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The only way to look at chips is under the same lighting conditions as the car. It's all but impossible to compare a chip to a photo. I've also found that the color on a chip often looks wildly different when it's on an entire car!
I've collected some paint chips off ebay, and was trying to think of how to digitize them to get the best possible accuracy. The only thing I can think of would be to digitally photograph the sheet against an 18% grey background, in broad sunlight. The 18% grey is so that the image software can get an accurate color temperature for balancing the color chips.
Of course, then not everyone's monitor is calibrated the same, so you're practically back to square one...
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Current:
2002 9-5 Aero Kombi Cosmic Blue
2000 9-5 SE sedan, Imola Red
1990 900S Rose Quartz, Auto
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1999 9-5 LPT Combi
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2002 9-5 Arc
1990 900 5-speed
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1991 9000 turbo
1980 99 GLi
1986 900 turbo
1986 900 S
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1976 99 GL
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- Your favorite 99s?, Larry West , Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:24:30
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, Steve Mac, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:21:30
- So far my first is my favorite!, DrewP, Sun, 8 Aug 2010 17:02:38
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, Gary Stottler , Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:19:07
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, Daniel Burkert, Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:49:13
- I found my new favorite, Scott Brown , Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:56:48
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, Richard Cooper, Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:57:00
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, JesseP, Fri, 6 Aug 2010 10:20:43
- Body styles..., Larry West , Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:23:38
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, DougM , Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:10:23
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, 900 Aero , Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:56:55
- Re: Your favorite 99s?, boot_sequence , Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:25:18
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