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Old May 19, 2016 | 12:25 PM
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Default Re: Graphite Metallic Paint Question
Originally Posted by JEFASOLD
I'm not sure what you mean by a variant formula but the code is PS3 and/or 368.


A paint variant or also called a alternate formula isbasically the difference in shading from batch to batch. This also occurs between different paint suppliers. Most major automanufactures have multiple paint suppliers. When they order the paint the colormust be within a certain range of their specifications, I think it is about 5%.That being said, you can see how there could be a big variances of the same paintcode. That is the reason when having paint mixed you might be shown more thanone paint chip to chose from, and most likely they will be hard to differentiate between them. That also is the reasons when you purchase one of those little bottles of touch up paint it seldom will match. Ithink Henry Ford had the best idea when he said something to the effect thatyou could order any color you wanted, as long as it was black.

 
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