[Tigers] Modern Paint Code

[Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)]

Tony,

What Ron said!

I have spectrographically scanned several "untouched" areas of my car
and gotten significantly different readings for the formulation, hence
my desire to find a reference color to work with. I believe all of these
areas have oxidized and yellowed a bit through the years, and the
variation depended on the location on the car and proximity to engine
heat and/or moisture.

Or I could add $5 grand to the value of the car by just painting it
"Can't-Catch-Me-Copper" Porsche Guardsman Red!

Bugz

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From: Ron Fraser [mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:21 AM
To: 'Tony Somebody'; Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd);
tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Tigers] Modern Paint Code


Tony
    Yes those paint scanners work very well and most major paint shops
have them but you need a non faded patch of original paint for it to
scan.
The paint patch you scan will be the paint mix you get.  Scan a faded or
contaminated patch will give you a paint mix for that shade not the
original paint mix.

The problem Bugz had, I believe, was the scan did not give a paint mix
that looked similar to the Ditzler number paint mix and he was seeking
more information.

He thinks the Dulux enamel number I sent him is something he can work
with to get the correct paint mix or at least a paint mix that matches
the color he wants.

Ron Fraser

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Tony Somebody [mailto:achd73 at yahoo.com]
	Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:06 AM
	To: Mark (GE Indust ConsInd)''Rense; tigers at autox.team.net;
rfraser at bluefrog.com
	Subject: Re: [Tigers] Modern Paint Code


One of our local parts stores has a computerized WHAUCALLIT and they set
it on a section of the car you want to match and it mixes the paint to
match that swatch etc. I havent tried it but I have been told it
worksmwell.
TtT