An Email From the Turn Signal Shop

[kirsten at funksoulkitty.org (Kirsten Jensen)]

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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