Colour Matching for Raceways

[Signscorp]

How do you do it? Sign shops that do a lot of raceways seem to get really accurate colour matches each time. Is there a process they follow to be so consistent?

 

[Gino]

Take a PMS book with ya and use your good eye.

 

[Signscorp]

Thanks for that! I have a nix lying around somewhere that I'll go use for a starting point here. There's a paint colour which should be easy enough and then the rest is all concrete

 

[weyandsign]

Use your free Sherwin Williams swatch book, and hold it up to the wall in the shade. If you're stuck between 2 colors, darker is usually better.

 

[AndersHerp]

I sample background colors in Corel, then paint match that color with either a pantone to spray in our booth, or a Sherwin Williams color to roll on paint. But I agree that a darker shade is usually a better idea, it helps when thinking about fading or cloudy weather.