Justin,
PPG has a computerized piece of equipment that scans a color and matches it to
a mix code. I had the vinyl graphics on my race car
color scanned this way and they produced a very close gold paint that I used to
paint the Stripe. Check it out.
Joe
jmwagner wrote:
>
> Does anyone know a guy/gal in Southern California that is simply a
> master at mixing paint? I don't mean... some guy that did a good job
> on painting your car... I mean a guy that really has a reputation for
> having an eye for color... It's a rare breed. (typically, he's not a
> guy you discovered on your own, he's a guy that someone referred you
> to... saying, "this guy is the best"...)
>
> I have a certain color of paint that I want to achieve... based on a
> relatively poor printed sample... I'd like to find a guy that can
> really do it. Who has the eye and the heart, to get it right.
>
> (I've tried those computer matching facilities... and they never get it
> right... in fact... it's usually way off... and my sample isn't large
> enough for a lot of their scanners.)
>
> This is a shot in the dark, but I thought I'd ask the group.
>
> I have a good eye for color... and can mix pretty well... but I'm not a
> master...and I don't have the various pigments, etc... for auto paint.
>
> --Justin
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