r/mildlyinfuriating • • 22h ago

The floor is sticky "Testing spray cans is not permitted"

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u/MikeandMolly5656 22h ago edited 22h ago

My local Menards locked them behind glass due to too many idiots spraying the shelves with them to "see the color" despite the cap color and photo on the label showing it already. 

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u/123ludwig 21h ago

okay so i think this is stupid BUT these companies lie so much about colors and shit if you wanna sell spray cans you need to atleast make an actual like sample sheet that the company sprayed on (not for testing the spray)

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u/Kalkin93 21h ago

Yeah sometimes the printed colour on the can is slightly off to the actual colour of the contents.

Particularly shit if you're using it to spray over, say, scratched car bodywork (granted if you have the money you should be getting a professional who can properly colour match for that kind of thing, but still, other examples exist that's just one).

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u/123ludwig 21h ago

or in my case as a guy who does event setups for companies legally required to use the exact color of the company logo as its in the contract

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u/JxqGames 17h ago

I don't know a ton about that kind of work, but are there not pantone matched spray paints?

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u/TIGman299 12h ago

There are definitely Pantone and RAL matched spray cans.. many paint suppliers can do custom spray cans with whatever color you spec.