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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak View Post
Let me push back on this just for discussion.

I use two paint jobbers. Dupont and BASF. The DuPont store has a scanner. The BASF store does not. When I am really nervous about a match I go to the BASF location.

They have several chips per color code. I bring in a part of the car. They work it hard to match using these chips. Mind you, they walk the stuff outside to compare and ALWAYS get it very close.

Here's the rub. The old guy at the DuPont store with the scanner matches better than the younger guy. Knowing this, I said to the younger guy "I really need this to match" and he states "Oh. I'll turn all the mixers on'. (just hang me)

It boils down to the people doing the match, hence, good supply store as per your recommendation.
Thanks Bob, that's great advice. I'll head to the paint shop and I'll let you know how that goes!!
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