I have a local paint guy. I've used him before and had good results using his stuff. But his hoirs are wonky. He makes deliveries until 2, right about the time I go to work.
If i could call in with a paint code, it would streamline things greatly.
I'm looking for a copper color for my wheels. But I'd also like to have a few colors in tgatcrange to compare . I've tried to google paint chip/codes on the Googles. I know my guy can scan and mix anything, but I'd like a paint code (not necessarily a automotive manufacturer code) so I can have anyone replicate the color should I need too.
Pantone PMS Color Chart
With further reading I see that Pantone numbers is a standard for ink and may not be a standard for paint.
Trent
PowerDork
7/13/23 10:45 p.m.
In reply to John Welsh :
100% not related to paint.
I cannot describe the enormity of the hassle when a customer demands a pantone shade for auto paint. There is no crossover, there is no software that will match it to an existing code, if you don't have color chips with something similar you are on your own to mix something up. It can take weeks and many hundreds of dollars of materials.
An interesting factoid is that the digital camera system that paint shops use to find a color code does not create a formula to match. It just compares the color to a database of known colors and gives you all the colors with greater than a 60% probability of being the one
My local Napa mixes paint and can out it in a rattle can for you, they have boxes and boxes of color chips.
Edit:
A quick google says the Napa in Crystal Lake mixes paint, should have paint samples.
