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Scott, You're linking to the entire page that the picture is on, not just the picture itself. That will not work. You need to link to the actual picture, not the page, if you want the picture to show up right in your post. Once you are viewing a page with the picture showing on it in one of the photo galleries, right click on the picture itself and select "properties" from the list that pops up. You will now have a window that has a line item titled "Address (URL)". It will begin with>Link Make sure you use the preview just prior to final posting to see how it's going to come out. If it doesn't show in the preview, it won't show after you post it. From the preview screen you can back up and make any modifications you want until you get everything correct. Only then do you hit the final "Post Messsage" button. This is how it works with WIN98SE. Newer versions may be a little different but should follow the same basic process. The spot that I superimposed is located on the top of the radiator shroud on the right hand side (looking at it). It is difficult to make out unless you know it's there, since it matches pretty well. The spot is a square that is only slightly smaller than the IH emblem, which is down a bit and to the left of the spot. What you see with your eyes is more uniform in tint between the sunlit and shady areas than what the photo indicates, just like your flash sample. As I say, I don't know what paint was used on that H. It could have been the 71310 for all I know. That could account for the good match with your sample at that point. However, most all the Farmalls I saw were like that one. They also looked a lot like Cliff's 1086 in the thread below - at least to my eyes. But - and it's a big but - your sunlit shot of 71310 (full formula) is quite a bit more orange than Cliff's 71310 for some reason. They both are in direct sunlight. I don't know. It may have something to do with how different cameras see shades of red. Mine's a Sony that is known for producing colors that are brighter and more saturated than normal, especially reds. Some other brands have a more subdued and perhaps more natural color representation. The only other thing I can think of that might explain the difference is that Cliff probably shot three coats over a primer. You may have only shot one coat over no primer since you were just checking color. That might have some bearing on how they both appear since OMNI doesn't cover quite as well per coat as the premium paints. If it's not in the cameras and not in the application, then I think it has to be somewhere in the mixing arena. I think Cliff said his jobber had a relatively large business throughput. I get the feeling that your jobber does not. That could have some effect although I don't think it should. CN makes a good point about your jobber's past tint stirring practice. If he hasn't been careful with stirring in the past and is using partially used cans of tints, then all the forced stirring under your observation will not make the tints what they are supposed to be - unless each of the used tints start out with fresh, full cans so you know you are starting off with known products. OMNI 71310 should have the exact same formula using the exact same tints no matter where you get it mixed. And it should end up looking the same after it's applied. Here's a crop from Cliff's 1086 (door panel) superimposed on both of the samples in your sunlit shot. There's obviously a very significant difference - the question is why?:
If you stay with your current supplier, I suggest you finally purchase more than you think you will ever use, once you find a shade you like. If CN's thought is true, you'll never be able to get such a mix faithfully reproduced anywhere, even using your own customized formula, since the ingredients themselves will have been off-spec.
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