Tool to Assist in Paint Matching

摘要

There are procedures typically used in auto body shops to assist in matching a proposed paint mix with that on undamaged portions of the vehicle. A test panel is taped to a stick and arranged next to the panel to be matched at a couple of angles. The present procedures are unrepeatable and often utilize two individuals. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a wand has a test panel portion with embedded magnets. The test panel is attracted to the test panel portion via the magnets and the wand holds onto the vehicle panel also via the magnets. The lower side of the test panel portion that sits against the vehicle has at least two flat surfaces at different angles so that the wand can be placed on the surface of the vehicle, or other surface, to assess the paint match from the different angles.

主权项

1. A wand, comprising:
a handle section; and a test panel section coupled to the handle section wherein: the test panel section has a flat upper side; the test panel section has a lower side having at least a first flat surface and a second flat surface; at least one of the first flat surface and the second flat surface is not parallel with the upper flat side; and the first flat surface and the second flat surface form a predetermined angle.