Need Some Info
Just moved to a new shop thats using Diamont.They are going to goto 90 line within a couple of months. I was using Spies and they had alot of tools to help with color match.(Spectrometer,Customer Service Number) I was wondering if you guys know of any tools that BASF offers and any tips on spraying. So far I think that Diamont is alot easier to spray and blend then Spies and Standox. Any Info is really appreciated. Thanks Guys

the colormax decks are pretty good. they also have a camera if needed but usually not. I think the color matches are a little better for the european cars but havent really had any problems other than that 15 year old geo metro I tried to panel paint

Well I started there today and we had a Volkswagen Code LR7L . Only one variant and it was too blue so we took out the blue and added 600 gold. Its blendable now

I sprayed diamont for the last 4-5 years before changing to Onyx last month. It is an awesome paint line. Colors are very good, look at standard and the MPV (most popular variants) for the most part and you'll have no problems. Another handy tool is the recall formula's in smarttrack, you can see what the previous painter used and if he went with variants on a particular color code. If you have the spray out deck (colormax 2) use it, they are sprayed out cards and give you a good idea of the actual color you'll get.

I found diamont to work best when applied fairly wet, it should be covering in 2-3 coats for the most part. I always sprayed my metallics using an orientation coat of BC100 or over-reduced clear to help make blending easier. I found I was tinting maybe one in 100-200 formula's, theres almost always a good variant if standard isn't working for you. Lastly if you aren't crazy about the RM clears look into the Glasurit line, they are priced very closely but perform much better IMO.