Hi,
Part of the reason the color red is so expensive to mix is the cost of the
dyes that have been used to replace the original formulas that contained lead
which was outlawed. Some say that duplicating the original colors suffered a
little bit because of this.
Scott
In a message dated 98-12-10 06:36:56 EST, you write:
<< Hi,
Red is the most expensive to produce pigment, which means most
manufacturers cut corners and use less pigment in their red paints (or
so my wife tells me - she did some work for a well known paint company
as a placement on her Chemistry degree). I've seen several Signal Red
Heralds bleached completely white on the top surfaces - and that's here
in the UK! God help if you live in California!
Cheers,
Bill.
Trmgafun@aol.com wrote:
>
> I'm not so sure the factory was able to duplicate the color all that
> closely
> from batch to batch. I've been told that colors, red especially, will
> vary
> even from the same batch, simply due to the varying environmental
> temperatures, moisture in the air, etc... Red also has a tendance to
> fade more
> quickly than other colors, so if one car has spent more time in the
> sun, it
> will be more faded.
>
> Scott
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