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An Email From the Turn Signal Shop
On my BMW, I got clear turn signals and smoked them myself with
nightshades. I recommend that route to anyone getting clear corners
because then the end user can smoke them exactly how much they want to
fit with the car. I have a white car and black headlight housing, so a
little tint was perfect, but it's still much lighter than most smoked
signals that you can buy, but I've seen people who make them nearly
black - it all just depends on the application. You can do it in coats
and use clearcoat to help smooth it out and make it shiny (I wax my turn
signals :p )
Nightshades does seem to have slight hues too, which is, as I'm
understanding it, one of the difficulties here, but it's really not that
bad. I can understand your concern with details like getting the seals
to work properly and such, but trying to get the colors perfect is
probably more trouble than its worth.
And I'm also confused about what that swatch means.. There's a
gradient, not any specific shade.. and trying to get computer shades to
match an object is damn near impossible anyways. Even a photo of a
sample piece would do little to clarify exactly how it looks.
-Grant-
-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Kirsten Jensen
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:40 AM
To: area53@validpath.com
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: An Email From the Turn Signal Shop
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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