AUTOMOTIVE PAINT
COLOR MATCHING.
Bring a paint code, vehicle or suitable sample to D&S in Pueblo. Color resources, formula and variant research, physical comparison and experienced evaluation help frame the next step.
Color resources reaching back into the 1920s · hands-on specialty experience beginning around 1997A paint code can get you started. A trained eye gets you closer.
Automotive color changes with age, previous repairs, metallic orientation, pearl, application technique, material, sunlight and countless other variables. D&S combines modern color technology, extensive color resources and hands-on experience to help customers evaluate a match.
The factory code is only a starting point. The actual vehicle, a physical sample and a spray-out can reveal what a screen or formula cannot.
The person using the tools still matters.
Modern color systems and computerized formulas are powerful. The final result still depends on how the vehicle is evaluated, how variants are compared, and how metallic or pearl behavior is understood in real light.
At D&S, customers get more than a formula. They get a color conversation grounded in how paint behaves in the real world.
Meet Eric and learn why experience mattersSix steps. One real color question.
Every match begins with the actual work and ends with verification.
START WITH THE VEHICLE
Paint code, vehicle information or physical sample.
FIND THE FORMULA
Identify the manufacturer formula and known color variants.
COMPARE THE COLOR
Evaluate the actual vehicle or sample whenever possible.
MIX & ADJUST
Use experience and available tools to refine the color.
SPRAY-OUT / VERIFY
Verification matters before the final application.
TAKE IT TO THE JOB
Provide the paint and products needed to finish the repair.
Your color.
In an aerosol.
When appropriate, D&S can help with custom-matched aerosol solutions for touch-ups, trim pieces, small parts, restoration projects, motorcycle components, automotive accessories and smaller refinishing jobs.
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