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Colours |
| Charts showing available colours, at bottom of page. Unlike liquid paints which can be blended at a mixing station, powder paint goes through many expensive stages before it is ground to a useable powder. (About the same consistency as talcum powder.) We stock over 150 colours for our own use. (Approximate value of a 25kg is £145.00.) Most colours are identified from the European colour scheme abbreviated to RAL, or to the lesser-used British standard BS4800 range. |
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| 4 digit numbers identify RAL colours. These are typical representative numbers. (Note the trend on the first digit e.g. all greens are prefixed by 6.) yellow/cream1003, orange 2002, red 3043, purple 4002,blue 5013, Green 6004,Grey7021, Brown 8022, Black/white, Silver 9006. See RAL colour chart See BS colour chart The picture shows a RAL colour chart, Pantone, and a Dulux chart. Most colours can be matched including metallics. Specials cost around £370 per 25kg box, compared to standard RAL colours, that are approximately £145 a box. |
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