Tony,
I like black too; if it were up to me I would have a black car. Unfortunately, my searching turned up white, maybe not too creative or vibrant but the car has great bones; no body damage and little if any rust (can’t stand rust).
I understand the issues with mixing formulas; I’ve played that game at Home Depot getting wide ranges of wall colors from the same swatch.
Guess my only goal is to get a close looking match to the original color. Seriously, this may be too anal but I’ve been trying to put her back to stock. Hate seeing cars with two colors. The guy I have doing the painting was asking as he too has been thwarted by trying to find the formula in his channels. He’s taken a piece of the car down and had is analyzed but asked if I could flush out a closer match through this forum.
If nobody has a formula then I’ll simply either go with the computer match of existing paint or pick a swatch out that seems close.
Thanks for your input Tony; I keep seeing you’re in California and am looking forward to meeting you sometime.
Cheers,
Larry