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Old 05-30-2020, 02:39 PM   #10
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Default Re: A question about colors

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Originally Posted by Jim/GA View Post
They scan the chip and mix some up. Some jobbers complain that the chip is too small for their scanner, others don't.

You take it home and spray a test panel. Prime the test panel with the same primer you plan to use on the vehicle. Color sand it out the same.

Compare test panel to the chip in the book out in indirect daylight. Bring it back to them to tweak if you do not like the match.
If you look up how the system works you will find that the scanner finds the closest color to what they have in their database not how to custom mix a color to match the sample.

"MeasureColor Mobile, available in the United States and Canada, combines cloud technology with a handheld, Bluetooth-enabled scanning device to read a color, interpret the data and quickly send the closest PPG color match to the app on a customer’s tablet or smartphone."
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