint. 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