I've used facilities that scanned color before..... but the mix was way
off... I don't think that technology can produce as well as
they say... and... besides... my sample, in this case... is pixelated (from
a magaine printed picture)... so it would be even more
difficult to scan... subsequently... this one needs the human touch... a
person that can see the flavor of the color... and reproduce
it.
--Justin
Joe Curry wrote:
> 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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