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03-03-19, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 2toneblue

Was doing a search on the forum trying to see if anyone has found a color match for Raleigh Mink Blue, I too am trying to match the color. So far my automotive paint store had color chips to look at and found a color similar but not exact. Nobody in my town has a scan tool to do paint matching, am going to try tinting and see how close can get, if I find a color formula am going to post it, so far have never seen on net anyone find the exact color.

Any real paint shop can do this by hand, they find something close and then tint to match, may be spendy, mine charges about $40 for a 2 part spray can with hardener. They also save/share the formula if you need more or want them to try and get a closer perfect match. Find the oldschool guys.

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