Thread: paint collor mixing change? modify collor?

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I would refer to the factory's color charts, where you can actually see the colors, to see if they have the qualities you like. 'Flake manufaturers will tell you on the chart what base they are shot over.

If that doesn't give you what you wnat, spend a couple hours in the shop, shoot several base colors on some scrap, and then 'flake over the top to see the difference. Pick the one you like best.

I highly recommend going down to a car dealer and looking at the cars. The color charts are a good start but if you can see a car in the color before spending your hard earned bucks it makes things a lot easier. Check out a car, get the make and color code and THEN go to the paint store.

Most "flake" (metallic, pearl, what ever) in factory color is silver. The "color flake" is simply because you are seeing the flake THRU the color. Yes, there are different "pearls" that most colors have in them today but it isn't as easy as just swapping them out. You can do this, easy as pie. But it will likely change the whole look of the color, not just the color of the "sparkle".

Without a doubt, it is very simple. Go find out, have the paint store make you the color in a pint, have them swap out the pearl (if they can, if it IS a pearl you can swap) and spray it out.

What ever you do, BUY THAT PINT, spray it out. See the REAL color out on some scrap fender or something. DO NOT buy the gallon of paint off some paijnt chip!!

Brian