Showerthought: the old timer at the paint supply counter in Gary told me to stop chasing every blend

Jesse Foster · 2026-10-26T03:30:03.571646+00:00

I was picking up a gallon of sealer at a shop supply spot off Route 41 in Gary about two years back, stressing over a three stage white blend on a rear quarter, and the guy behind the counter, must have been 70, watched me pick through toner cans and said "you're chasing a color the sun already changed." He walked me through how he used to panel paint before blends were even a thing, and how half the trick is just reading the light outside instead of under the booth lamps. Curious if any of you older hands still trust natural daylight over your mixing lights when a blend just won't lay down right?

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