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c/auto-body-repairers•parkerw21parkerw21•1mo ago

I finally lost it with the paint mixing nonsense at my shop

I finally lost it with the paint mixing nonsense at my shop. After years of dealing with bad color matches, I'm done acting like it's fine. The digital scanners we use are useless. They give formulas that never match real cars. Last week, I wasted a whole day on a door because the paint was off by a mile. The companies sell these tools but don't help us fix their mistakes. We lose time and money, and customers get mad. I think we should stop using them until they work right. This mess is making our jobs harder for no good reason.
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tessa_thompson
tessa_thompson1mo agoMost Upvoted
A whole day on one door? That's insane. I can't believe the tools are that bad.
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eva_garcia56
Totally get it! Those digital scanners are more trouble than they're worth half the time. How can they sell us tools that just don't work right? It's not just a bad match, it makes us look like we don't know what we're doing. Why are we paying for stuff that costs us more time and money?
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anna_hill
anna_hill1mo ago
A whole day gone? @eva_garcia56 is right, this costs us big time.
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