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Old 8th November 2011, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by robo View Post
Had the same problem with paint colour match against a gel colour and it took a couple of goes to get right.I was kicking off at the paint supplier about it when the paint rep came in and he explained that the only way to get a good match would be to give him a sample < an off cut of the grp>to get spectrum analysed. Came back with the perfect match so it can be done.

The tints are added by weight and if the paint supplier does not move much of a certain colour that tint will become more concentrated over time which is where most of the colour mismatches come from.

Bob
that and you will never know your grp gel is spot on for colour
i had a customer kick off once and what he was matching it to didnt match my ral chips
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