An Email From the Turn Signal Shop

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

I think my brain is still beer-logged from the weekend. I would be quite happy 
if they turned out like the middle of the two upper quadrants of the swatch 
(painted housing). Clear as mud?  :)

JT

> Um....he said that the part of the color example that is over the white 
> section is to simulate the painted housing and the part of the color 
> example over the black part is to simulate the unpainted housing....
> 
> 
> On Jun 8, 2004, at 8:41 AM, Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> 
>> Well - ok, but what _portion_ of the swatch resembles the shade he's 
>> arrived at?
>>
>> Sorry to be a pest,
>>
>> Jeff
>>> 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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