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Old Nov24-09, 02:57 PM                  #1
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Paint Technology

Please can someone give me any latest soft ware or info on paint tainting and technology.
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Old Nov24-09, 07:00 PM                  #2
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Re: Paint Technology

Originally Posted by baseychris View Post
Please can someone give me any latest soft ware or info on paint tainting and technology.
Do you mean paint tinting? Like tuning up a paint color to use to paint your home? I've seen such software in the home improvment and hardware stores, but am not sure if you can run the application on your own PC. Have you tried looking at the websites of the paint manufacturers?
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Old Nov24-09, 07:09 PM                  #3
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The formulae are likely proprietary, too. Have you ever tried mixing commercial paints? They don't combine like you might expect, and can give some decidedly ugly colors. I bought a variety of paints to create my own backdrops for portrait photography and got some "interesting" combos.
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Old Nov24-09, 07:14 PM                  #4
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In the store (if it is a good one) they'll have a spectrophotometer that can calculate the paint mixture to approach a certain color.
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Old Nov24-09, 07:18 PM                  #5
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Re: Paint Technology

The first paint manufacturer's website that I checked has an online paint color tool for homeowners -- Sherwin-Williams:

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_i...lors/index.jsp

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Old Nov25-09, 05:46 AM                  #6
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Re: Paint Technology

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In the store (if it is a good one) they'll have a spectrophotometer that can calculate the paint mixture to approach a certain color.
I have not seen one jet I will start looking for it. Thanks
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Old Nov25-09, 05:53 AM                  #7
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Re: Paint Technology

Originally Posted by berkeman View Post
The first paint manufacturer's website that I checked has an online paint color tool for homeowners -- Sherwin-Williams:

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_i...lors/index.jsp

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I have checked the web it is not really what I want but all the same thanks.
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