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      03-05-2013, 11:31 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by DesertSmokeBBQ View Post
I get that and have yet to see a photo of EBII that looks as good as it does in the metal but as I've seen both colors side by side in sunlight and in the shop and can't tell, I submit there isn't much is difference. I know that EBII is made up of 7 different PPG colors and was hoping someone with paint knowledge knew the % of colors used on both so as to quantify a/any difference. "The eye" is subjective...
I definitely have seen a difference, albeit small, and I've seen both colors side-by-side on several occasions. I took the following pic a while ago, and it shows the difference I've been talking about:

-MCB is a deeper, darker blue
-Estoril is lighter with a slight purple hue

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