Mix N Match

[steve187]

Spent the majority of the day in the shop tying up a bunch of loose ends. Later in the afternoon I decided to mix a couple colors. Reason is I ordered some paint and when I got it I was disappointed to see that it was not quite what I had hoped for. What to do ? I had some brown that paints real nice and this other paint which was #68 I think, Root Beer from CSI. I mixed a bit at 50/50 and gave it a try. The brown completely overpowered the Root Beer at that ratio. Next time I'm gonna try 70/30 and see if I can get a little better blend.

[nova]

Spent the majority of the day in the shop tying up a bunch of loose ends. Later in the afternoon I decided to mix a couple colors. Reason is I ordered some paint and when I got it I was disappointed to see that it was not quite what I had hoped for. What to do ? I had some brown that paints real nice and this other paint which was #68 I think, Root Beer from CSI. I mixed a bit at 50/50 and gave it a try. The brown completely overpowered the Root Beer at that ratio. Next time I'm gonna try 70/30 and see if I can get a little better blend.

I would start at 90/10 and go from there. You can always add more but you can't take some out.

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Edited February 25, 2011 by nova

[RayburnGuy]

Try adding tiny amounts of your dominant color to the lighter color until you get what your looking for. You can keep adding to your paint formula, but I haven't found a way to take it back out.

[steve187]

OK, thanks for the replies. I know how much of each component is currently in the mix and next time I am going to raise that by a fractional or percentage, mix it up real good and try it again. I'll keep upping the ratio until I see some effect that I like.