Scott Shepherd
10-27-2007, 6:42 PM
First things first- I do not have a clue about what I'm about to ask.
I am familiar with the Pantone Color System and I have a Pantone chart.
However, I recently ran across a spec that called out for a AKZO standard color. Best I can tell is that AKZO has a color system similar to Pantone except for other types of things, like metalics?
So a couple of questions- Where can I get a list or a chart of the AKZO standards (if in fact that's what it is), and second, where would I go to buy those types of paints? Right now when I take my Pantone chart into paint stores about 70% of the people say "What's that?" and about 30% say "Oh cool, Pantone colors, we never get to do those" and they are excited about mixing them.
So being most paint store people don't know what Pantone is, where can I find the right people who know what AKZO is? Is it more of an automotive paint thing?
Thanks in advance!
I am familiar with the Pantone Color System and I have a Pantone chart.
However, I recently ran across a spec that called out for a AKZO standard color. Best I can tell is that AKZO has a color system similar to Pantone except for other types of things, like metalics?
So a couple of questions- Where can I get a list or a chart of the AKZO standards (if in fact that's what it is), and second, where would I go to buy those types of paints? Right now when I take my Pantone chart into paint stores about 70% of the people say "What's that?" and about 30% say "Oh cool, Pantone colors, we never get to do those" and they are excited about mixing them.
So being most paint store people don't know what Pantone is, where can I find the right people who know what AKZO is? Is it more of an automotive paint thing?
Thanks in advance!