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YGT:
I went to my local paineters today with a set of GT fork standers in a blue colour i wanted.
anyway they didnt have that colour and it wasnt in the RAL books or the other one.

I was told they would need to send it off ofr analisis and it would cost a fair bit.

When this is done, does it come back with a universal colour number / code or is it different from one paint lab to the next?

Thanks

Mark

adeshere:
I remember the adverts when they just pop into their local DIY shop and hey presto, they figure out hte correct colour

lazychubs:
i took my pk to the painters and left it there whislt they matched the paint
as superbike dan made it up in enamel
they did a perfect match for 15 quid
carrs paints they called .any decent paint shop can colour match
as i did it for 18 months and it was piss easy

YGT:
thanks,
but does anyone else know how colours are made and if there is a universel colour code used to identify shades?

rakas17:
pantone is another popular colour range ( if range is the right word)

 thats what we use at my work, they have a massive book with thousands of shades of all colours, only problem is that you might have trouble findin someone who mixes pantones in a cellulose. we use a place in london but thats no good for you i guess..

good luck ;)

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