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| Subject: | Re: paint chips |  |
| Date: | Dec 16, 2002 |
| From: | Thomas Naser | |
I've found out (by looking at MY house) that paint chips are USUALLY slightly darker than the paint underneath, assuming of course that it’s the same color.
This condition is brought about by the suns damaging affect on coloration, which tends to lighten exposed paint, among others.
However, keep in mind that this affect is brought about over a period of time, usually only after years of exposure.
Affects are also brought on by other natural and unnatural conditions. Among these are wind, rain, and contact with other surfaces.
As an example, bushes rub along the top surface of the paint, not penetrating through the entire coat, just along the outer surface itself. This causes a slight color change in the area contacted, by revealing a fresh surface to the elements.
However; since military vehicles are usually touched up a LOT more often, in which case there would probably be very little, if any change in color; again assuming the same color is applied.
Also; if the color that is going to be revealed by the chipping is different than the color of the chip itself; such as after a full vehicle repaint, the effects are still the same.
A couple rules of thumb:
1. New paint is always darker than old paint.
2. The same color applied to an inner and outer surface will be darker on the inner surface.
And, yes, while the Germans tended to use a variety of vehicles to dilute the paint, prior to its application and at differing ratios of vehicle to color the overall effects will tend to remain the same.
What all of the above means is that there should be no difference at all. BUT (and there had to be a but, didn't there?), I tend to paint the chips darker for a more pleasing visual effect.
HTH,
Tom |
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