COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF COLOR MATCHING A PAINT FORMULATION

摘要

A computer-implemented method of colour matching a paint formulation for repairing a vehicle comprises (a) identifying a colour code for a vehicle paint; (b) selecting a colour reference chip coated with a paint formulation associated with the colour code; (c) visually determining a colour shift between the paint on the vehicle and the colour reference chip by placing the colour reference chip near to or against a vehicle; (d) searching a computer database for prime and variant paint formulations associated with the colour code; (e) displaying a list of the prime and variant paint formulations associated with the colour code with an indication of a colour shift direction versus a prime colour; (f) using the colour shift direction to select a plurality of the paint formulations for display; (g) displaying digital photographs of surfaces painted with the selected paint formulations taken at a plurality of viewing angles; (h) identifying one of the displayed digital photographs that best matches the vehicle paint; and (i) identifying the paint formulation for the best matched digital photograph. Further disclosed is a computer-implemented method of colour matching a paint formulation for repairing a vehicle comprising: (a) identifying a colour code for a vehicle paint; (b) searching a computer database for prime and variant paint formulations associated with the colour code; (c) displaying a listing of the prime and variant formulations with an indication of colour shift direction of the variant formulations with respect to the prime formulation; (d) using the colour shift direction to select a plurality of the paint formulations for display; (e) displaying digital photographs of surfaces painted with the selected formulations; (f) identifying one of the displayed digital photographs that best matches the vehicle paint; and (g) identifying the paint formulation for the best matched digital photograph.