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 That's an awful lot of metallic in that one mix! One would more than likely need sunglasses!  |
Nope, the ratio of white to metallic is the same for all C&S mixes.
The metallic gold and bronze are simply replacing 1/2 of the metallic silver, not being added to it.
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I don't think the first is more neutral at all by looking at the spectrum. The second one... brilliant! Plugging numbers the firs is closer by about 30 degrees but I think they both fall within the classification. Those 2 blue points could vary well be the store variance!  |
I thought we were going by the L*a*b* values to determine neutrality. Am I doing it wrong? I know what you mean though about the spectral curve of C&S#2, I almost dubbed it "The Sine wave version".
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Have you done sheen tests on this yet?!?!?!
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Even thought you were asking in jest, I can see no sheen in the samples or the original test panel. When I make up future test panels I'll use the Valspar flat enamel because I think the smallest bit of sheen would be a good thing here. The paint guy at my local Lowe's seems very accommodating, I'll see if he can do a custom color for me from scratch and follow the formula for TV-Marshmallow.
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Seriously though Harp, if you think this may be ready for prime time I think we need to add it to our N9 list.
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The original C&S mix, LW/CSMS 2:1, is good to go. I still need to test the others under PJ light.
BTW, I made some sample chits using Delta Silver metallic just to see how they looked, and even in a 1:1 mix with LW (50% silver paint!) there were NO visible sparkles in the mix!
