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c/auto-body-repairersthe_patriciathe_patricia19d agoTop Commenter

Remember when we used to mix paint by eye instead of using a spectrophotometer?

My first shop in Denver back in 2003 had this old timer who could match a faded Honda pearl white just by eyeballing it and adding a few drops of toner. Last month I watched a kid scan a fender with a $10,000 device and the color was dead perfect first try. I miss the craft but I sure don't miss repainting a whole quarter panel because I was off by half a shade. Anybody else feel like the old way taught you more even if it was slower?
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wendysmith
wendysmith19d ago
Did I ever tell you about the time I matched a Honda to a Toyota by mistake?
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the_sage
the_sage19d ago
Did you swap the engine or just the paint?
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