Stuart wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:14:09 +0100, Guy King wrote:


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I believe I am right in saying that the Dulux paint matching service
only matches to the closest Dulux colour.

As far as I know they match to the closest their machine is capable of
dispensing the tints to.


If you take a piece of previously painted wallpaper to the machine and ask the
operator for a match that will get you a match to the "dried" paint but the
newly mixed paint will dry to a different shade which is what the original
paint will have done as well so the difference will ne noticeable .Am I right in
thinking this ..?

No.

I work at a school and have to find matching paint for the old painted
walls. The only time I failed with Dulux, was when I got a sample pot
that was in Mat and the wall was in Silk.
The matching is very good, normally.

Dave