Yes, and even if you have the exact same batch of paint saved from the
earlier paint job, the chances of it matching perfectly are very slim,
because of fading with age and light!
Joe
Roy wrote:
>
> I recently had to do a little research on matching paint for a military
> aircraft comparing US Navy Haxe Gray to a UK aircraft color called "Sea
> Gray". According to 2 US (Sherwin Williams, and Cortaulds who is really
> Canadian) and 1 UK (name is forgotten) paint manufacturer, even if you have
> a manufacturer color number, the actual shade, tint and hue will vary
> according to which plant the paint is actually formulated at. This is
> because even though the chemical/mineral ingredients are specified by the
> formula, the actual components (like the pigments) can vary depending on
> where they were mined, etc. So, they said in order to get an accurate match,
> you really have to have a sample of what you want and then they can color
> match it by computer. This is even true if you specify paint color by a
> "national standard" such as FED-STD-595 which is the US Gov't paint standard
> for all colors procured for anything for the government.
>
> Roy Malac
> '60 TR3a TS63103LO (in restoration)
> techman@metrolink.net
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