From my own personal experiences, I once had a bonnet protector fitted to my XR. All it did was deflect rather than protect and consequently I ended up with stone chips further up the bonnet.
The touch up paint I got from Ford isn't exactly the best colour match, but I'd rather a slightly off colour than rust spots developing. Probably what you're best of doing in this regard is try and get a colour match off a panelbeater or something along those lines.
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