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Gordon's example of the multitude of different "pearl whites" hits the nail on the head- every car manufacturer's colors are just a little different than everyone else's. There's no "standard" colors- even different paint manufacturers' primary colors (red, blue, yellow) are not exactly the same, so when you start mixing to get secondary colors (purples, greens and oranges, and then using black and/or white to soften or darken), so you can understand why no "off the shelf" mixes ever match exactly. 

Yes, Gordon, greys are very plentiful! And Porsche's stone grey is great example of a color that is hard to get spot on in all different lights, being a complex color (I'm guessing several different tints or toners) with different undertones, so depending on the brand of paint (and toners, which again are not the same from brand to brand) you mix it with makes it look different under varying conditions.

PS- Joe and James- both are great looking cars! Al

Last edited by ALB
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