Ok, how about behind a footwell panel? Do the color reading machines have lights
on them?? The true color will be there.
Charles Christ wrote:
> inside the trunk is not a bad idea, BUT! not quite viable for a correct
> color shade! why-O-why you ask? a spare tire is a rubber / petroleum
> distalate with a rather high "carbon black" content. whut's that got ta do
> with it yer asking? well i'll tell ya! over time that nice hot little
> pressure cooker of a trunk bakes the tire rubber senseless causing the oils
> to evaporate out of the tire. those oils discolor paint! ever see a
> trunk of a 30-40 year old car with a white trunk around where the tire
> physically made contact against the painted surface of the trunk? the
> white paint is stained anything from a slight yellowing to a rather
> pronounced tan / brown color. this discoloration is not just locally
> spread but throughout the entire trunk area. this effects the shade of the
> pant in that area effecting the actual tone of the color.
> another consideration is the color analiser people have cautioned me that
> the color gun needs a uninterrupted surface(no braces or reinforcements or
> embossed reinforcements!). once again why you ask? the color analiser
> needs to look dead on atthe surface and if it is not it's trying to read
> refraction of difrent surfaces at one time causing a mis reading!
> just some of the do's and dont's of trying to work with your paint
> distributor.
> it reduces your frustration and wasted time running back and forth.
>
> chuck.
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