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An Email From the Turn Signal Shop



Um....he said that the part of the color example that is over the white 
section is to simulate the painted housing and the part of the color 
example over the black part is to simulate the unpainted housing....


On Jun 8, 2004, at 8:41 AM, Jeff Toomasson wrote:

> Well - ok, but what _portion_ of the swatch resembles the shade he's 
> arrived at?
>
> Sorry to be a pest,
>
> Jeff
>> the question is regarding the color swatch which I put a link
>> to.......he is saying that he has spent all the time is going to 
>> spend   on
>> getting the smoked color....and I want to know what people think of   
>> the
>> color he has arrived at.  I posted the email to the list and Vortex
>> because as you can see on the last line of the email.....he wanted to 
>>   do
>> so himself.
>>
>> http://www.funksoulkitty.org/turnsignals/
>> grayscaletranspwithbackground.jpg
>>
>> Kirsten
>>
>> On Jun 8, 2004, at 8:19 AM, Jeff Toomasson wrote:
>>
>>> Forgive me for being obtuse, but I can't figure out what the question
>>> is...
>>>
>>> JT
>>>
>>>> At the request of the shop making the turn signals, I am posting 
>>>> this
>>>>   to
>>>> the list.....
>>>>
>>>> Here is a link to the color swatch he is talking about:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.funksoulkitty.org/turnsignals/
>>>> grayscaletranspwithbackground.jpg
>>>>
>>>> And here is the info he sent me with the color swatch:
>>>>
>>>> "It should?be just a black looking square of the color tone to
>>>> duplicate. Ok try this one, I have made a transparent swatch with a
>>>> black
>>>> background and white background to simulate the silver paint.?     
>>>> check
>>>> it
>>>> out. wam"
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>> From: "will" <WILL@hummingbirdtech.COM>
>>>>> Date: June 8, 2004 6:53:03 AM PDT
>>>>> To: "Kirsten Jensen" <kirsten.jensen@earthlink.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: lenses
>>>>>
>>>>> Yo, this is just about as close as I can get without affecting the
>>>>> clarity. I could just add black but that is not a transparent 
>>>>> color.
>>>>>   The
>>>>> only way to achieve the black you are looking for is by using     
>>>>> opaque
>>>>> pigments, like I am using on the back piece. As you can see it   
>>>>> is   no
>>>>> longer yellowish, and as I informed you from the beginning of   
>>>>> this
>>>>> process, I am working with a modified bronze. What happens is it
>>>>> will
>>>>> shift to greenish, then to bluish, then back to reddish. It took   
>>>>>   me
>>>>> an
>>>>> hour to try and find a pantone to match what your looking for,   
>>>>> and
>>>>> its
>>>>> not what your looking for surprise!^$&*)$^
>>>>> ?If pantone doesn't have a match for your special color how can I,
>>>>> using
>>>>> red, blue and yellow, in a plastic material, ever get close, and
>>>>> then
>>>>> ever be able to do it again.?
>>>>>  ?
>>>>> I have had?to take the material off the machine again in order to
>>>>> continue making other parts. If you continue to slow our progress  
>>>>>  with
>>>>> critical perceptions that may not be necessary, I will never make a
>>>>> profit from your parts, and you will never have parts to sell. ?
>>>>> My normal charge for matching to such a specific color would be 
>>>>> over
>>>>> $1500.00.? You are asking me to match any color that someone might
>>>>> decide. I believe if I were charging you for my work your idea of
>>>>> perfection might change. After matching the color I would then run
>>>>> parts.? You are not working with me. I would love to post my
>>>>> opinion?for your patrons to share.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, what does everyone think about this?  Please let me 
>>>> know....ASAP.
>>>>
>>>> Kirsten
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