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JulesB said:
Did you really struggle with the spectrometer to get a good match? How odd!
We've always found the spectrometer to give pretty unreliable results. Ultimately its the human eye that will spot a bad colour match so thats the best tool to use to tint/ mix/ confirm the correct colour. At best its another tool in the arsenal but not something to be relied on as a guaranteed deslcision maker.TallPaul said:
We've always found the spectrometer to give pretty unreliable results. Ultimately its the human eye that will spot a bad colour match so thats the best tool to use to tint/ mix/ confirm the correct colour. At best its another tool in the arsenal but not something to be relied on as a guaranteed deslcision maker.
I dont use it often can normally blend most alt's out but I find it incredibly helpful sometimes, I think it doesnt help when muppets take a reading off of a dirty panel on the other side of the car then say the spectro is crap.JulesB said:
My comment was sarcastic haha.
Yes, I had realised that.
Sorry if you thought I was going into too much detail but as I had asked the OP what the car & colour code was & he had taken the trouble to give the details I thought it only good manners to reply with information specific to his colour.
I also find spectrometers problematic & prefer to eyematch if required. As I do a lot of caravans - where many repairs are mid-panel so the match HAS to be good as you have nowhere to go with a blend other than painting the whole side - its sometimes easier to have a litre matched to pattern for a particular make. I can then tweak it if required using the base tints. As an example I currently have 3 mixes which I use for Bailey caravans & their latest vans are lighter still so that'll be another one. The spectrometer formula was spectacularly crap.
Edited by paintman on Wednesday 20th June 21:26
paintman said:
Yes, I had realised that.
Sorry if you thought I was going into too much detail but as I had asked the OP what the car & colour code was & he had taken the trouble to give the details I thought it only good manners to reply with information specific to his colour.
I also find spectrometers problematic & prefer to eyematch if required. As I do a lot of caravans - where many repairs are mid-panel so the match HAS to be good as you have nowhere to go with a blend other than painting the whole side - its sometimes easier to have a litre matched to pattern for a particular make. I can then tweak it if required using the base tints. As an example I currently have 3 mixes which I use for Bailey caravans & their latest vans are lighter still so that'll be another one. The spectrometer formula was spectacularly crap.
I wasnt criticising! Sorry if you thought I was going into too much detail but as I had asked the OP what the car & colour code was & he had taken the trouble to give the details I thought it only good manners to reply with information specific to his colour.
I also find spectrometers problematic & prefer to eyematch if required. As I do a lot of caravans - where many repairs are mid-panel so the match HAS to be good as you have nowhere to go with a blend other than painting the whole side - its sometimes easier to have a litre matched to pattern for a particular make. I can then tweak it if required using the base tints. As an example I currently have 3 mixes which I use for Bailey caravans & their latest vans are lighter still so that'll be another one. The spectrometer formula was spectacularly crap.
Edited by paintman on Wednesday 20th June 21:26
Credit where it is due I think the spectro is a very handy bit of kit, I dont rely on it but it has helped me out a few times!
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