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Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 17:50:29 +0000
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com>
Subject: Re: How to match imola red color
Bob wrote:
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> Even custom mixed paints will not be an exact match. A quality body
> shop mixes the paint themselves, tries it, then adjusts a bit. They
> do that a few times... then they still blend it very carefully
> into the adjoining panels to get an undetectable match. It's never
> _exactly_ the same as factory paint but a good body man can make
> it undetectable. Bodywork and paint work is only a science for
> the lesser men, it's an art for the true professionals.
Yes, and red is the most difficult colour to match since it often fades.
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