Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:29:47 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com> Subject: Re: How to match imola red color
Bob wrote: > [...] > > Getting OT... > After some long discussions with my body man, I agreed to allow > him to use clear coat for some repairs I needed. He matched the > color almost perfectly (he tests and retests), then clearcoated > the new panels (two stage paint) and cleared back over some > adjoining panels to blend it. He's got a _very_ good paint man > who paints, blocks it out, and makes it perfect. Charges a small > fortune, but you can't tell that there was ever any paint work > done. The only downside is that I have to buff the non-CC panels > yearly to keep them up to snuff with the clearcoated sections... > but I had to do that anyway to make the car look new each year > and now there's actually a little less to buff. I have often speculated that the matching process could be computerized. Say, the precise colour of the car could be measured through bandpass filters. The base paints would have to be very precise and the computer would know about the final colour after drying. Possibly, the whole thing would be expensive and there would be a temptation to cut corners. But nevertheless, here's a free idea.
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